Legal cannabis sales in NH clear Senate, but will it become law?
House Bill 1633 passed 14-9 after hours of debate that included several amendments being introduced on the floor
Author: Margie Cullen/Portsmouth Herald
NH bars likely to face tougher penalties for overserving: Here’s how new law would work
HB 279 would increase maximum penalties, license suspension for first and second offense of overserving alcohol to visibility intoxicated individuals
2 a.m. last call in NH? At least one Portsmouth bar owner says, ‘I’m all for it’
The streets of Portsmouth could become a lot livelier into the wee hours of the morning if a bill to extend last call for alcohol to 2 a.m. becomes law. However, owners of downtown establishments in Portsmouth have mixed opinions on the possibility.
Retail marijuana bill advances in New Hampshire House
A model for how recreational marijuana would be sold if it is legalized in New Hampshire was approved in the House Finance Committee on April 2, but the conflict over it is far from resolved.
Bill to ban transgender girls from NH girls sports debated by lawmakers
Bills follow in the wake of a bill the House passed to ban gender-affirming care for minors in early January
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NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad
There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.
New Hampshire cannot be ‘controlled’
In a recent ad, a candidate for Congress claimed that “two families have controlled New Hampshire politics for the last several decades,” or something to that effect. That rather curious claim referred to the alleged dominance of New Hampshire politics by the Shaheen and Sununu families. The notion that any family has or could dominate New Hampshire politics has to be dismissed.
Manufactured homes in single-family neighborhoods?
Webinar panel discusses far-reaching consequences of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation that seeks to address the lack of supply in the Granite State and across the country
It's Worth Knowing: The Canadians are back in NH — but for how long?
There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.
Young Granite Staters at the nexus of policy making
Child care and early education are the initial focus of a Stay Work Play initiative called NH Nexus to identify and address key issues facing young residents of New Hampshire
In NH, U.S. energy secretary says clean energy is expensive; urges approval of natural gas pipeline
With gasoline near $4 a gallon and healing oil prices expected to jump this winter, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday said clean energy initiatives are partly to blame for high prices of energy. Wright, the founder and former chief-executive of a Denver-based oil-services and fracking company, spoke within eyesight of a small solar array at the Raymond district office of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op.
Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?
City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.
Turn of the leaf
Supporters of fewer restrictions on cannabis in NH see glimpse of a possible future
CEO: Manchester company a key to success of Patriot missile
A 25-person tech company in Manchester, Vibrac Precision Test Systems, anticipates explosive growth as the United States and Europe move to expand their stockpiles of Patriot defense missiles.
