Education
State is looking for a new parks director
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Despite a hiring freeze in state government, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said this week she will fill a recent vacancy as director of state parks.
Courts & Corrections
Senate Passes Bills on Affordable Housing, Public Safety and Sanctuary Cities
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From advancing efforts to create affordable housing and increasing public safety the Senate worked together in a bipartisan fashion to pass a number of bills Thursday.
Health & Mental Health
House Bills Would Sunset Some Vaccines and Increase Religious Exemptions
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At a time when childhood immunization rates are declining nationally and Texas is
experiencing a serious measles outbreak, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee heard testimony Wednesday on two vaccine bills.
Education
From Bullying to Sports to Mandatory School Disclosure, Senate Panel Gets an Earful
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The Senate Education Committee had a full meeting with three hearings, Tuesday on three different matters including a bill that would require high school and college sports teams to be expressly designated as male or female and also would create a cause of action for those harmed by others who intentionally enter the wrong locker room from their birth sex.
Health & Mental Health
Meet ‘Winni’ State’s First Comfort Dog at Department of Safety E-9-1-1
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She will help support the state’s Emergency 9-1-1 telecommunicators and staff in their high-stress work, as part of a public-private partnership praised by Gov. Kelly Ayotte.
Business & Economy
Taxing Standing Trees in Carbon Programs Gets Thumbs Up From Committee
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By a unanimous vote, a bill that would tax standing trees on woodlots and forests that are enrolled in carbon sequestration programs has passed the House Municipal and County Government Committee.
Business & Economy
Ayotte and Family Visit Mount Washington in Winter
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte, her husband and son visited a wintery scene at Mount Washington State Park on its 6,288-foot summit Friday and learned about all that is going on atop the rock pile when the wind is gusting close to 100 miles per hour.
Bald’s Op-Ed on Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Stirs Passions on Carbon Programs
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Looking out on the snowy landscape this week, Coos County Administrator Brady couldn’t help but lament that this sort of weather is perfect for timber tax revenues, but like maple sap, they are dripping in rather than gushing in.
Ayotte Lauds Committee Backing Bail Reform Bill, Talks with Press About Budget
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A bail reform measure in the legislature that Gov. Kelly Ayotte has been asking lawmakers for moved one step closer to her desk Wednesday when the House Criminal Justice and Safety Committee voted in favor of its passage.