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A superior court judge has dismissed two consolidated lawsuits challenging the state’s new “affidavit ballot” law which essentially creates a provisional ballot for voters who register to vote without sufficient documents.
State revenues for October continue their trend of being more than estimates, buoyed by business taxes, interest earned on federal money and large lottery jackpots.
A proposed 1,200-megawatt transmission line through Vermont and New Hampshire has been included in a federal program to improve the nation’s electric grid.
For many, the most important was House Bill 142 which would have granted the Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin two more years to find a solution to an on-going problem almost since the day it opened.
The legislature made quick work of Gov. Chris Sununu’s nine vetoes Thursday, sustaining all nine, although the House overrode one of the governor’s vetoes, but not the one for the Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin.
Prentiss was also concerned about conflict of interest for lawmakers who may financially benefit from the EFA program as the eligibility limits go up as is being proposed again this upcoming session.
Attorneys for Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn claim state regulators keep moving the goalposts as they attempt to prepare for an administrative hearing to determine if he is unsuitable to hold a charitable gaming license.
Lawmakers will return to Concord Thursday to deal with some unfinished business from this year’s session, Gov. Chris Sununu’s nine vetoes of bills passed by the legislature.
In three years, the enrollment in the Education Freedom Account program has grown 158 percent, while the cost has increased 174 percent in figures released this week by the Department of Education.