The Monday Memo is a mix of reporting, rumors, analysis, and unkind comments compiled from various sources and provided for your entertainment and enlightenment each Monday. Reader discretion is advised. […]
The State House Week Ahead: Guns, Weed and Property Tax Caps
No legislative sessions again this week as both House and Senate committees continue wading through the hundreds of legislative proposals that need public hearings over the next two months. This […]
NOTTER: Merrimack Should Celebrate Local Facility, Deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens
Last week, my town of Merrimack announced it would close town offices at noon due to concerns over a potentially large protest planned outside Town Hall. Local officials were told […]
Historic Drop in Opioid Overdoses Brings Hope — and a New Warning on Meth
The overdose numbers from Manchester and Nashua in 2025 were the lowest in a decade, says Chris Stawasz, regional director for American Medical Response (AMR). More drugs are being stopped […]
HOLY COW! HISTORY: White Coke for a Red General
Put yourself in his position. You’ve just led a 6.5-million-man army across half a continent, ending four years of brutal war that’s left nearly 27 million of your countrymen dead. […]
‘The Duck Isn’t Gonna Make It:’ Ayotte Shoots Down ‘Paint Tax’
Supporters call it a fee to fund a paint product stewardship program. Opponents call it the “paint tax.” And on the NHJournal podcast this week, Gov. Kelly Ayotte called it […]
Sky Meadow Shooter Indicted For Murder
A Hillsborough County grand jury has handed up murder indictments against the man accused of opening fire inside the Sky Meadow Country Club last September, an attack that left one […]
PODCAST: One Year In, Gov. Ayotte Loves Her Job, And She’s Ready For a Fight
A year after taking office, Gov. Kelly Ayotte tells NHJournal, “I love the job.” And she’s ready to defend her record — assuming the Democrats can find a viable opponent […]
Shaheen, Republicans Push Rare Earth Stockpile as U.S. Mining Lags
Rare earths make strange bedfellows. At the same time New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is denouncing President Donald Trump’s talk of the U.S. acquiring Greenland, she’s proposing legislation to address […]
Live Free or Spy: Bill Would Create NH Intelligence Agency
Three Days of the Concord? The Jason Osborne Identity? Charitable Casino Royale? The Granite State, with its libertarian “live free or die” culture, has never embraced the surveillance culture growing […]



