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Another former state lawmaker – a Republican this time – is furious at the lack of information being made public about who knew what and when they knew former Republican Rep. Troy Merner wasn’t living in Lancaster or anywhere in his district as required by the New Hampshire Constitution.
Charging charities room rent for the up to 10 days a year they can partner with a gaming operator has no consistency, said the chair of the Commission to Study the Effect of Recent Changes Made to Charitable Gaming Laws, former Rep. Pat Abrami, R-Stratham.
State revenues for October continue their trend of being more than estimates, buoyed by business taxes, interest earned on federal money and large lottery jackpots.
A former lawmaker who has been fighting to get to the bottom of what officials knew and when they knew former Republican Rep. Troy Merner was illegally serving in the House because he no longer lived in Lancaster or any towns in his district says there is a cover up going on.
With concern for the retention of 1,731 police and firefighters across the state at stake, House and Senate leaders will seek more information and need at least another week to make a recommendation for their future retirement benefits package.
Nikki Haley’s supporters packed the Poor Boy’s Diner in Londonderry Thursday afternoon to hear the Republican presidential candidate speak, with Gov. Chris Sununu introducing her to the crowd.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., a self-described dark horse presidential candidate, was endorsed Tuesday by former Democratic New Hampshire House Speaker Steve Shurtleff of Penacook.
Saying it is time for a new generation to lead this nation, Minnesota 3rd District Congressman Dean Phillips, 54, filed to be on the New Hampshire Presidential Primary ballot as a Democrat on Friday, acknowledging he is a long-shot challenger to incumbent Joe Biden, 80.
Presidential campaign advisors and political experts will gather at New England College on October 28 to discuss their efforts to win the votes of New Hampshire’s Undeclared voters, a critical swing bloc that makes up almost 40 percent of NH’s registered voters.