Drivers with E-ZPass electronic tags in their cars have benefited for years from instantaneous toll payments that allow them to whiz by cars stopped at cash-only toll booths. In New Hampshire, they'll have to slow down or pay a fine.
Gov. John Lynch deserves credit for vetoing two pieces of legislation that had the potential to limit the amount of information local and state government in New Hampshire are required to provide interested residents.
Until last week, the congressional primary contest between Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and Katrina Swett was notable for its geniality. The candidates, both lawyers and activists from towns bordering Concord, were courteous and even warm at candidate forums, sometimes complimenting each other.
In the 18 months former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta has been running for the 1st Congressional District Republican nomination, the political climate has shifted in conservatives' favor.
WASHINGTON - Vermonters heading to New Hampshire beaches this summer will swim in the nation's cleanest beach water, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only 1 percent of water samples across 17 of the state's beaches exceeded the national health standard for contamination.
As it has in years past, Virginia Beach ranks high in an annual report that rates the water quality at 200 of America's most popular beaches. Four Virginia Beach testing sites received a rating of four stars out of five from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which released its 2009 report Wednesday. Only beaches in Alabama, California, Minnesota and New Hampshire were ranked higher.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
