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For 60 years, New Hampshire has jealously guarded the right to hold the earliest presidential primary, fending off bigger states that claimed that the small New England state was too white to represent the nation's diverse population.
New Hampshire is joining a growing national trend in allowing pharmacists to give more vaccinations than annual flu shots — but doctors oppose the changes in what appears to be a turf war over a profitable aspect of medical care.
Alan Shepard wrote his parents 52 years ago, telling them about the possibility that he could be asked to pilot America's first mission into space.
Resort owner Peter Spanos doesn't support big government regulations but fears a proposal to eliminate New Hampshire's public pool and spa inspection program will mean more pool-related illnesses in a state that receives 34 million visits annually.
The Republican leader of the New Hampshire House on Friday called Roman Catholic Bishop John McCormack a "pedophile pimp" who should have been led from the Statehouse in handcuffs after speaking at a rally criticizing a state budget proposal.
Several thousand demonstrators have rallied in front of New Hampshire's Statehouse in Concord to protest proposed spending cuts and a provision that would strip public employees of their union protection when their contracts expire.
A New Hampshire legislative panel voted Thursday to send a proposed budget to the full House that includes an anti-union provision that drew 400 chanting protesters to Concord.
A 91-year-old freshman lawmaker who suggested the mentally disabled should be shipped to Siberia resigned Monday from the state House and said he was sorry that his "big mouth caused this furor."
Presidential candidates who want to be on New Hampshire's primary ballot next year may have to produce a birth certificate under a proposal being brought before a state House committee.
Republicans who control the New Hampshire House have decided that repealing the state's gay marriage law won't be on their agenda this year.
Retiring U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire says he plans on using his political clout to advocate for putting the nation's fiscal house in order.
Four years ago, amid great fanfare, New Hampshire passed a law allowing the state to indefinitely lock up the worst sexual predators. The governor called it necessary to prevent the "immeasurable" cost to children. Defense attorneys decried it as an infringement on civil rights. Prison officials prepared for dozens to be targeted.
Two of the 10 Northeast states that agreed to dedicate millions of dollars to reduce carbon emissions and promote green energy have reneged on their promise, instead diverting substantial funds to saving their budgets.
First New Hampshire was a blue state with Democrats in charge, and then it became a red state after Republicans' near sweep of state offices in November. Now a fifth-grader wants to make it officially a purple state — but not with a national political map in mind.
Democratic Gov. John Lynch has overcome an anti-incumbent groundswell and defeated Republican John Stephen to win a historic fourth consecutive two-year term as New Hampshire's governor.
Democratic New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is criticizing Republican rival John Stephen in a new television ad over Stephen's decision while he was health and human services commissioner to let some felons be foster parents.
Republican Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte cast herself Monday at her first debate with Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes as a Washington outsider who would cut taxes, while Hodes accused her of not thinking of the pain that spending cuts could cause.
A group created under the direction of former Bush strategist Karl Rove is targeting U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Paul Hodes of New Hampshire in a television ad that challenges Hodes' claim to be against pork spending in Washington.
In the last turn of a tumultuous primary season, former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte narrowly won her state's Republican Senate primary, to the relief of party officials in Washington who were struggling to adjust to the demise of their preferred candidate in another big race in Delaware.
Former New Hampshire health Commissioner John Stephen has defeated three lesser-known opponents to capture the Republican gubernatorial nomination and will face Democratic Gov. John Lynch in November.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Binnie knows a little something about immigrating to the United States.
There was an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny problem with a fundraiser planned for a New Hampshire candidate for governor.
A group of New Hampshire restaurant and hotel owners said Monday a proposal to let communities impose local taxes on lodging and on restaurant meals would be disastrous to their industry.
A New Hampshire House committee is recommending against repealing the state's five-week-old gay marriage law.
Facing rising unemployment and voter anger, Democratic Gov. John Lynch proposed Thursday using New Hampshire's unemployment fund to minimize layoffs and train jobless workers.
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