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Despite the passage of two House bills to legalize cannabis for adult use, Gov. Kelly Ayotte is maintaining she continues to be opposed to it and says the people of the state know where she stands.
Members of the Executive Council and Gov. Kelly Ayotte raised concerns about the possible elimination of the State Council on the Arts Wednesday which funds grants for theaters and arts programs across the state that the council approves.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the revolving door for criminals returning to reoffend on New Hampshire streets was slammed shut when she signed a bail reform law Tuesday.
The doors to the New Hampshire State Library will remain open at least for now after a proposal to eliminate it was defeated from budget cutting deliberations on Tuesday.
Attorney General John Formella will continue in his capacity in a holdover status, Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Monday.
A move is underfoot in the Republican-led legislature to defund the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the State Library to save about $6 million in the next two years.
Residents of six Grafton County communities have lost representation of their freshman Republican Representative on a House Committee because he has been removed from it by Republican House leadership.
About 50 Mount Washington Valley residents concerned about the impacts of expected federal Medicaid cuts on their neighbors, made signs and bundled up against a cold wind to let their concerns be known, as Gov. Kelly Ayotte came through town to meet with mental health care providers to discuss budget cuts.
What at least one state Senator called the most consequential bill of the year to address relieving the state’s top issue – the affordable housing crisis – Senate Bill 84 passed the Senate Thursday on a vote of 13-10 with Republicans divided on the issue.