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Some contracts get voted through without debate. Others, usually those that are controversial or political, can be discussed at length.

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Some contracts get voted through without debate. Others, usually those that are controversial or political, can be discussed at length.

Experts say trails in New England are particularly susceptible to erosion, even without more intense weather conditions.
The New Hampshire Bulletin won 16 awards at the NH Press Association's annual Distinguished Journalism Awards banquet on Thursday.
The bipartisan Public Service Accountability Act would ban individual stock trading by federal government officials.
If the burden is not deemed severe, the courts will usually uphold the law, as long as it serves an important regulatory purpose.
The Turn the Tide Act would increase funding for the State Opioid Response Program by almost $4B to $5.5B over 5 years.
Nearly 7 acres of sandy, lupine-laden property adjacent to an existing conservation easement will transfer from private ownership.
The announcement caps a 22-year political career in state politics for State Sen. Cindy Rosenwald, D-Nashua, the deputy minority leader.
On March 25, Chris Maidment, a consultant for Councilors John Stephen and David Wheeler, live-streamed the meeting for the first time.
HB 1571 would require the state to review its standards in English/language arts, mathematics, and science in 2027 — and issue new ones.
No airports expected to have ICE agents, union says; at T.F. Green, it is business as usual; RI congressman to forego pay during shutdown.
A study in the journal Nature Communications found a person’s risk of dying of cancer increases with their proximity to a nuclear plant.
A series of scheduling woes, lack of time, and partisan machinations upended the New Hampshire tradition of every bill receiving a vote.
Logic gates are the building blocks of computers, from those found in simple calculators to sprawling data centers.
After debate and communication with the state’s congressional delegation, the Senate tabled a bill to fund the child care workforce grant.
HB 323 passed the House, 190-148, with five Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. On Thursday, the Senate passed it, 16-8.
Christopher Ellms, former deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, was confirmed by the Executive Council Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan toured the Merrimack YMCA Early Education Center, a branch of the YMCA of Greater Nashua, on Monday.
Research shows operating a program with separate classrooms for infants, toddlers, 3-year-olds, and 4-year-olds costs about $1.1M to $1.8M.
The injunction is the most recent order in a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky-based contractor providing emissions testing in New Hampshire.