One bill looks at whether the state should set up a study committee to look at the idea of creating a citizens review board for police-involved shootings.
Business & Economy
Sununu Backs Feltes’ Bill To Import Prescription Drugs From Canada
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State Sen. Dan Feltes said: “Skyrocketing prescription drug prices are crushing Granite State families.”
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Media Testifies Against Bill Requiring Online Criminal Story Updates
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If the media fails to do so immediately after written notification, it “shall result in the liability of the New Hampshire news media organization for any damages incurred by the person caused by such failure,” the bill states.
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Committee Hears Bill To Tax Electronics To Fund Education in NH
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Public education needs more money and taxing electronic products at 4.3 percent would help fill the void, the House Ways and Means Committee was told Wednesday.
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Counterfeits Hit Home: Consumers Are Being Foiled by Fake Water Filters
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Refrigerator filters are an attractive target for unscrupulous sellers looking to make a quick buck.
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Soucy Introduces 8th Bill to Raise NH’s Minimum Wage
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Martin Toe of Manchester said it is wrong for people to have to work three jobs just to make enough to live.
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Committee Backs Bill Setting Maximum PFAS Levels For Drinking Water
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As amended, the bill would set state PFAS maximum contaminant levels at the same levels recommended by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services in 2019.
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House Backs Minimum Wage Hike, Limits Plastics, and Tables OHRV Bill
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“Rather than embracing the successful policies of Republican leadership, Democrats seem content to repeatedly try to undermine New Hampshire’s economic progress by mandating a 100% wage hike for some,” said House Republican Leader Dick Hinch.
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NH House Approves Controversial ‘Red Flag’ Bill First Day Back
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The “Red Flag” bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said since the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee first held a public hearing on the bill last spring, the state’s suicide and homicide rates have grown.
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Senate Backs Net Metering, Redistricting Commission and Raising Tobacco Use Age
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The Senate worked through 74 bills on the regular and consent calendar at breakneck speed sending many to interim study or outright killing them as inexpedient to legislate, finishing their work shortly after 1 p.m.