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NH Senate Passes ‘Bathroom Bill,’ and Safe Haven Bill
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House Bill 396 which would permit classification of individuals based on biological sex including for certain bathrooms and correctional placement passed the Senate Wednesday.
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House Bill 396 which would permit classification of individuals based on biological sex including for certain bathrooms and correctional placement passed the Senate Wednesday.
The state Senate expanded eligibility for the Education Freedom Accounts Wednesday, helping more parents pay to send their kids to private and religious schools.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a bill which is much different than the one the House sent them with lots more state control and restrictions, as is requested by the governor.
New Hampshire agricultural growers could be able to have a piece of the action growing cannabis for the state after an amendment passed Tuesday in the Senate Finance Committee.
After 50 years in service to others at the State House, Democratic State Senator Lou D’Allesandro, 85, of Manchester announced he is retiring at the end of his term.
A small section of one the most popular hiking trails in the state has been closed for good while another trail is being rebuilt nearby on Mount Major as part of a long-term sustainability upgrade.
For the first time, legal, adult cannabis sales in New Hampshire were approved by the state Senate Thursday night, raising the potential for the state to set up as many as 15 state-run shops by 2025.
An end-of-life bill that would allow terminal individuals to self-administer medicine for suicide was sent to interim study by the state Senate Thursday.
The vote was 13-10 with Sen. Denise Ricciardi, R-Bedford excused from the vote, after suffering a medical event just prior to the roll call vote. She was conscious, witnesses said when she left the chambers with medical attention.