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New Hampshire's port director and his wife, a judge, are both facing criminal charges
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The director of New Hampshire’s Division of Ports and Harbors has been charged with witness tampering and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Thursday, a day after announcing related indictments against the agency head’s wife, a state Supreme Court justice....
New Hampshire Supreme Court justice indicted for allegedly interfering with probe of husband
A justice on New Hampshire's highest court has been charged for allegedly trying to interfere with a criminal investigation into her husband, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella announced Wednesday. State Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was...
In online debate, New Hampshire candidates for governor tell voters to reject each others' promises
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig urged voters Tuesday to reject each others’ campaign promises about legislation they’d veto if elected New Hampshire’s next governor. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and state attorney general, and Craig, a...
ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot, saying it is one of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation. The new law was set...
New Hampshire class action approved for foster teens with mental health disabilities
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has approved class-action status for a lawsuit challenging the placement of teens with mental health disabilities in New Hampshire's foster care system. The lawsuit was filed against the state in 2021 and it has been amended since then. It says...
New Hampshire governor signs voter proof-of-citizenship to take effect after November elections
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's governor signed a bill Thursday that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot. Under current law, those who don’t bring photo IDs to the polls can sign an affidavit...
Former US Sen. Ayotte to face former Manchester Mayor Craig in New Hampshire governor's race
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won their respective primaries Tuesday. The governor's office is an open seat for the first time since 2016...
2 transgender New Hampshire girls can play on girls sports teams during lawsuit, a judge rules
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two transgender girls can try out for and play on girls school sports teams while the teens challenge a New Hampshire ban, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The families of Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, sued in August seeking to overturn the Fairness...
New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Christian Moreno was choking on a lobster roll at his first competitive eating contest when a man to the side of the stage noticed what was happening and rushed over to give him the Heimlich maneuver. It turns out it was New Hampshire's governor, Chris Sununu. ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries on Tuesday have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state. The New England state has an independent streak that makes it hard to categorize as red or blue. While it has voted for...
