As Connecticut’s housing crisis worsens, state lawmakers are reviewing a housing rent cap bill proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont. It would prevent landlords from raising rent more than 5% for the first year.

President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.

The bill would outlaw school-based vaccine clinics during the school day. Health officials say those clinics already ended this year after the state withdrew funding.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Northeast over alleged gender discrimination against male employees.

The measure renews Maine's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative which forces power generators to pay for climate-warming emissions.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal ban on diversity and equity programs in schools after the federal government agreed not to enforce it in New Hampshire and the rest of the country.

The shutdown, which affects airport security officers among others, comes as lawmakers debate federal immigration enforcement.

New Hampshire is the only state in New England without shield laws that protect abortion providers from out-of-state legal action.

Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether to volunteer information to ICE — or even hand people over.

During a senate hearing Thursday, acting ICE director Todd Lyons said federal officials spoke with the governor about the facility's economic impact. Gov. Kelly Ayotte said his comments were not true.