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Hundreds of community members braved the cold and snowy weather on Saturday afternoon at town hall to protest the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway.
About a dozen people protested House Bills that would permit classification of people based on biological sex under certain circumstances, and restrict the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex Friday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing at Granite Place.
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing Tuesday for House Bill 1726, which would direct state agencies to identify and dispose of surplus property for the development of affordable housing units.
Steven Tendo, the Ugandan pastor and asylum-seeker who was living and working in Vermont but is now being held by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Strafford County Jail, was initially denied medication by the facility, though things are getting better there, according to his attorney Christopher Worth.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the State House on Sunday for a “Not My Presidents Day Rally” hosted by NH 50501, to voice concerns about the Trump Administration’s agenda and actions taken by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) locally and nationally,
Another public hearing was held Thursday morning at the State House for House Bill 121, regarding school district financial requirements and district probation processes.
The House Environment and Agricultural Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday for House Bill 1138, which aims to limit the placement of out-of-state waste going into landfills in New Hampshire.
The House Education Committee continued its public hearing Tuesday on House Bill 1121, which seeks to define the cost of an adequate education for students attending schools throughout the state.
Senior Class President Deems Brant said the group joined with students from the University of New Hampshire at Durham Community Church before marching down Main Street. More than 400 young advocates took part in the cause, according to Brant.