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Gov. Chris Sununu said if it makes it to his desk, the current adult use cannabis legislation in play could be a national model of safety and wise implementation, if passed.
The Executive Council heard that the state expects a July 18 deadline for those wishing to bid on purchase of the former Laconia State School and approved a $2.3 million sole source contract with Khan Academy for digital learning content for students and teachers.
Pamela Smart, convicted of conspiracy to commit the 1990 murder of her husband and sentenced to life without parole, is seeking an opportunity for a commutation hearing before the state’s Executive Council, her lawyer confirmed Tuesday.
The woman who accused ex-state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn of domestic violence was investigated by the Attorney General’s Office for text messages she sent to the victim advocate about jury deliberations after his March mistrial.
Even though he died from a drug overdose last year, the federal malpractice lawsuit brought by NSC-131’s Leo Cullinan against Catholic Medical Center is still going. His brother, Jonathan Cullinan, took over the claims in November and is seeking millions of dollars from the Manchester hospital.
An adult male subject was fatally wounded. No officers have been physically injured.
Jon Stone never made it to the Laurie List as a police officer, the record of police with credibility problems, after he was fired 18 years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a teen and threatening rape and murder.
Gov. Sununu’s spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request asking if he will sign it into law.
The state of New Hampshire will not re-try former Democratic state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn on charges of simple assault and domestic violence, according to a news release Wednesday from Attorney General John Formella.