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The bill would limit wakeboard operation to at least 500 feet from shore, in depths of water of at least 20 feet and on bodies of water greater than 50 contiguous acres in size.
Gov. Chris Sununu said he is disappointed the plug has been pulled on a proposed 1,200 megawatt bi-directional transmission project which would have brought Canadian hydro power to New England through New Hampshire and Vermont.
The $8 Million program, developed in collaboration with staff from UNH Cooperative Extension, is designed to help New Hampshire Farmers who suffered significant crop losses as a result of extreme weather conditions which negatively impacted farms during 2023.
As part of the state’s planning, the Joint Information Center (JIC) will be activated starting Thursday, February 29, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A minimum wage bill which would have increased pay up to $17 an hour by 2029, did not pass the House of Representatives Thursday nor did a so-called “right-to-work” bill.
The North Country’s Executive Councilor, Republican Joe Kenney, is calling for legislation in response to a spate of serious and in some cases deadly crashes involving snowmobile rentals.
The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee acted on requests to spend about $32 million of the funds that were reallocated from earlier projects where the money was not needed.
In his last State of the State Address, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in good shape, and though the envy of others, lawmakers should not take this for granted.
A plan by a former Dartmouth computer science professor to regulate state agencies’ use of artificial intelligence met opposition from the head of the state information technology department saying more flexibility is needed.