News
No Deal Yet on Legal Weed Sales, Senate Wants To Keep Franchise Fee at 15%
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There is no consensus yet on legalizing weed in the 603 but it is coming down to the wire Thursday and the focus is narrowed.
Business & Economy
House Conferees Say They’ll Agree to Senate Cannabis Bill with Four Changes
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House conferees on legalizing adult cannabis sales said Tuesday they would agree to the Senate’s version of the bill with four changes, including the decriminalization level and implementation date for those who possess to be upon passage.
Business & Economy
Select Lawmakers Back in Concord This Week to Finish Up Bills, Including Cannabis
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With more than 60 bills this session still alive – including legal adult cannabis sales – select lawmakers came to Concord Monday to see if they could make deals across chambers with the clock ticking towards Thursday at 4 p.m., the deadline for a deal.
Health & Mental Health
Cannabis Bill Supporters Remain Hopeful Something Will Pass This Session
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Adult cannabis legalization supporters are voicing optimism that a negotiated bill between House and Senate conferees could lead to passage this session despite a lack of concurrence between the two chambers on the bill.
Business & Economy
Coos Commissioners Want 3 Public Sessions on Carbon Credit Impacts On Logging
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The forest culture of the state, honored for generations, “will be dead and we will become outsiders to our own forest” if a “carbon first” culture replaces it, the Coös County Commissioners said in a letter to state officials.
Politics
Shaheen Talks Lake Water Quality With Advocates on Lake Winnipesaukee
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Advocates for improved lake water quality were on Lake Winnipesaukee with U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, Thursday who came to learn about threats, challenges and what federal dollars she secured are doing to keep the water clear.
Business & Economy
House Rejects Senate Version of Legal Weed, Supports a Committee of Conference
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New Hampshire will now have a committee of conference between the House and Senate to determine if the Granite State will become the 25th state to legalize recreational adult cannabis sales.
Business & Economy
Council Approves Funds To Offer State Employment To Hampstead Hospital Workers
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Mental health nurses, social workers and administrative staff at the new state Hampstead Hospital for youth can become state employees after the Executive Council created a new expenditure class of more than $17 million to bring them into the fold on Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Summer Is Off To a Bad Start for Cyanobacteria in NH Waters
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It is not even technically summer yet, but it is starting out as a bad season for cyanobacteria with the state’s earliest warnings ever on record and four lakes already on lists this week.