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Legislation seeking to greater restrict landfills, halting permitting, banning out-of-state waste or using scientific measures to determine their locations, was largely trashed by the Senate Wednesday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended passage of an adult use cannabis bill on a 3-2 vote which now goes before the full 24-member Senate after being amended in form from the House.
The 24-member state Senate has never passed an adult-use cannabis sales bill before but that could change in the next ten days as an amended House version, which addresses the governor’s priorities, is considered.
State revenues rebounded in one of the biggest months for collections during the fiscal year — April — returning $38.2 million more than the revenue plan for fiscal year 2024, and $6.1 million more than a year ago.
The House Thursday initially approved changes to the Youth Detention Center settlement fund that officials believe will make the program more attractive to the victims and increase settlements.
Bonnie Sitomer, who says she was a victim of sexual assault by a former North Conway counselor, sat in the gallery of the state Senate Thursday as it passed a bill she helped along that forces stricter rules for violent felons who want to change their names and try to erase their past.
The Executive Council approved $1 million for OHRV trail repairs and $1 million for cyanobacteria prevention in state waters during its meeting Wednesday.
The union representing hundreds of Dartmouth College graduate student-workers says it will go on strike Wednesday, May 1 after eight months of bargaining and what the union calls the college administration’s “grossly inadequate” responses to union proposals.
The state is looking to a new plan for the future of the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, with increased funding needed to keep the asset transporting tourists and skiers in Franconia Notch State Park.