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House and Senate budget writers reached a compromise to allow current family planning contracts to continue while ensuring state money is not spent on abortion services.
Gov. Chris Sununu said he is ending the COVID-19 state of emergency in New Hampshire as of midnight on Friday and became emotional about the past year’s ordeal, the sacrifices made, and responded to charges that he has used the press conferences for political advantage.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services is informing consumers that Beech-Nut Nutrition has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal due to samples that tested above the FDA guidance level for naturally occurring inorganic arsenic.
The House of Representatives passed a bill that freezes the minimum wage for tipped employees, addressed several bills related to the state’s workforce housing crisis, and tackled an issue of municipal tax caps, during its second day of voting Friday at the NH Sportsplex in Bedford.
The House on Thursday voted down a proposal to essentially ban public and private entities from requiring vaccinations from employees and others, or to enter facilities or a condition for housing.
The House dealt a blow to one of the key Republican priorities, soundly defeating right-to-work legislation Thursday and then voting not to discuss the issue again during the remainder of the two-year session.
The federal government is clawing back some of the $600 million in CARES Act funds the state distributed to businesses last year, Gov. Chris Sununu announced Thursday at his regular press conference.
The House decided Thursday that state and local police should not enforce federal laws, regulations or presidential executive orders on firearms if there is not a corresponding state law.
CONCORD – The New Hampshire Executive Council agreed to a number of contracts Wednesday to help those facing homelessness or to improve housing stability.