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New Hampshire’s Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Takes Effect Sept. 16
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New Hampshire becomes the 22nd state in the nation — and the last of the New England states — to eliminate the possibility of jail time for simple marijuana possession
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New Hampshire becomes the 22nd state in the nation — and the last of the New England states — to eliminate the possibility of jail time for simple marijuana possession
The White House announced the nomination late Tuesday in a press release that quickly sparked concern from transparency advocates about Trainor’s ideology and perceived bias to any FEC inquiry of Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
UPDATES to include Rep. Annie Kuster’s statement. Rep. Shea-Porter: “This decision is morally wrong and cruel. It also would hurt our economy, which is why a wide range of American businesses are speaking out. I agree with Speaker Paul Ryan: decisions about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be made by Congress.”
“We need to come together to win together,” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
InDepthNH.org celebrates our second anniversary by debuting Wayne D. King’s new column: The View from Rattlesnake Ridge: Ruminations of an Unabashed Optimist, an Environmental Patriot and a Radical Centrist. “It was Kurt Vonnegut, one of my favorite writers, who said that the United States needed a ‘Secretary of the Future.'”
CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY: Bill Shaheen, the husband of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has received no less than four promissory notes from Marcia Kimball, a Democratic party activist who owned a children’s clothing store in Florida.
OP-ED Allen Bouthillier: (Dolly McPhaul) does not represent the opinion of Northern New Hampshire, as a region. Governor Sununu has done a good job, taking into consideration, the opinions of all sides on this and many other issues. Dolly McPhaul should not get to choose the people the Governor listens to!
Dolly McPhaul: I would like to address Governor Sununu’s comments in an August 24, InDepthNH.org article. He stated people need to understand the permitting process for energy companies before making statements about Northern Pass.
STRAIGHT TALK: Regardless of political party, privacy rights are important to all of us, as they should be in a free country. We especially don’t want the government to be able to invade our privacy, to follow us around, or to potentially deny us our rights.