Holly Ramer
The Associated Press
New Hampshire, United States
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Recent articles by Holly:
Haley commits to federal abortion ban but says it's unlikely without more Republicans in Congress
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday pledged to sign a federal ban on abortion but again did not set down a marker for what timeline such a proposal should encompass → Read More
Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire
A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender has been defeated in the New Hampshire House → Read More
New Hampshire lawmaker arrested for obstructing snowplow
Police said they made the arrest after receiving a report that a member of the Wentworth Highway Department had been obstructed in his efforts of snow removal by a citizen. → Read More
Former state adviser named in NH youth center abuse lawsuits
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The girls at New Hampshire’s youth detention center called their dormitory leader “Peepin’ Dave” because they say he leered at them through a bathroom window. But David Ball, later promoted to chief of operations, also is accused of much worse. Of nearly 1,000 people who say they suffered physical or sexual […] → Read More
New Hampshire considers mental health days for students
No one at the public hearing spoke against the bill, which has bipartisan support. → Read More
New Hampshire school mental health days considered
New Hampshire could join 12 other states in allowing kindergarten through 12th-grade students to take excused absences from school to deal with mental and behavioral health issues. → Read More
Trump opens 2024 run, says he's 'more committed' than ever
“I’m more angry now and I’m more committed now than I ever was." → Read More
New recreational cannabis bill gets New Hampshire hearing
Legislature is once again debating recreational use of marijuana but efforts to legalize it still face significant hurdles. → Read More
New Hampshire marijuana legalization bill gets hearing
In the decade since the state legalized medical marijuana, the House has passed recreational marijuana bills several times only to see them get killed in the Senate. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu also has been an opponent, and his office said Wednesday he doesn't expect new legislation to reach his desk this year. → Read More
Shooting by 6-year-old raises complex cultural questions
He was 6, in his first-grade class in Newport News, Virginia. He pointed a handgun at his teacher, police say, and then he pulled the trigger. And across the nation, people … didn’t qui… → Read More
Confident Sununu calls for cooperation, local control
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu was sworn in for a fourth term Thursday, exuding confidence and calling for increased cooperation, civic engagement and local control.Sununu defeated Democrat Tom Sherman in November, becoming only the second governor in... → Read More
Emily Sotelo, who died in NH, remembered as caring, determined
Emily Sotelo's mother said her daughter was determined to make the world a better place. → Read More
New Hampshire Rep. Stacie Laughton charged with stalking
A Democratic state lawmaker convicted in August of repeatedly texting 911 during non-emergencies is now jailed on a stalking charge related to a Facebook post. → Read More
GOP retains control of New Hampshire State House with 1 race still unsettled
The New Hampshire House will convene next week with Republicans holding a minuscule majority and with one of its 400 seats still unsettled after a recount resulted in a tie.Election night results gave Republicans a 203-197 advantage, but the state... → Read More
Judge rejects attempt by Dems to stop recount in New Hampshire
A New Hampshire judge declined Tuesday to stop the secretary of state from reviewing a recount that helped edge the 400-member House closer to an even split.Unofficial post-Election Day tallies showed 203 Republican winners and 197 Democrats, but the... → Read More
Ex-NH State Sen. Melanie Levesque running for secretary of state
Democrat Melanie Levesque, a former state senator from Nashua, said Thursday she is running for the position Scanlan took over in January when longtime Secretary of State Bill Gardner retired. The Legislature will choose the winner Dec. 7. → Read More
Hassan, Bolduc agree on pancakes, but little else in final NH Senate debate
Hassan called Bolduc “the most extreme nominee for U.S. Senate that New Hampshire has seen in modern history.” → Read More
In NH Senate debate, Bolduc casts more doubts about integrity of elections
Republican Don Bolduc used his more open campaign style to justify casting further doubt on the integrity of New Hampshire elections. → Read More
NH governor's race debate: Sherman, Sununu battle over abortion, energy
Gov. Chris Sununu's veto of numerous Democrat-backed bills related to renewable energy came up in the debate with Sen. Tom Sherman. → Read More
Abortion, energy addressed in NH gubernatorial debate
Gov. Chris Sununu and state Sen. Tom Sherman debated energy policy, abortion and more Tuesday, with the Republican incumbent emphasizing his track record and the Democratic challenger arguing the state has veered off track.Sherman, a physician from... → Read More