Along with chronic pain, mental health conditions are some of the top reasons people use marijuana for medical purposes. But a sweeping review of cannabis studies over the past 45 years concludes there is little to no high-quality evidence showing this is effective.

Gas prices continue to rise across the country and here in New Hampshire as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran continues. NHPR’s Michelle Liu spoke with Civics 101 host Nick Capodice about why that’s happened and how much control the president has on the price of gas.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte has vetoed a bipartisan plan to create a paint recycling program, saying it creates a sales tax. Backers of the bill dispute that characterization.

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Community colleges, universities and health care facilities are set to receive over $204 million dollars in federal funding this year to improve and support rural health in the state.

Cell phone location data used to track down Logan Clegg just days before he was scheduled to board a plane to Germany was improperly obtained, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

As the “CHARLIE Act” moves to the Senate after passing the House last month, the bill has an unlikely opponent: the New Hampshire Department of Justice.

Nearly two years after Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont joined the Dartmouth Health system, providers are set to begin seeing patients at an outpatient substance use treatment center Monday.

In New Hampshire, every bill gets a public hearing, and a vote on the House or Senate floor. But a series of scheduling woes, time constraints, and partisan machinations upended that tradition.

New Hampshire’s 161-mile section of the Appalachian Trail saw 2.88 million “recreational visits” in 2025, according to estimates from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy — making us the second-most visited state along the trail. 🥾 https://bit.ly/4uDOCMX

An early morning cold front is bringing gusty winds across the region Tuesday, while heavy rains overnight Monday have prompted a flood watch for much of the state. The flood watch is in effect through Tuesday afternoon.

Plumes of steam are finally rising from sugar shacks across New Hampshire, after a cold winter delayed maple season longer than usual. 🍁 https://bit.ly/474Pu2Z

Ever wondered how your favorite NHPR shows come together? This April, we’re opening our doors and inviting you inside. 📻 https://bit.ly/40vAc3v

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would exclude new data centers from tax breaks that encourage job creation and equipment investment. https://bit.ly/4sBTz74

When Act 181 first passed in Vermont, its supporters framed the land use reforms as a “grand bargain” between housing proponents and environmentalists. Today, ire over the law is surfacing in rural communities awakening to its future impacts. https://bit.ly/4bakFMO

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Calling all book lovers! 📚 Check This Out, our literary conversation series, is returning with a full lineup of author interviews later this spring. https://bit.ly/40uZ2Rc

The New Hampshire House has passed a bill to offer new protections to pregnancy resource centers, organizations that refer pregnant women away from abortions. https://bit.ly/4bnZHca

Heavy rain is in the forecast to start the week in New Hampshire, prompting a flood watch for much of the state. The flood watch is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday through Tuesday afternoon.

Voters in several towns weighed in this week on whether their local police departments should continue cooperating with federal immigration efforts under so-called 287g agreements. The votes saw mixed results, even as final decisions remain with local police chiefs. https://bit.ly/4bb4sXE

Did you know you can tell the temperature by looking at your rhododendron leaves? If you pay attention to your thermometer and the temperature at which the leaves on your rhododendron start to curl, you may develop the ability to determine how cold it is outside just by looking at your plant.

Town meeting season is well underway in New Hampshire, and voters across the state cast their ballots on a number of local issues this week. Listen to some of the big takeaways on this week's NH News Recap ⤵️

With new deductions and changes to some tax credits this year, Manchester-based tax preparer Laura Melo says there’s still time to get organized before the April 15 tax deadline. Here are some tips and resources she shared with NHPR’s Qué Hay team you could use for this season.

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is currently enroute and scheduled to arrive in the Jupiter system in 2030. Its primary goal? To analyze exactly how much water is there and determine the ocean's depth. But the "long game" is much bigger than just mapping water.

Seventeen-year-old Concord High School senior Madison Beauregard made history in February as the first girl to win four consecutive state championship titles in wrestling. She clinched the title in a dominating 9 to 0 victory over a wrestler from Alvirne High School.

Republicans in the New Hampshire Senate killed a bill that would have repealed the broad immunity granted last year to Sig Sauer, the gunmaker facing numerous lawsuits alleging its P320 pistol can fire without the trigger being pulled. https://bit.ly/4biUa6A

Rolling Stone calls Melissa Carper's music a throwback and countrypolitan. With incredible wit and soul, she brings honkeytonk, country and western swing to the Word Barn stage. Listen to her performance here 🎶 https://bit.ly/46YleGU

Dozens of New Hampshire communities voted this week at town meetings and in local elections to reject Republican lawmakers’ efforts to control who attends their local schools. https://bit.ly/4rvk25h

Voters in nine communities rejected proposed tax caps at local elections and town meetings this week. The measures would have limited budget increases to the amount raised by local taxes in the previous year, with certain adjustments for inflation.

A large offshore wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island that was repeatedly stopped by the Trump administration is slated to come online Friday, sending clean energy to New England’s power grid.

There are many priorities at every town meeting. Maybe the fire department needs a new truck, or the school’s roof has a leak. For decades in Mont Vernon, a new library was on the docket — and now they finally have one.

It’s never been easy to police bad behavior in the New Hampshire House, a place where intemperate outbursts and political insults have long been common. But increased polarization and eroding social norms keep making that harder. https://bit.ly/4sLrhHm

Trail conditions have shifted dramatically since last weekend due to the stark mid-week warmup. Listen to this weekend's recreational forecast before you head outside ⤵️

Snow is giving way to mud after temperatures peaked into the 60s and 70s across the state over the past week, and experts are paying attention to how the snowmelt will affect flood risk and the state’s long-running drought.

The New Hampshire House passed a bill Wednesday that would dismantle the state's refugee resettlement program. More than 5,000 refugees have resettled here in the last 15 years, according to state data. https://bit.ly/40sQc6w

Black Mountain president and CEO Erik Mogensen, who is also the head of Indy Pass, says he will keep full ownership of the ski area based in Jackson. https://bit.ly/4s8UMmA

Voters in Epping approved a $38 million bond to upgrade the town’s wastewater treatment facility. The vote will allow the town to make necessary upgrades after their plant released millions of gallons of sewage into the Lamprey River over the last few years.

Republicans in the NH House have passed a bill to require local voters to consider capping school property taxes every two years. The proposal which cleared the House along near party lines Wednesday, is the latest in a series of efforts by Republican leaders to curb growth in local school spending.

Voters in Claremont Tuesday defeated a petitioned article to cap annual budget increases, elected Don Lavalette and Brian Rapp to the School Board and easily approved a $42.9 million budget.

In a statement issued Wednesday, FIRST’s board chair said Dean Kamen is voluntarily withdrawing from all of the organization's activities. “Dean made this decision in the best interest of FIRST to avoid potential distractions to its many stakeholders,” Laurie Leshin said. https://bit.ly/4lqKewx

In an upset, Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeated Republican Dale Fincher to win a seat in the New Hampshire House on Tuesday. Boudman won by 165 votes, or close to 4% of all ballots cast.

Law enforcement agents assembled outside a South Burlington building in search of a suspect who fled an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation this morning that led to a multi-vehicle accident on a busy road.

As Republicans call for higher scrutiny of indigent defense counsel spending, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security is exploring a new way to prove whether defendants are low-income: W2 forms. https://bit.ly/3NhZzTt

The Oliverian Everlasting Burial Ground in Benton Flats is New Hampshire’s first natural burial ground, providing an alternative to conventional cemetery practices. https://bit.ly/3NwXxPk

“The state of Exeter is okay,” said one voter casting her ballot in town elections Tuesday. “The state of the world? I kind of feel like I'm getting gut punched." https://bit.ly/3P2fNRd

Rep. Wendy Thomas, a Democrat from Merrimack, said she was notified via email on Monday that she had been removed from the House Science, Technology and Energy committee. House Speaker Sherman Packard said the move was part of “efforts to resolve an ongoing situation.” https://bit.ly/4ukm0be

Gone were the parkas and neck gators of deep winter Tuesday at Pats Peak. Most skiers wore just t-shirts and lathered up the sunscreen, as highs reached into the low 70s. https://bit.ly/4lwSn2r

The Trump administration has reluctantly agreed to reinstate funding for an academic counseling program that was helping more than 1,100 students be the first in their family to pursue college. But New Hampshire’s TRIO programs remain in limbo. https://bit.ly/3Ngac9a

Michael Lewis will take over as the next president of Saint Anselm College, the school announced Monday.

New Hampshire officials have agreed to spend $4.5 million to remove a hazardous dam in Goffstown. The Hadley Falls dam is owned by the state, and officials unsuccessfully tried to find hydropower operators to run the dam throughout the past decade.