By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Tuesday. Today, Ethan DeWitt looks at a new housing survey that shows a public appetite to boost the construction of single-family homes on smaller lots. Also, William Skipworth reports on U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s efforts to rein in the runaway costs of medical insulin. And, from Stateline’s Nada Hassanein, two New Hampshire medical organizations join a lawsuit over Medicaid work requirements. Thank you for reading, and enjoy the day. — Dana
Housing advocates have long argued the best way to make single-family homes more accessible for young families is to build on smaller lots. Here, land is listed for sale on Route 114 in Henniker. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Ethan DeWitt
New Hampshire cities and towns are increasingly embracing mixed-use apartments in commercial zones and, in some cases, large residential developments. But state survey data suggests residents are craving a specific form of housing: the single-family home. “I think we were thinking that younger people were showing a market preference like … they love tiny homes, they love these innovative small spaces,” said Elissa Margolin, director of the Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice at St. Anselm College. “And they’re saying, ‘No, we live in New Hampshire. We would like a starter home with a small yard and a white picket fence, but we can’t afford one.’”
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen speaks during a Nashua roundtable discussion about diabetes on Sept. 2, 2026, at Lamprey Health amid her push for the INSULIN Act. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By William Skipworth
In the twilight of her congressional career, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is making a last-minute push for what has been a personal crusade for New Hampshire’s Democratic senior senator: lower insulin prices. Shaheen is stepping down from the Senate when her term ends in January, but in the months she has left, she’s prioritized the INSULIN Act, which would cap the monthly out-of-pocket costs of insulin at $35. Shaheen, who has a granddaughter with type 1 diabetes, is the lead sponsor, but the bill has become bipartisan with 15 Senate Republicans signing on.
By Nada Hassanein
Medicaid enrollees from five states and leading medical organizations — including the New Hampshire Medical Society and the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics — filed a lawsuit Friday challenging new Medicaid work requirements.
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