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State Rep. Gary Hopper suggested at the end of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee hearing Wednesday that the state’s victims’ compensation fund be funded by selling the organs of people who profit from human trafficking.
Mike Marland’s career has spanned more than four decades, during which he’s earned notoriety in New Hampshire state politics and culture for his ability to synthesize complex issues into simple, easily understood illustrations.
The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 244 new positive test results for COVID-19 and five deaths Wednesday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 1.3%.
House Democrats appealed a U.S. District Court judge’s decision denying their request for remote access to House sessions.
A police officer or firefighter violently attacked doing their job and as a result is permanently disabled would qualify for an enhanced benefit from the state retirement system under a bill heard by a Senate committee Wednesday.
Former congressional candidate Eddie Edwards of Dover was unanimously approved as assistant commissioner of the Department of Safety and Gov. Chris Sununu formally placed the name of his chief legal counsel, John Formella of Portsmouth, to be the next attorney general at the Executive Council meeting Wednesday.
The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 242 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Tuesday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.6%.
The nomination will be made at the March 3rd Governor and Council meeting.
State Rep. Dick Marston, R-Manchester, caused the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee meeting to end abruptly Monday when he raised the chairman’s ire by referring to the LGBTQ+ community with the term “deviant sexuality.”