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Since the Attorney General’s Office began maintaining the Laurie list of dishonest police now known as the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule in March of 2017, a total of 14 redacted names have been confidentially removed, according to Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward.
A bill enhancing penalties on repeat drunk drivers who injure or kill others was signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu Monday, naming it after a deceased victim, Tyler Shaw.
Granite Staters gathered on the State House plaza for a family fun fest to advocate for investments in the care economy and implementation of family friendly policies like paid family and medical leave on Saturday.
As the state reported 310 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, and children and their families prepare for a return to school in the next few weeks, Gov. Chris Sununu pushed the need to get everyone who can to be fully vaccinated, warning that the fall could be a tough new chapter of the pandemic when people head indoors.
Several New Hampshire advocacy groups are calling for a fair, open, and transparent process to redraw the state’s political boundaries in light of the release of the 2020 census data Thursday.
A civil lawsuit against Casella Waste Systems, Inc., making its way through the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire since May 2018, will proceed after Judge Paul J. Barbadoro’s denial of the parties’ cross-motions seeking summary judgment.
Gov. Chris Sununu signed 30 bills into law Tuesday from the recently concluded 2021 legislative session ranging from environmental changes to making church essential services during a state of emergency.
Revenues for the first month of the 2022 fiscal year are ahead of estimates as the state’s traditional “sin taxes” bounce back from the pandemic.
Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed two bills that would have ended the state’s background check for handguns and used the federal database instead.