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CONCORD – State police were called to the State House Thursday after hundreds of pro-choice activists, public education supporters, disability rights groups, and climate change activists entered the building following an outdoor rally and demanded Gov. Chris Sununu veto the budget.
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.
“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.
Starting this Saturday, restaurants will ask patrons for contact information as the state continues to see an uptick in cases of COVID-19.
“Based on that review of the facts, neither the organizer nor the landowner acted in a reckless manner in complying with Emergency Order 63. No further action will occur with respect to the rally,” said Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards.
A merger between Concord Hospital and LRGHealthcare in Laconia, foreclosures, and abandoning seven miles of rail-trail between Bethlehem and Littleton to make it good for recreational use were among the issues discussed by the Governor and Executive Council on Wednesday.
An old adage for the New Hampshire Legislature is every two years lawmakers decide whether to take care of the elderly or the young, because the state cannot take care of both.
The test result is being shipped to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation but officials in New Hampshire are treating the illness as a presumptive first case of the Coronavirus in the state.
The council also voted to accept and expend a federal grant for $104,215 to purchase software and hire an employee to track rape kits.