The grind-it-out side of public policy occupied me this morning, as I went to the State House to listen to a subcommittee patiently work out the language of a bill. That done, I walked outside to see what was up on the State House plaza.
And my day was made. | More…
Less than a month after decriminalizing marijuana, legislators and lobbyists have begun open discussions on the potential legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire.
The General Court’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety subcommittee work session met on Wednesday morning to discuss HB 656. Sponsored by Rep. Glen Aldrich, R-Gilford, the bill would legalize and regulate the recreational use and sale of marijuana in the Granite State. | More…
During a wide-ranging speech in Bedford Wednesday morning, Governor Chris Sununu touched on Washington politics, President Trump, health care, millennials, and, almost as an afterthought, confirmed he’s running for re-election in 2018. | More…
DERRY — The Salvation Army is inviting the public to its eighth annual Chili-Chowder Cook-off from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at MacGregor Park, 64 E. Broadway.
The cook-off offers an opportunity to taste a variety of chili and chowder recipes prepared by the restaurants in town, including Granite State LunchBox, La Carreta, California Grille, Rig A Tony’s, Brooklyn Bagel, Heritage Restaurant, Amphora and Halligans Tavern. | More…
Concord, N.H.— Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Michael J. Soto-Hernandez, 26, a/k/a “Quajo,” previously of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced on Tuesday to 40 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl in Manchester in 2016. | More…
Franklin became the first municipality in the state to approve the gambling game keno during a citywide election in Franklin on Tuesday. It passed in all three wards with about 60 percent of the vote.
New Hampshire Lottery officials said last August that eight locations in Franklin have liquor licenses that qualified them to allow keno, which is similar to an electronic form of bingo. *| More…
One of the dozen Manchester VA whistleblowers has announced his candidacy for Congress. Stewart Levenson says he will challenge Democrat Annie Kuster in New Hampshire’s second district as a Republican.
He and other doctors came forward last summer with allegations of leadership failures at the Manchester VA that resulted in patient harm. | More…
(…) The reason the American people are not willing to elect representatives to repeal some of their Second Amendment rights is because we’re not willing to do that, not because the NRA is bribing people. It’s amazing: Democrats never make this argument about unions that give tons of cash to Democrats, that unions are bribing people, but they make this argument about the NRA that is not actively bribing people. | More…
SAU 55 has just distributed its proposed budget, less than 6 hours before board members are supposed to deliberate it.
Remember, the public has no way to modify this budget once your elected officials on the SAU board approve it. | More…
An Elgin school board member defended comments she made on her personal Facebook page supporting NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem and equating the American flag with toilet paper.
School District U46 board member Traci O’Neal Ellis wrote “that flag means nothing more than toilet paper to me” in a post that was shared online. | More…
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