Posts by Nancy West
Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed three gun violence prevention bills, minimum wage legislation, a redistricting commission and other legislation on Friday that were all close to the hearts of Democratic lawmakers.
There will be no action taken in the Senate this session on a bill to legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana after the Senate voted Thursday to re-refer marijuana legalization legislation to committee.
“I am deeply disappointed with the governor’s decision to veto paid family and medical leave, a program the vast majority of Granite Staters support because it’s good for families and it’s good for businesses.” – Sen. President Donna Soucy, D-Manchester
With the city’s upcoming budget, Berlin will need to eliminate two police officers, two firefighters, and a public works employee, among other cost-cutting measures, which also include the town having to close an elementary school.
Judge Charles Temple ruled April 23 that the Laurie List of police with credibility issues is not confidential, but Solicitor General Daniel E. Will declined to release an unredacted copy, saying the order isn’t final.
Rep. Douglas Ley, D-Jaffrey, recited the Golden Rule in his call for civility to be returned to the State Housel
In the petition, ConVal said the state must provide ConVal with base adequacy funding of $22,164,318.40 ($10,843.60 per pupil x 2,044 pupils) to meet its constitutional obligations for the 2019 fiscal year.
By a close vote of 10 to 9, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee gave a thumbs up to House Bill 481 that would legalize the use of marijuana for people aged 21 and older.
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee essentially killed proposed legislation that would have removed the legal authority for a law enforcement officer to use deadly force in effecting an arrest.
The state didn’t conduct reviews of child fatalities last year because the Division for Children Youth and Families had no policy in place to allow the child advocate to observe the process, which is considered critical in learning how to avoid future child deaths.