After surviving rape twice, calling 911 for help wasn’t Akia Nyrie Smith’s first instinct. As a Black nonbinary person, they ...

A bill meant to ensure that New York City doubles its number of public bathrooms officially became a law Saturday. A companion bill that would boost the number of drinking fountains is also on the ...

WHEN citizens imagine the mechanisms that safeguard their freedoms, the most critical but perhaps least visible among them is ...

Opponents challenged a proposed public school book ban in June by bringing books banned in other states to the New Hampshire State House. Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have ...

In most coastal states, including New Hampshire, the public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide. But in some, like Maine, the law is more restrictive.

Some of the new laws address accessory dwelling units, mixed-use developments and permitting for new construction.

New Hampshire is the first state to legally require doctors and medical staff to follow a patient's desires to seek sterilization, especially if it’s the result of a medically necessary operation.

A new state law in New Hampshire that makes it harder to sue gunmaker Sig Sauer was briefly discussed in court Monday, but it hasn’t yet been incorporated into the latest case accusing the ...

PFAS, a class of chemicals used to make nonstick cooking pans and waterproof clothing among hundreds of other applications, have become a serious health concern for officials across the country and in ...

A US subsidiary of Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring planned to build a beverage plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, and ...