NH News Recap for Aug. 1, 2025: How local law enforcement is rolling out agreements with ICE
A dozen local law enforcement agencies, including state police, have signed agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last six months to add some of those federal duties on their beat. Federally, these agreements are part of a push to increase immigration enforcement.
And Gov. Kelly Ayotte's pick for New Hampshire's next education commissioner received broad political support during her confirmation this week. Caitlin Davis said she'd support public education and evaluate the programs established by outgoing Commissioner Frank Edelblut.
We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Lau Guzmán and the Boston Globe's Steven Porter.
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NH News Recap for July, 25, 2025: Residents in Manchester, Portsmouth raise concerns about ICE presence
Some Granite Staters are raising concerns about how ICE agents are operating in their communities. The concerns follow apparent detentions of people in Manchester and Portsmouth this month. A video circulating this week shows a man being arrested outside a Manchester courthouse this week, and in Portsmouth, four restaurant workers were detained by ICE agents earlier this month.
A new person will soon be deciding the settlement awards given to alleged victims of abuse at the state’s youth detention facility. Current state settlement administrator John Broderick recently announced he’ll be leaving the job.
We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Lau Guzmán and the Boston Globe's Amanda Gokee.
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NH News Recap for July 18, 2025: Gov. Ayotte vetos a number of Republican-backed bills
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed several Republican-backed bills this week that addressed key priorities for conservatives in her party. That includes a bill that would have rolled back civil rights protections for transgender people in the state and a bill that would have allowed parents to request books be removed from their child’s school.
New Hampshire real estate developer Robynne Alexander admitted in court this week that she had defrauded at least 25 investors of more than $3 million. One of those deals involved 217 acres in Laconia that former Gov. Chris Sununu had chosen to sell her for $21.5 million.
We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the NH News Recap with NHPR's Annmarie Timmins and New Hampshire Bulletin reporter Ethan DeWitt.
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NH News Recap for July 11, 2025: Concord judge halts Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Concord has blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship nationwide. And funding cuts on the federal and state levels continue to threaten social programs. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Olivia Richardson and Boston Globe's Amanda Gokee.
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NH News Recap for June 27, 2025: What’s in the next state budget (and what lawmakers left out)
State lawmakers voted to pass a two year spending plan for the state on Thursday. They worked right up to the deadline to pass the budget after Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Republican State House leaders reached a deal to avoid a veto from the governor.
We discuss what’s in the budget — and what got cut — and more top headlines on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with reporter Amanda Gokee from the Boston Globe and NHPR's Josh Rogers.
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