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The day after the Senate killed a major bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, Gov. Chris Sununu issued a news release Friday saying he supports legalization in the “right way” and outlined a path that could make it happen this session.
Attorney General John Formella sent out a press release Tuesday saying the state paid its first victim the maximum $1.5 million settlement from the $100 million fund set aside for victims of sexual and physical abuse they suffered as children under state custody at the Youth Development Center and other facilities.
Rockingham Superior Court Judge Daniel I. St. Hilaire dismissed Eric Spofford’s lawsuit on April 17, but gave him 30 days to amend his complaint to focus on allegations of actual malice on the part of NHPR.
The resident who died after an altercation with several corrections officers Saturday at the Secure Psychiatric Unit at state prison was Jason Rothe, 50, according to a news release issued Monday by Attorney General John Formella.
After an eight-month deliberative process, 21 nonprofit news outlets from around the US have signed a joint letter asking grantmaking foundations supporting the production of journalism for reforms to their funding strategies.
Eric Spofford has filed a motion seeking the recorded interviews with some of the sources that New Hampshire Public Radio used in reporting the story that he claims defamed him.
The defamation lawsuit Eric Spofford filed against New Hampshire Public Radio for a story accusing him of sexual misconduct has been dismissed, with the judge giving Spofford 30 days to amend his complaint to include allegations of “actual malice.”
Rochester Middle School was closed Friday due to what principal Ryan Gilpatrick called a “life safety situation” in a message to parents, according to Seacoastonline.
Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau is on paid administrative leave pending an internal inquiry, but no reasons have been made public.