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The Executive Council will vote to approve or reject Shibinette at its regular meeting on Jan. 22.
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The Executive Council will vote to approve or reject Shibinette at its regular meeting on Jan. 22.
The “Red Flag” bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said since the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee first held a public hearing on the bill last spring, the state’s suicide and homicide rates have grown.
The Senate worked through 74 bills on the regular and consent calendar at breakneck speed sending many to interim study or outright killing them as inexpedient to legislate, finishing their work shortly after 1 p.m.
They would expand access to net metering, open new opportunities for clean energy development, and allow towns to better control their electric bills, Gov. Sununu said.
Nancy Martin of Warner, a member of the Friends of the Mink Hills said it would level the playing field and allow for more transparency.
In 2018, Thompson defeated an incumbent Republican in a GOP-leaning district to win his first term in the New Hampshire House.
Getting in front of as many people as possible, as well as influencing young people who perform a lot of the campaign tasks on the ground, is why many of the candidates will be in Manchester this week attending New England College’s College Convention 2020.
“We have always had a lot of fluctuation out there,” Raymond Buckley said, and with fewer than 40 days left to voting day, it will be an interesting few weeks here in New Hampshire.
Charles Eugene Cartier Jr., 81, was sentenced to 60 days at the House of Corrections, all suspended for one year on the condition of his good behavior. The Court also ordered Mr. Cartier pay a $1,000 fine with a penalty assessment of $240.