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Gov. Chris Sununu said New Hampshire will not be issuing new mask guidance following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas where COVID-19 transmission is substantial or high. Four of New Hampshire’s 10 counties and the city of Nashua are experiencing moderate transmission, while the rest of the state…

New Hampshire residents can’t be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access public facilities, benefits or services under a bill signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu. Supporters say the bill signed this week establishes “medical freedom” by specifying that all residents have the “natural, essential and inherent right to bodily integrity, free from any threat...

Despite rising COVID-19 cases, Gov. Chris Sununu will not issue a statewide mask mandate in New Hampshire schools.

There will be no statewide mask mandates or COVID-19 guidelines for kids heading back to school in New Hampshire this fall. Gov. Chris Sununu says even the CDC guidelines are a bit too severe for the Granite State right now. “At this point, there is no need for students to be wearing masks. The numbers are just that low,” Sununu…

With increasing hospitalizations and mounting COVID-19 case numbers prompted by the Delta variant, municipalities across the country have re-imposed mask mandates and other public health mitigations. Local leaders in at least five states, including California and Nevada, have reinstated mask requirements, issued facial covering recommendations or threatened the return of strict public health limits for all residents. On a national...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says there is no plan to roll back COVID-19 restrictions statewide, but Boston Mayor Kim Janey said children will have to wear masks in the city’s schools this fall.

How does New Hampshire feel about a possible U.S. Senate race featuring Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan and Republican Gov. Chris Sununu? “It will be one of the top three or four races in the country,” Republican consultant Tom Rath said. And, according to Democratic analyst Arnie Arnesen, it would be “probably the most challenging [race] for Maggie that...

In New Hampshire, Republicans are pushing Gov. Chris Sununu to challenge Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, in hopes of flipping the U.S. Senate seat.

The Republican-led New Hampshire Legislature on Thursday passed a two-year state budget that includes not only $13.5 billion in spending but tax cuts, abortion restrictions and controversial education programs and policies. When Democrats controlled both chambers two years ago, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed the budget and forced the state to operate under a temporary spending plan until a compromise…

New Hampshire is gearing up for what is expected to be an unprecedented summer tourism season. Gov. Chris Sununu kicked things off Friday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “I’ve been saying it for a long time, we’re going to have a phenomenal summer here in New Hampshire,” Sununu said. It was a typical press conference at the Loudon...

The Granite State is gearing up for a record tourism season, with Gov. Chris Sununu kicking things off at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The state of New Hampshire is investing up to $100 million in mental health services following a recent state Supreme Court ruling to help psychiatric patients who are being held involuntarily in emergency rooms. A combination of federal and state funds will support 30 new emergency beds at hospitals, 60 new transitional housing beds, and 20 long-term care community beds,…

Gov. Chris Sununu is taking his cousin from Massachusetts on the ultimate New Hampshire road trip, dubbed “Super603Day,” to make sure everyone knows how much the state has to offer.

Gov. Chis Sununu’s plan to boost New Hampshire’s economy doesn’t involve federal unemployment benefits. Sununu said Tuesday the state will end its participation in all pandemic-related federal unemployment compensation programs next month but will offer “summer stipends” totaling $10 million to encourage people to find jobs. Starting Tuesday, unemployed workers who find full-time jobs will get $1,000 bonuses after...

In one month, unemployed New Hampshire residents will no longer have access to the extra $300 a week in federal funds. Instead they’ll be getting a back-to-work bonus after they find a new job.

New Hampshire will soon end the $300 benefit that unemployed workers can get from the federal government but is introducing a $500-$1,000 bonus for unemployed people who find steady work, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday. Anyone who gets a job making $25 or less starting Tuesday and keeps it for eight weeks will be eligible for the Summer Stipend Program,…

New Hampshire will soon end the $300 benefit that unemployed workers can get from the federal government but is introducing a $500-$1,000 bonus for unemployed people who find steady work, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday.

New Hampshire will begin offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at 10 state-managed fix sites on Monday. Gov. Chris Sununu announced Thursday that walk-ins will be accepted at state vaccination sites in Belmont, Concord, Dover, Hooksett, Keene, Nashua, Newington, Newport, Plymouth, Salem and West Lebanon. He said that at least 50 doses a day will be set aside for walk-ins between the…

New Hampshire will open vaccine appointments to residents ages 12 to 15 after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted Wednesday to endorse expanded usage of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents. Starting on Thursday, New Hampshire will open appointments in VINI, the state’s vaccine scheduling and appointment website. “Our teams have been preparing to expand eligibility to individuals…

New Hampshire and Rhode Island are set to ease their COVID-19 restrictions on Friday following guidance from their governors.   New Hampshire will be following new guidelines released last week by Gov. Chris Sununu. The new guidelines, dubbed “Universal Best Practices,” replace the former requirements of “Safer at Home 2.0” which had been in effect since March of 2020.  The…