Parts of New Hampshire have been under extreme drought conditions this year. This summer was the driest on record in the state, and that's led to more than 200 households with dry wells. What's the state doing in response? And state lawmakers won't officially head back to Concord until next month, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte and leaders in both parties are starting to lay out their priorities. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Josh Rogers and New Hampshire Bulletin's Molly Rains.

The Disability Rights Center in New Hampshire is investigating the state’s disability care system following reporting from the New Hampshire Bulletin, which revealed allegations of systemic abuse and neglect. Congressional Republicans made some significant changes to Medicaid this year, but they need states like New Hampshire to figure out a system for implementing those changes. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the NH News Recap with New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth and NHPR's Kate Dario.

The Trump administration has dismantled the U.S. Department of Education and its special education offices. What effect could this have on programs for children here in New Hampshire? And New Hampshire's education system is facing budgetary challenges at every level. How are these schools working to bridge gaps in funding? We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Annmarie Timmins and New Hampshire Bulletin's Ethan DeWitt.

Congress voted this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. New Hampshire’s Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan helped negotiate the deal with Republicans. Representatives Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander voted against the measure in the House, dividing the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation. And an investigation by the New Hampshire Bulletin into a series of tragedies has exposed a pattern of abuse and neglect in the state's intellectual and developmental disability care system. We discuss these stories on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Josh Rogers and New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth.

The New Hampshire Department of Justice is reviewing a series of personnel maneuvers that allowed a top state court employee to collect nearly $50,000 in employment benefits following a layoff that lasted just 48 hours. And New Hampshire voters made their way to the polls in municipal elections this week. Several incumbent mayors were reelected. We talk through the results and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Todd Bookman and Josh Rogers.

Starting Saturday, federal nutrition benefits, also known as SNAP, will pause due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Tens of thousands of Granite Staters are set to lose their benefits and local food pantries are bracing for a surge in demand. The U.S Drug Enforcement Administration claimed it arrested 171 high-level members of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel in New England this August. In Franklin, New Hampshire alone, there were 27 arrests. But an investigation from the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team found many of those arrested were instead low-level offenders with little to no link to the drug cartel. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Kate Dario, Josh Rogers and the Boston Globe's Steven Porter.

As the federal shutdown continues, people across the country, including here in New Hampshire are feeling the effects. To make up for delayed funds, the state is planning to provide support for the 75,000 residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Dartmouth College has rejected a compact with the Trump administration. It was one of nine colleges and universities asked to sign the agreement. The school said it wouldn’t trade academic freedom for federal funding. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR reporters Kate Dario and Annmarie Timmins.

Tensions between Gov. Kelly Ayotte and members of the state’s Executive Council boiled over this week, as the council tabled more than 20 state contracts to protest what they say is a withholding of information by the governor. And the Claremont School District continues to grapple with $5 million budget deficit. Republicans in Concord debated this week over how much the state should step in to help out. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with the New Hampshire Bulletin's Ethan DeWitt and Keene Sentinel's Rick Green.

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi has been found guilty of misusing her position. She pleaded no contest Tuesday to the allegation that she tried to improperly influence former Gov. Chris Sununu, but she’ll also be able to return to her seat on the state Supreme Court. And this year the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the amount the state currently pays per student to public schools is not enough — not by thousands of dollars per student. The court didn’t say how the state should fix its funding problem or give a timeline for when that should happen. But some state lawmakers say they have ideas on how to solve the issue. One such idea includes increasing property taxes. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR reporter Todd Bookman and Ethan DeWitt at the New Hampshire Bulletin.

There are over 9,000 federal employees working here in New Hampshire, and a number of services and programs that could be disrupted under this federal government shutdown. At the heart of the shutdown is a fight over health policy. Democrats are seeking to continue health insurance subsidies established through the Affordable Care Act. Republicans say there’s time to negotiate on those subsidies later. In New Hampshire, marketplace experts are preparing people to expect higher health care premiums whether or not subsidies through the Affordable Care Act are extended. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with the Boston Globe's Amanda Gokee and NHPR's Olivia Richardson.

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing New Hampshire and five other states for access to confidential voting records. Months ago the DOJ asked New Hampshire for the data and Secretary of State David Scanlan denied the request. And the Trump administration abruptly ended funding for two programs that are helping over 5,000 New Hampshire students pursue college and careers. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR reporters Todd Bookman, Kate Dario and Annmarie Timmins.

The murder of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk has sent shockwaves across the country. Here in New Hampshire, his assassination is leading to a crack down from conservatives on what they perceive as left-wing ideology in public schools. We follow the local response to Kirk's murder on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Annmarie Timmins and the Boston Globe's Steven Porter.