New Hampshire legislators are on the road for one more hearing on the proposed state budget.

A state lawmaker wants New Hampshire to become the first state to legalize assisted suicide by an act of the Legislature.

A lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make New Hampshire the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide.

Young New Hampshire deer hunters may soon be allowed to hunt in Vermont, resolving an interstate dispute over youth hunting seasons.

The New Hampshire House has approved a bill that would require all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts.

Bankruptcy filings increased 32 percent last year in New Hampshire, and it's more of the same so far this year.

Legislators are gathering this morning to hear Governor John Lynch's budget address, and the news is expected to be grim.

While some of the nation's biggest banks are reporting huge losses, the financial environment for small New Hampshire banks has been quite favorable lately.

Here's a possible new motto for New Hampshire, the "Live Free or Die" state: Live free on your snow day off or die trying to get to work.

New Hampshire lawmakers are taking another look at a year-old law granting civil unions to same sex couples.

The good news is that New Hampshire is in a stronger position than many states to weather the recession.

New Hampshire's unemployment rate for December was 4.6 percent, up 1.2 percentage points from a year ago.

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is examining the state budget on every level. He is trying to decide what the state is constitutionally required to fund, and what is essential to fund.

It's been three years since New Hampshire started screening medical malpractice cases before trial, but it's hard to say whether the new system is a success.

There is no formal statewide monitoring of the vehicles, nor is there any statewide agency in charge of requisitioning, maintaining or disposing of cars. Instead, each department makes decisions for itself, leading to a dearth of quality data and poor use of resources.

State Liquor Commission Chairman Mark Bodi confirmed this week a tentative plan to end the 75-year monopoly of selling liquor only in state-run liquor stores.

New Hampshire families applying for food stamps, Medicaid and temporary aid sometimes have to wait several hours at offices to apply. That's going to change soon.

The state of New Hampshire is paying about 25 percent more for road salt than it did last winter, and prices also are higher for cities and towns.

Economists say New Hampshire should weather the economic tornado sweeping through the country better than other states, but won't escape deepening fiscal pain through next year.

New Hampshire election officials have prepared for a record turnout this Election Day by adding voting machines, extending polling hours and printing extra ballots.

With the departure of six incumbents, control of the New Hampshire Senate appears to be up for grabs, but the edge may go to Democrats.

A new national study says health insurance costs in New Hampshire have climbed nearly five times faster than salaries this decade.

New Hampshire received disaster assistance help from the Agriculture Department. That means farm operators in all ten counties are eligible to apply for low-interest federal emergency loans.

New Hampshire is involved in multiple efforts to explore alternative sentencing programs for nonviolent offenders.

More people are being left in legal limbo due to increased caseloads, more complex cases and shortages of judges and clerical staff at New Hampshire's Superior Courts.