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Crowded Hearings, Divided Opinions On Proposed Gun Legislation
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For hours, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bills after similarly packed public hearings in the House during the winter.
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For hours, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bills after similarly packed public hearings in the House during the winter.
On May 1st, the Laura Lee Vigor Garden will be open all day. We will gather at five thirty and there will be a ribbon cutting at 6 p.m.
This session has been marred by disorganization, partisanship, and rushed, heavy-handed policy.
The Laurie List now includes 264 redacted names, up from 153 a year ago.
What am I wearing? Why am I wearing black socks with white sneakers?
Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C. See more of Mike Marland’s NH politics webcomic here. InDepthNH.org takes no position on politics, but welcomes diverse opinions.
Listen as Maggie Cassidy, Mark Guerringue, Charlie Jordan and Nancy West join Laura Knoy Monday at 9 a.m.
The Medical Examiner has determined that the cause of Wilfred Guzman’s death was blunt and sharp force injury to the head, and the manner of death was homicide.
“The fact that it is such a surprise has really taken people here off guard,” Sen. Jeb Bradley said.
Solicitor General Daniel Will and ACLU-NH legal director Gilles Bissonnette disagree about what Judge Temple’s order actually says.
House Bill 480, was heard by the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday after easily clearing the House on a vote of 269-82 on March 19.
Come tour the State House for its Bicentennial Celebration.
“Mr. (Hassan) Sapry was last seen in the area of Pleasant Street in Laconia on Tuesday afternoon and is believed to be on foot. Mr. Sapry is considered to be dangerous and should not be approached.”
“New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen is gleefully calling for out-of-state Democrat candidates for President to push for voting rights for out-of-state voters here in New Hampshire.”
” …Democrat Governors Lynch and Hassan were right to oppose full-blown legalization when discussed and proposed during their administrations, and Governor Sununu is right to oppose it now.”
A House committee wants to create a fund that would pay for the care of seized animals in abuse cases.
NH Senate budget hearings will be in the State House May 7 and Manchester City Hall May 8.
The legislation is the product of the Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission, whose final report was released in 2016; it passed the Senate in March.
This legislation would codify into state law protections for people with preexisting conditions and essential health benefits.
The Senate wants to wait and see what the House does with its bill banning discrimination in public schools before moving forward with a similar House-passed bill.