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The so-called “parental bill of rights,” which opponents say targets LGBTQ youth by compelling schools to tell parents when asked about their child’s sexual identity at school, will go to the House floor, likely next Thursday without a recommendation.
Ratepayers, along with new offshore wind and hydropower, could benefit from a bill, SB 54, that is making its way through the legislature to allow companies to enter long-term contracts.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard six cannabis bills Thursday including one in which the state would sell it at liquor stores and tax the wholesale price of the drug at 12.5 percent.
In a packed Representatives Hall, opponents and supporters of the Parental Bill of Rights in Education testified on whether Senate Bill 272 would harm or help children and their parents.
Women across New Hampshire were urged to contact their legislators and the governor on the need to protect abortion rights in New Hampshire after political losses in the state Senate last week and a federal court ruling now threatening access to abortion medication.
Gov. Chris Sununu is traveling to Indianapolis, Indiana, Friday to deliver remarks at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting prompting criticism from Democrats.
On partisan lines, two bills related to abortion protections were voted down in the state Senate Thursday 14-10 with all Republicans opposing the legislation.
House Bill 56, would ask the Department of Environmental Services to determine a safe distance but Republicans said they prefer Senate Bill 61, which has passed in the Senate and is being now considered in the House. It sets up a study and directs funding to hire an outside firm to figure that out.
Addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the state, the first InvestNH contracts were approved for six municipalities working on improving the permitting process and making room for new housing by the demolition of dilapidated buildings in their communities.