Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 37,495 in the week ending January 3, up from 15,065 the week before, the Labor Department said.

In recent years, New Hampshire has taken significant strides to improve mental health care by introducing new licensure programs, including conditional licenses and bachelor-level social work licenses.

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New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte frequently drew parallels in her inauguration speech to nearby Massachusetts, referring to the state as a “cautionary tale” because of its spending, tax hikes and

Mara Turbal’s squeals traveled the immensity of the Warren B. Rudman federal courthouse, where her parents, Anastasiya and Kiryl Turbal, swore an oath of “true faith and allegiance” to the United States.

Reforms of prescription drug pricing are finally taking full effect, just in time for Donald Trump and the Republicans to wreck them.

A developer from Walpole is considering a U.S. Senate bid to bring his affordable housing expertise to Washington.

With only one-in-five New Hampshire residents volunteering frequently and only about 30 percent participating in social groups, Granite Staters are at risk of becoming socially isolated. This may lead

A new law eases restrictions for veterans seeking their commercial driver’s license an adds CDL testing sites in NH to lessen truck driver shortages.

New Hampshire Republicans are making another push to lift income eligibility limits for school vouchers that divert taxpayer dollars to private and religious schools and homeschooling. A bill filed by GOP lawmakers calls for eliminating the income eligibility requirements for the state's Education Freedom Accounts to allow

As senior vice president, chief investment officer and chief economist for NBT Bank, Ken Entenmann oversees more than $11 billion in assets under management and administration, including 401(k) plans,

A proposal would allow every family to receive at least $4,265 per year to spend on educational expenses for each of their children who does not attend public school.