The House voted to initially approve a bill to protect older vulnerable adults from exploitation Wednesday.
Courts & Corrections
Lawmakers Mull Ending Statute of Limitations on Sexual Assault Civil Cases
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“The damage done by sexual assault never truly goes away,” Sen. Martha Fuller Clark said.
News
Sununu Touts ‘Banner Year’ in State of the State Address
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Republican Gov. Chris Sununu touted his past successes and set goals for the future in his annual State of the State address as Democrats were quick to criticize and state employees picketed in front of the State House on Thursday.
Business & Economy
Police Chiefs Oppose Bill To Sell Pot in Liquor Stores
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House Bill 1663 would legalize retail marijuana sales as surrounding states have done but would not allow advertising or other enticements.
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Senate President Introduces Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission
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“In 2017, New Hampshire saw a record number of deaths by drug overdose,” Soucy said. “That number has thankfully begun to decline as we have increased state funding for substance use disorder treatment and enacted legislation aimed at ending the opioid epidemic. “
News
Bernie Beats Buttigieg, Klobuchar Finishes Third
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“Let me say tonight that this victory here is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump,” Sanders said, calling him “the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country.”
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Windsor’s Oak Voting Machine Still Works After Only 130 Years (Eat Your Heart Out Iowa)
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Just an oak ballot box that since 1892 has been collecting the paper ballots on election day with a hand crank. Yup, it’s still used today. Then the ballots are counted by hand.
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And They’re Off …
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Editor’s note: Paula Tracy, Wayne D. King, Jeffrey Hastings and Nancy West are on the trail. This story will be updated so send your Primary photos along to nancywestnews@gmail.com
Education
Panel Reviews Court Rulings In Search of Fair Plan To Fund NH Schools
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Solicitor General Daniel Will and attorney John Tobin of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project, and one of the original attorneys in the Claremont education lawsuit, presented different pictures of what led to the original decision.
Business & Economy
Sununu Vetoes Net Metering Bill; Dems Accuse Him of Going Back on His Word
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“The proponents of this bill claim to have made a compromise, when in fact it still would result in hundreds of millions of dollars in higher electric rates for our citizens,” Gov. Sununu said in his veto message.