Homegrow Marijuana
Pot Bill Goes Up In Smoke in N.H. Senate
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CONCORD – A bill that would have allowed adults to possess up to three-quarters of an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home was killed in the Senate 15 to 9 on Thursday.
Affidavit Ballots
House Votes To Support Provisional Ballot Bill, Juvenile Law Changes
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The House has voted with the Senate to support an election law change related to identification for same-day voters, but it may face an uncertain future with Gov. Chris Sununu.
Affordable Housing
Council Tables Two Key Items on Sununu’s Agenda – Workforce Housing, Mental Health Hospitals
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Gov. Chris Sununu’s plan to create a rapid, statewide, $100 million fund to develop low- and moderate-income housing and another plan to address the state’s mental health crisis with a new hospital at Hampstead for children, both using federal one-time dollars, were tabled by the Executive Council Wednesday.
DUI Check Points
Senate Kills Bill to Provide Public Notice Prior to Border Patrol Checks
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The Senate killed a bill Thursday that would have required the federal government to notify the press and the public 24 hours before it plans a border check on roads within New Hampshire.
Politics
Municipal Officials Cite a Trail of Broken Promises on Retirement
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The state should live up to its promise and again pay a share of the retirement costs for municipal, school, and county employees, a Senate Committee was told Wednesday.
Budget
Republicans Seek to Eliminate Governor’s Family and Medical Leave Program
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The state’s not-yet-begun paid family and medical leave program is on the chopping block for some Republicans.
DMV
House Rejects Efforts To Ease Licensing Process for Immigrant Drivers
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The House killed two bills to allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses without the state’s current requirements.
Affordable Housing
Sununu Promises Veto On Senate Passed Congressional Map Redistricting
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Gov. Chris Sununu said he would veto redistricting maps for the state’s two congressional districts minutes after the Republican-controlled Senate voted with the House, 13-11, to adopt the House map.
abortion
House Returns To Representatives Hall For First Time In Two Years
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For the first time in two years, the New Hampshire House met in Representatives Hall and began by honoring long-time legislator and advocate Renny Cushing who died from cancer last week.