The Valley News political editor John Gregg explains the sweeping budget cuts New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has proposed to close a $600 and 800 million shortfall.

"Federalism" may be a word that conjures dusty text books and vague memories of 8th grade history class, but it's the cornerstone of some of the most compelling and divisive debates we have about modern issues.

Democratic Governor John Lynch, who survived an anti-incumbent groundswell, is urging the new Republican majorities not to abandon policies that helped New Hampshire weather the recession better than most other states.

David Kessler, the author of "The End of Overeating" and Jean Harvey-Berino, a nutrition researcher at UVM, discuss public health policy and personal responsbility in the effort to control Americans' weight gain. Also, why the New Hampshire attorney general says Dartmouth-Hitchcock can't form a partnerhip with another health care provider in the Granite state.

New Hampshire's unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.5 percent in May.

New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators started work on a budget compromise as they typically do: getting the easy stuff out of the way.

An economist predicts that New Hampshire will lose another 13,000 jobs before the economy bottoms out a year from now.

Tests have confirmed a 17th swine flu case in New Hampshire. That's up one from Monday.

The number of probable cases of swine flu in New Hampshire has risen to four, and a high school will be closed Monday so health officials can investigate further.

New Hampshire governors will continue to have to run for re-election every two years.

The House votes Wednesday whether the governor's term should be changed from two to four years beginning in 2014.

The NH state Senate Judiciary Committee recommends the Legislature reject legalizing same sex marriage in New Hampshire.

Adults would have to buckle up in New Hampshire or face a $25 fine under a mandatory seat belt bill facing a hearing in the Senate today.

Unemployment in New Hampshire reached 6.2% in March, the highest since mid-1993.

Adults would have to buckle up in New Hampshire or face a $25 fine under a mandatory seat belt bill approved by the House.

The New Hampshire House has killed a bill that would have doubled some fines for speeding.

Speeding in New Hampshire could cost twice as much under a bill before the House this week.

Federal officials said Monday that highway deaths last year were the lowest in almost 50 years, and tougher seat-belt laws were one factor.

New Hampshire regulators will hold a hearing Friday to hear how FairPoint Communications plans to reduce customer complaints.

The House has voted to make New Hampshire the third state allowing gays to marry two years after they granted them the right to enter into civil unions.