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Cannabis Legalization Gets Initial Approval From N.H. House
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By a nearly two-to-one majority, the House Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults.
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By a nearly two-to-one majority, the House Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults.
The plaintiffs in a suit claiming the Executive Council and state Senate districts were unconstitutionally and unlawfully gerrymandered to give Republicans a significant advantage have appealed a lower court ruling dismissing the case.
A superior court judge Wednesday dismissed a challenge to new Executive Council and State Senate districts citing the constitutional independence of the three branches of government and no specific constitutional prohibition on gerrymandering.
CONCORD – A bill that would have allowed adults to possess up to three-quarters of an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home was killed in the Senate 15 to 9 on Thursday.
New Hampshire is projected to receive $545 million in new federal funds from the federal bill for highway and bridge work and other transportation infrastructure like airports and bus service.
Gov. Chris Sununu said he would veto redistricting maps for the state’s two congressional districts minutes after the Republican-controlled Senate voted with the House, 13-11, to adopt the House map.
Here’s how to upload written testimony to the House and register for or against bills to the Senate.
The opening of the 2021 legislative session Wednesday for the Senate and House was like night and day.
267 former aides who worked for four congressional committees pivotal in approving new healthcare legislation are registered lobbyists for clients from the health sector or health insurance industry, according to the Center for Responsive Politics’ analysis of Senate lobbying data.