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Brian Hawkins of NEA-NH speaks to the House Finance Committee Monday in opposition to House Bill 1690, which would transfer its nearly $200 million surplus to the state’s General Fund at the end of the biennium.
The genesis of HB 1629 is the case of Republican Rep. Troy Merner who was allowed to serve and vote last session, although he did not live in the district he represented.
The Elizabeth Gurley Flynn saga continues as lawyers for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources argued that the lawsuit over her Historic Highway Marker ought to be dismissed.
Portsmouth Police Lt. Eric Kinsman, the commander of the NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, speaks to the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee Wednesday about House Bill 1344, about enticing minors into sexual activity.
Three special elections to fill House seats in Rockingham and Coos County were decided Tuesday with two Republicans and one Democrat winning.
A bill that seeks to put guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence like the deepfake President Biden robocall before Tuesday’s Presidential Primary had a public hearing Wednesday.
The Associated Press called the Republican primary for former President Donald Trump and the Democratic race for President Joe Biden, via his write-in campaign, shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Anna Sventek, spokesman for the Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, said at about 2 p.m. that she could confirm several communities have requested extra Republican ballots.
Frank Davis, 82, is scheduled for a hearing in Hillsborough Superior Court — North in Manchester on April 22. That comes after missed deadlines forced Judge William Delker to re-issue the order for a competency evaluation late last year.