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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Janet Garcia bought her property in Warner, N.H., back in 1977. Moving from Atlanta, she chose Warner because of its rural feel.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

What constitutes a “legitimate” cause to evict a tenant?

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The announcement came quietly. When the first “not guilty” rang out in the muffled courtroom, the audience sitting behind the defense table couldn’t help but gasp. They waited with bated breath as the jury read out the second acquittal, then the third.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With the $16 billion two-year state budget on the ropes, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the Executive Council authorized a special legislative session to open the door for extra time to hash out the details of the spending plan and accompanying legislation.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lisa Beaudoin walked into the Legislative Office Building in Concord on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to plead with state lawmakers not to cut Medicaid in the state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education — universal access to Education Freedom Accounts — Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire lawmakers don’t often align, but banning student cellphone use in schools became one of those rare occasions.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After weeks of crunching numbers and weighing priorities, almost no one in the New Hampshire Senate was 100% happy with the state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Months into her first term as a congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander has bought a home in Concord, which is within the second congressional district that she represents.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The vast majority of state funding to the state’s University System is used to lower tuition for in-state students, which is as high as $15,520 this year at the UNH Durham campus.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire could be on the verge of extending its campaign season as lawmakers debate issues of interest and fairness in elections.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Patrons out for a drink who’d like to refill their glasses without waiting for the server might have their wish come true.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

House lawmakers approved changes to the next state budget that would subtract an additional $271 million from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposal, cut more than 320 state jobs and abolish several services.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s prison system is on the verge of losing funding for nearly 200 positions after the House Finance Committee endorsed reducing the Department of Corrections’ spending by 10%.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Selling state-owned properties, streamlining equipment purchases and outsourcing government services prevailed as some of the leading ideas among a group of New Hampshire business leaders as they spit-balled ideas to curb state spending.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Ever wanted to order an alcoholic beverage delivered to your home? Under a proposed new law, you could.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The New Hampshire Senate passed a parental bill of rights that would prohibit school districts from knowingly withholding or denying the existence of information about a parent’s child.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Kelly Ayotte has a grammatical note for the officials that run the state’s prisons: The people held there are “inmates,” not “residents.”

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

While pledging to cut state spending by $150 million, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a former prosecutor and New Hampshire attorney general, put the money where her mouth is by increasing funding for law enforcement throughout the state budget.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

State leaders said they’re concerned over President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs on Canada, warning that they would pose a risk for state construction projects and higher energy prices for New Hampshire residents.