Courts/Oversight

Environmentalists use NH lawsuit to argue Portland Pipeline too aged to carry Canadian oil into New England

Kittery man sentenced for 'sextortion' od Dover woman

'Hometown Hottie' indicted on drug charges

Motorist indicted on DWI charges in fatal pedestrian accident

Portsmouth Herald satisfied with 'more than enough punishment' for small amounts of pot

Judge considers Colebrook's claim for Stewartstown police coverage

Labor board sides with Rye firefighters in fight with town

Lawsuit by LGC yields $1 million settlement

Opinion

Newburyport News: What would Bossy Gillis think of this?

Salt Lake City Tribune: Utah shouldn’t grab for first primary slot

William C. Triplett II: A liberal dose of green gelt

NYT - John D. Mayer: We need more tests, not fewer

Nashua Telegraph: The NH myth of local control

Eagle Tribune: Ayotte-backed ban on word won't change little girls or boys

Judd Gregg: Dems now look ahead to Hillary

Mass. columnist finds NH motto meaningless

General News

NH Senate passes bill banning alcohol, tobacco purchases on EBT cards

Senators strongly supported a bill yesterday that would prohibit those receiving public assistance from using government-issued cards to purchase alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment, lottery tickets, tattoos and piercings, or for gambling.

NH Rep. Kyle Tasker says 'battered women' Facebook post misconstrued

Republican Rep. Kyle Tasker of Nottingham said yesterday that an image he posted on Facebook earlier this week about battered women does not reflect his personal views and was not meant to be offensive.

House supports diluting NH say in Congress with D.C. vote

On a 145-133 vote, the New Hampshire House approved a resolution 'expressing support for the right of residents of the District of Columbia to be fully represented in the Congress of the United States of America.'

Per capita federal welfare expenditures by state: D.C. #1, NH #51

#1. District of Columbia 291.55
#51. New Hampshire 53.42

Washington D.C. nation's richest city with $86,680 median household income

The richest city in the U.S. has been named as Washington DC, according to a report out basing the analysis on the 2011 Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Ayotte questions why Boston Marathon reviews still incomplete

“Nearly a year after the Boston Marathon bombings, I’m concerned that there are too many unanswered questions about how the Tsarnaev brothers were able to carry out the attack,” Senator Kelly Ayotte said in a statement to the Globe.

Milton landlord enters not guilty plea in gun-firing incident

DOVER — A Milton landlord accused of firing a gun near his tenant and others in September remains free on bail after waiving arraignment and entering a plea of not guilty at Strafford County Superior Court last week.

With Brown in the race, expense of defending Shaheen will drain Democratic Party nationally

Brown automatically gives Shaheen a serious challenge, and national Democrats will have to throw in their own money to help – leaving fewer dollars for all of the other competitive Senate races.

East Millinocket lays off 4 in response to mill’s nonpayment of tax debt

She declined to comment on what steps town leaders would take against GNP or parent company NH-based Cate Street Capital if they don’t pay their taxes.

Pot prohibition pundits say allowing adults an ounce of pot before the cuffs go on is just too much

Rourke said our society has learned its lessons from legal tobacco and alcohol, two substances that have caused a number of problems in the state due to the people who abuse them.