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Dems Blast Sununu’s Veto of Paid Family and Medical Leave
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BIA President Jim Roche said: “We thank Governor Sununu for his veto of Senate Bill 1.”
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BIA President Jim Roche said: “We thank Governor Sununu for his veto of Senate Bill 1.”
Senate Bill 1 would allow employees up to 12 weeks leave from work at 60 percent of pay.
Marijuana in the spotlight in Concord, along with the Medicaid work requirement, mental health and child protection.
” …Democrat Governors Lynch and Hassan were right to oppose full-blown legalization when discussed and proposed during their administrations, and Governor Sununu is right to oppose it now.”
The committee heard half of the speakers in three hours and agreed to reconvene on May 7 at 9 a.m.
Hillsborough (36), Strafford (17), Rockingham (10), Merrimack (10), Cheshire (2), Grafton (2), Sullivan (1) and Carroll (1) Counties. One person from Merrimack County has died.
Today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 726-FN as amended, which would establish a secure forensic psychiatric hospital advisory council and make an appropriation for a new forensic hospital.
The two people who died were adults, one over the age of 65.
The House’s budget spends about $300 million more than the $5.1 billion budget proposed by Gov. Chris Sununu with much of the additional money spent on education.