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Senate Finance Approves a $14.5B Biennial Budget
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The Senate Finance Committee approved its proposed $14.47 billion operating budget Thursday which the Senate will vote on next week.
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The Senate Finance Committee approved its proposed $14.47 billion operating budget Thursday which the Senate will vote on next week.
The Senate agreed to kill a bill that would expand the definition of who can qualify for the education trust fund, saying the measure is part of the upcoming budget.
The Common Man Roadside Hooksett welcome centers on Interstate 93 got a five-year state contract extension on a 35-year lease Wednesday despite some concern by two Executive Councilors that they are looking too far down the road.
The Senate Finance Committee gave its approval to an estimated $15 billion two-year budget plan Tuesday that members will vote on June 8.
An attempt to set up legal adult cannabis sales under the thumb of the state liquor commission was abandoned Tuesday by the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee.
In an attempt to provide more funding for needy communities, the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday decided to add about $11.5 million to its new education funding program.
The Senate Finance Committee agreed to a seven-year reauthorization of the state’s Medicaid expansion program covering about 60,000 Granite Staters.
With 15 children waiting in hospital emergency rooms for mental health placement Friday, Gov. Chris Sununu and Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Weaver went to Hampstead to cut the ribbon on a new facility that will add 71 new beds when complete.
The Senate Finance Committee Friday approved a new education funding formula that would provide $2.08 billion in state aid for education.