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Veteran corrections officer Claudia Cass, who was fired after she called attention to dangerously low staffing inside the men’s prison in Concord, got her case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Flanked by close to 100 law enforcement officials and a bipartisan group of elected officials from across the state, Gov. Kelly Ayotte called for the House to pass a bail reform bill Thursday to make New Hampshire a safer place.
Attorney General John M. Formella and Nashua Police Chief Kevin Rourke announce that Victor Rivera (age 49), of Nashua, New Hampshire has been sentenced for his Second-Degree Murders of Patricia Swett and Matthew Champagne on August 29, 2023.
From advancing efforts to create affordable housing and increasing public safety the Senate worked together in a bipartisan fashion to pass a number of bills Thursday.
Rep. Gregory Hill, R-Northfield, testified in favor of his resolution to declare the Supreme Court’s Claremont education funding decisions are not binding on the legislature Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee.
Resolution Would Make Claremont Education Funding Decisions Moot for Legislature
Several lawmakers seek to have the Superior Court judge in the ConVal School District education funding lawsuit impeached for his decision. House Resolution 7 would establish a committee to investigate whether there are grounds to impeach Judge David Ruoff and have it report back to the House in November.
Department of Corrections Assistant Commissioner Paul Raymond is out on leave, and the department isn’t saying why.
By a unanimous vote, a bill that would tax standing trees on woodlots and forests that are enrolled in carbon sequestration programs has passed the House Municipal and County Government Committee.
On a sunny Tuesday morning in November, Josh Abrams of Stoneham, Mass., entered the historic town hall in Warner. He walked into the office of Town Administrator Kathy Frenette carrying a camera.