With the 2018 session of the General Court winding down, the House and Senate shift into overdrive strategizing to ensure their position prevails before they go home to face their constituents. Which pieces of legislation are going down?
Business & Economy
OPINION: NH House Should Vote For Right-to-Know Ombudsman Bill
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SB 555 will establish an Ombudsman to resolve Right to Know grievances and reduce the burden and costs for: Citizens, Courts, Public agencies & bodies.
Jury Adds $80M Punitive Damages; Totals $117M Against Johnson & Johnson, Imerys
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A New Jersey jury On Wednesday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its main talc supplier to pay $80 million in punitive damages to a mesothelioma victim who claimed he contracted the asbestos-related cancer from years of using Johnson’s baby powder.
Courts & Corrections
AG Investigating Two Claremont Police Officers
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Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that the Attorney General’s Office has
opened a criminal investigation into the conduct of Ian Kibbe and Mark Burch of the Claremont Police Department.
Courts & Corrections
Sen. Avard Compares Secure Psychiatric Unit At State Prison To ‘Horror Movie’
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CONCORD – Criticism mounted against the Secure Psychiatric Unit at NH State Prison for Men Tuesday as members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard complaints about the lack of treatment there.
NH Disability Rights Center Monitoring Complaints Against Secure Psychiatric Unit
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CONCORD – The Disability Rights Center is monitoring the rights and safety of individuals with mental illness who are locked up at the Secure Psychiatric Unit at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men, according to DRC staff attorney Andrew Milne.
AG Investigates How Effingham’s Ballots Disappeared Before Town Elections
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The attorney general’s office is investigating how the town of Effingham’s ballots disappeared before voting took place on snowy March 13 election day.
Courts & Corrections
Transgender Patient Released After Revoking Insanity Plea And Pleading Guilty to Crimes
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MANCHESTER – Kevin “Kelly” Gearhart was released to the street on Wednesday after Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Gillian Abramson vacated Gearhart’s not guilty by reason of insanity plea and accepted guilty pleas to criminal offenses instead.
Courts & Corrections
Transgender Patient: Vacate My Insanity Plea Because No Help at Secure Psychiatric Unit
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CONCORD – Kevin “Kelly” Gearhart has asked Judge Marguerite Wageling for a quick ruling on Gearhart’s claims that the Secure Psychiatric Unit doesn’t provide appropriate mental health care hoping a ruling will also help other patients and inmates.
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Fight To Know Why AG Tried To Remove County Attorney Four Years Ago Still in Court
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SUNSHINE WEEK: It’s been more than four years since then-Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams was locked out of his office amid allegations of an ethical violation, financial mismanagement and gender discrimination, accusations that were ultimately never proven or even argued in court.