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Despite concerns that it will “change the fabric of our state,” cannabis sales for adults in the 603 got one big step closer late Thursday night, after the Senate finalized support for a bill that largely fits the model Gov. Chris Sununu said he would support.
In a battle between Gov. Chris Sununu and the New Hampshire Hospital Association over uncompensated medical care and how much federal money in the future the hospitals will receive, the Senate passed House Bill 1593 Thursday which gives $6 million more to hospitals than the governor suggested.
The House of Representatives went into a 20-minute recess after a heated argument that sounded like a fight could break out any minute among some Republicans Wednesday over a bill related to gun background checks.
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.