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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Biden supporters in Vermont and New Hampshire cheer new administration

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2021

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Bernie Sanders’ Vermont-made inaugural mittens heat up the internet

by Kevin OConnor VtDiggerJanuary 20, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and State Department Chief of Staff Jon Finer, left, meet with members of the U.S. delegation at the garden of the Palais Coburg hotel where the Iran nuclear talks meetings are being held in Vienna, Austria, Friday July 10, 2015. Kerry urged Iran to make the “tough political decisions” needed to reach an agreement but Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lines" at nuclear talks. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)

Two with Upper Valley ties will have jobs in Biden administration

by Tim Camerato Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2021

State Police watch from afar as people protest outside the Statehouse, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Concord, N.H., as Gov. Chris Sununu is inaugurated at noon for his third term as governor. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Police-Fire-Courts

Two NH bills up for hearings Tuesday would take police transparency in starkly different directions

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorJanuary 18, 2021

New Hampshire. State Representatives stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during an outdoor meeting of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in a parking lot, due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Town-City-Government

NH House speaker says drive-in session not happening again

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorJanuary 15, 2021

FILE — In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., ask questions during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Welch is seeking re-election in Vermont's Aug. 11, 2020, Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Welch, Kuster vote to impeach Trump

by Kit Norton VtDiggerJanuary 13, 2021

Gov. Chris Sununu is sworn in for his third term by Associate Justice Gary Hicks during his inauguration ceremony in the Executive Council Chamber at the State House in Concord, N.H., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (David Lane/The Union Leader via AP **NOT AN AP PHOTO MEMBER**, Pool)

Sununu calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists,’ says Trump contributed to violence

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorJanuary 11, 2021

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, a supporter of President Donald Trump gathers to protest in solidarity in Salem, Ore. Statehouses where Trump loyalists have rallied since the Nov. 3 election are heightening security after the storming of the U.S. Capitol this week. Police agencies in a number of states are monitoring threats of violence as legislatures return to session and as the nation prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Paula...

News

Bias, outrage and extremism percolate in partisan information bubbles

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2021

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott takes the Oath of Office on on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 Montpelier, Vt. Scott, a Republican, is beginning his third two-year term. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Scott begins term asking lawmakers to help heal

by Wilson Ring Associated PressJanuary 7, 2021

Gov. Chris Sununu is sworn in for his third term by Associate Justice Gary Hicks during his inauguration ceremony in the Executive Council Chamber at the State House in Concord, N.H., on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (David Lane/The Union Leader via AP **NOT AN AP PHOTO MEMBER**, Pool)

Sununu inaugurated amid virus, violence concerns

by Holly Ramer Associated Press, and Kathy McCormack Associated PressJanuary 7, 2021