Government
Lawmakers back $12 minimum wage, suicide prevention in schools
New Hampshire lawmakers voted March 14 on legislation dealing with minimum wage, education funding, sexual harassment and more. READ MORE
Articles by Paula Tracy
Government
House passes partisan-battle tax bills and more to beat today’s deadline
Up against Thursday’s deadline to move bills on to their next committee assignments, members of the House of Representatives voted on more than 20 bills including halting reductions in the business profits and enterprise tax. READ MORE
Government
Death penalty hearing testimony: Don’t put ‘blood on our hands’
A bill to kill the death penalty in New Hampshire brought out a crowd of close to 200 people who overwhelmingly spoke in support of the measure.
Government
Proposed gun limits in schools stir passionate debate at hearings
A series of house bills that would limit gun possession in schools and close a loophole for sales at gun shows attracted more than 100 gun rights advocates to the State House Wednesday, demanding legislators reject all measures. READ MORE
Government
Big turnout for bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire
A bill that would legalize, tax and regulate adult use of marijuana in the Granite State was heard before a crowd of more than 200 people in Representatives Hall on Tuesday. READ MORE
Business
Balsams developer Les Otten: ‘I want to put people back to work’
Advocates for the $170 million redevelopment of the Balsams Resort in Dixville Notch asked the legislature for a new law Tuesday that could be key to moving the project forward. READ MORE
Government
NH Troopers Association opposes bill to open police discipline files
Det. Sgt. Marc Beaudoin, president of the New Hampshire Troopers Association, said there would be “unintended consequences” of opening an entire personnel file to the public because other officers who witness misconduct are compelled to answer questions or lose their job. READ MORE
