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Advocates gather to share frustrations, ideas on Granite State’s housing crisis

Manchester Ink Link

As New Hampshire education freedom accounts double, percentage of low-income recipients drops

New Hampshire Bulletin

New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program has nearly doubled in participation, rising from 5,765 students last year to 10,510 this year. State spending on EFAs grew to $51.6 million, but the average per-pupil cos...

Education, housing, tariffs: Thousands of NH bill requests for 2026 analyzed

Seacoast Online

Summary Education and housing will dominate New Hampshire’s 2026 legislative session, with over 1,000 bills filed so far. Republicans, who maintain control of the statehouse, plan to expand the Education Freedom Accounts...

Gov. Ayotte cannot abandon Claremont’s students

New Hampshire Bulletin

Highlighting 2025 Wins in Housing Policy

Americans for Prosperity

Homeless-turned-advocates lament legislative action on affordable housing

Union Leader

House kills luxury second-home tax bill

The Conway Daily Sun

The New Hampshire House voted 189–158 to table HB 1786-FN, a bill that would have created a new state tax on luxury second homes over $1 million to fund housing development. Supporters argued it would generate about $31...

Housing advocates passed a slew of new zoning laws. Now comes the backlash.

New Hampshire Bulletin

Other NH political actors: • Brodie Deshaies – Legislative advocate, NH Municipal Association • Margaret Byrnes – Executive Director, NH Municipal Association • Michael Skelton – President & CEO, Business and Industry As...

Issues based Canvassing in Madbury

Lawmakers, advocates say high home prices driving young people out of New Hampshire

WMUR

New year brings new laws to NH, including bans on trans care and housing measures

Union Leader

Prohibiting Purchase of Candy, Soda with SNAP Benefits Supported

In Depth NH

Rep House Vote on Corporate Tax Cut

New Hampshire Bulletin

Repeal of program that supported new housing in Manchester slated for vote

Manchester Ink Link

The New Hampshire House is scheduled to vote on HB 1196, which would repeal the Housing Champions program, a state incentive initiative credited with supporting hundreds of new workforce housing units and key infrastruct...

Senate Republicans Kill Efforts to Fund Housing Champions, Increase Oversight of EFAs

In Depth NH

New Hampshire Senate Republicans voted along party lines to kill several Democratic-backed bills, including funding for the Housing Champions program, expanded oversight of Education Freedom Accounts, Medicaid copay caps...

Stop the tax cuts and fix child care

Mackenzie Nicholson via Concord Monitor

This opinion piece by Mackenzie Nicholson argues that New Hampshire’s child care system is in crisis and that the state’s current policy approaches are failing families. Despite statements from Governor Kelly Ayotte abou...

With a new year comes a host of new laws for New Hampshire

New Hampshire Bulletin