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Opening the initial hearings on the 2022-2023 biennial budget Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in a far better position than envisioned last spring in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
There are things we can accomplish as a minority. If the caucus holds together, and if everyone shows up to vote, we need only 14 Republican votes to prevail.
The Attorney General’s Office said it received “extensive entries” on its election hotline for public complaints and official concerns during Tuesday’s election so it will take a month to review them for public release.
A record turnout, new voters, coattails and a return of Trump backers who sat out the 2018 election produced a mixed bag of results for the state’s two political parties Tuesday.
The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 120 new positive test results for COVID-19 Wednesday and one new death, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.0%.
“It is safe to say” Republicans have taken the state House, Senate and Executive Council majorities, Secretary of State William Gardner said late Wednesday morning.
It is possible that New Hampshire could have its first-ever female majority on the five-member state Executive Council.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, is facing backlash for the lack of a second round of stimulus as she tours the state in the last few days before the election.
The state Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday seeking an advisory opinion on whether the House of Representatives can meet remotely instead of at the State House because of the pandemic.