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Refusing to bend to any of the amendments brought by Democrats, the Republican-controlled Senate passed a $15.7 billion budget Thursday which is bound to head to negotiations with the House of Representatives.
Two identical parental rights bills are headed to the governor for her expected signature after votes in the House and Senate Thursday.
The state’s Executive Council approved $5 million from the Housing Champion Grant Program to 11 designated recipients to improve infrastructure and build affordable housing units across the state.
Along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday to pass its version of a budget for the next two years at about $16 billion despite Democratic concerns that it does not meet the needs of the citizens of the state who are just trying to get by.
Children who are the victims of war in Ukraine got some help in a last-minute fundraiser on their behalf Monday night in which the singers of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum lent their youthful voices to the cause after having to cancel events in Canada due to this nation’s political climate.
First responders who were hired in the state since 2011 have been pushing hard to change back the terms of their retirement plan and Monday moved one step forward when the Senate Finance Committee agreed to an amendment to the House budget which will delay payments by six months.
Onboard diagnostic testing for vehicles and air quality provisions would be eliminated from state vehicle inspections by 2027, and for the first three years of a new car’s life, it could skip motor vehicle inspections entirely under an amendment to the budget agreed to Friday by the Senate Finance Committee.
Better financial news for the University System of New Hampshire, communities impacted by PFAS contamination and the arts came out of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday compared to House budget actions.
The 102nd Laconia Motorcycle Week is coming up June 14-22 and it could be a real indicator of where Canadian travel stands for the summer season.