State of Democracy

Voters aren’t shy about approaching Derry moderator Tina Guilford in public, or on social media, with concerns. She tries to respond with transparency and trust-building.

How connected do you feel to the decision makers, like the select board or town council, in your community? Have you noticed local issues becoming more polarized, or more influenced by national politics, in your community? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

In each major election, hundreds of New Hampshire absentee voters are disenfranchised because of simple paperwork mistakes — and often, they might not…

As the coronavirus pandemic began ravaging the economy last spring, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), one of the landmark pieces of…

Maybe you voted absentee in the general election, and you’re wondering whether your vote was counted. Or maybe you just registered to vote in the past few…

Editor's note: This post was updated Oct. 10 to reflect new data on absentee ballot rejections during the September state primary.More New Hampshire…

Gov. Chris Sununu used his veto pen only a handful of times in his first term, when Republicans held a majority in both chambers of the Legislature.This…

Even before the polls opened on Election Day, we knew New Hampshire was poised for record-breaking absentee ballot numbers. Now, we have the data to…

Editor's note: Scroll to the end of this story to read our response to N.H. Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette's recent statements on…

Around midnight on a Saturday, Thomas Hurd fell asleep at the bar of a Chinese restaurant in Farmington, New Hampshire. The bartender, suspecting Hurd was…