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Keypoint: Last week the Texas legislature passed consumer data privacy, children’s social media, and data broker bills while the Nevada Assembly passed an amended version of its health...

Veterinarians say banning declawing will protect cats, the public and veterinarians, but the New Hampshire anti-declaw bill was killed despite much support.

CONCORD – After Gov. Chris Sununu laid a path forward for legal adult cannabis sales in the state last week, the Senate voted Thursday to create a commission

CONCORD – The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to allow opioids to be prescribed by telehealth appointment just as the federal health emergency ends. House

Letter writers address takeout food utensil waste, gun violence statistics, the so-called parents bill of rights, ranked choice voting and more.

Police raised concerns, so lawmakers moved forward with a less-restrictive proposal — and now that version of the bill is likely to be defeated.

A last-minute deal is still possible, but senators signal the proposal is unlikely to pass, leaving the Granite State an island of prohibition in New England.

The New Hampshire Senate has historically opposed bills to legalize marijuana.

David and Tina Miller were empty nesters with plans to retire and travel when they took in their son’s girlfriend’s niece and two nephews, none of whom they’d met. They knew only that the kids, all under 12, were living in relatives’ homes where drugs...

If it becomes law, New Hampshire would be one of fewer than a dozen states that allow non-related or “fictive kin” caregivers to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), according to a May 2022 report from the federal Children’s Bureau.