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New Hampshire could have commuter rail service connecting Nashua, Manchester and its airport with the MBTA line at Lowell, Mass., in the coming years as the Executive Council has approved a $5.4 million engineering and public outreach contract for the NH Capitol Corridor rail project.
Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update on the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines that arrived Monday, on how he is directing the last of the unspent CARES Act relief money, and took questions from the media at his weekly pandemic briefing on Thursday.
The Republican majority blocked attempts to hold lawmakers accountable for hate speech, to prohibit guns in Representatives Hall, to require training to prevent sexual harassment, unconscious bias, and creating a hostile work environment, and to mandate masks be worn at all House sessions, committee hearings or other gathering of members.
Gov. Chris Sununu spoke out against Dawn Johnson, the newly elected Laconia state representative who created a firestorm when she shared an article from a notorious neo-Nazi website.
Newly elected Republican state representative Dawn Johnson apologized for sharing a racist and anti-Semitic meme on social media, but she declined to answer questions Friday about her apparent Neo Nazi web browsing.
The first installment of the $46 million federal Department of Education grant, $10.1 million, was accepted on a 7-3 vote, not surprisingly down party lines.
COVID-19 may be surging in New Hampshire, but it is having a marginal effect on state revenues which continue to perform better than budget writers anticipated.
A member of the Governor’s Office tested positive for COVID-19. The individual has not been in the office since Wednesday of last week, and is feeling fine.
Following his election, Speaker of the House Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) announced the appointments of Rep. Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) and Rep. Kim Rice (R-Hudson) as Deputy Speaker and Speaker Pro-Tem respectively.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced shortening COVID-19 quarantine time, criticized House Republican leaders for lack of transparency related to exposure to the virus Nov. 20, and outlined how the state will prioritize the first shipments of vaccine when they arrive in a matter of days.
