Anti-Vax Protests

Council Republicans Reject $27M Federal Vaccine Contracts; Some Arrests

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At a heavily attended meeting that saw the arrest of eight anti-vax mandate protesters, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to reject two controversial federal contracts to build out the state’s vaccine program and get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 through regional health networks. It makes New Hampshire the only state in the nation to reject such funding.

Politics

Committee Prepares Recommendations On Virtual Meetings

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CONCORD — The committee established to review how municipal bodies might conduct virtual meetings has arrived at a consensus on how such meetings might occur, and is preparing draft recommendations to review at its next meeting, on Oct. 20.

COVID

NH Leaders Divided Along Party Lines On Biden’s Vaccination Mandates

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Among the rules are requirements that employers offer paid time off for workers to get vaccinated and a requirement that all employers with more than 100 employees to make sure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly, which will apply to about 100 million American workers.

abortion

State’s New Biennium Budget Passes Largely Down Party Lines

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Democrats said it would increase property taxes, invade a woman’s privacy, and prevent teaching about racism while failing to pay for the social services desperately needed as the state’s residents come out of the pandemic, like homelessness.