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FIRST-TERM state Rep. Emily Phillips, R-Fremont, became the first Republican to declare she would oppose a sitting state senator this fall — three-term Sen. Bill Gannon, R-Sandown.

The New Hampshire House voted down a bipartisan bill meant to make it easier to build housing in the state, in a 188-173 vote last week that kills the legislation for the year. Proponents of Senate Bill 538, known as the “HOMEnibus,” argued it would help dislodge barriers to housing development and give cities and […] The post House kills ‘HOMEnibus bill,’ voting against attempt to incentivize housing appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.

The New Hampshire House voted down a bipartisan bill meant to make it easier to build housing in the state, in a 188-173 vote last week that kills the legislation for the year.

A NONPARTISAN GROUP that wants to end polarization in politics had its kickoff sessions online this past week.

DEMOCRATIC legislators talking with their Republican counterparts and vice-versa? Wow, what a concept! This is the goal of the Granite Bridge Legislative Alliance (GBLA).

CONCORD — A proposed constitutional amendment requiring churches to pay state and local property taxes had little support before the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday.

Ramaswamy courted voters on an 11-stop tour through New Hampshire over Labor Day weekend.

NH ballot holds constitutional questionsNew Hampshire voters will find two questions on the ballot on Nov. 8. Many people are confused about these questions as written and why they appear. Question 1 is intended to eliminate the elected office of...

Under a midnight deadline to act on all bills, the House advanced legislation supporting biomass power and renewable natural gas projects, while halting a youth environmental commission – an effort that would have given young people a seat at the table for the energy decisions impacting their future. 

We rounded up the energy and environment decisions you should know about from the New Hampshire Legislature this week.