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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and JEREMY MARGOLIS

On the final day of the year’s legislative session, lawmakers passed an omnibus bill that includes legislation on squatter rights, parking restrictions and zoning regulations.It was about the only closely-watched bill that both chambers could agree...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s bill to legalize marijuana got a breath of fresh air after receiving Senate approval, only to be tabled by the House by a five-vote margin, halting its progress towards the Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk this year.Rep. Jared Sullivan said he...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A marijuana bill is one step closer to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after lawmakers came to an agreement in a committee of conference Thursday.If passed, New Hampshire would become the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana.House and Senate...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In his 20 years as a state representative, Steve Shurtleff has been minority leader, majority leader, house speaker and his current title of speaker emeritus — the first New Hampshire representative to hold all four positions, according to the house...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

As the New Hampshire legislative session wraps up, it’s another disappointing year for proponents of landfill legislation.Out of five bills focused on landfill regulations, only one has made it to the governor’s desk. This bill requires notifying the...

By MICHELLE VEASEY

Michelle Veasey is the executive director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility. This My Turn is submitted on behalf of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) and the 190+ employers listed at nhbsr.org/lgbtq.Given...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A month after a bipartisan group of state representatives united to pass a bill that would increase state education funding, Democrat and Republican senators came together last week to vote it down.The legislation, HB 1583, would have increased...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Friends of late Rep. Art Ellison are trying to bring forward his dying wish – to “feed the damn kids” – by expanding access to free and reduced lunch in New Hampshire. But the latest attempt to do so, by passing an amendment that would have increased...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After the New Hampshire Senate killed a moratorium bill that would pause landfill permits, the House of Representatives has given the legislation a second chance by adding it to an unrelated bill, hoping the Senate will pass it this time.“I want...

By SHANA BRUNYE

Shana Brunye lives in Exeter. New Hampshire’s State Senate voted last week to pass HB 1205, a bill that is purported to ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams but that does much more. The vote was 13 to 10, on party lines,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Among the cacophony of the New Hampshire State Senate, Lou D’Allesandro’s booming voice has often cut through the chaos. On Tuesday, though, the longtime senator was soft-spoken, his voice quivering, as he announced his retirement from state...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A bill that would require teachers to notify parents at least two weeks before they introduce content about sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, passed the Senate Thursday, much to the chagrin of its longest-serving...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

At approximately 12:15 p.m. Thursday, midway through a debate on a controversial transgender sports ban, Sen. Denise Ricciardi, a Bedford Republican, passed out at the corner of the Senate floor.Sen. Sue Prentiss, a West Lebanon Democrat and a...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

An amendment to New Hampshire’s constitution that would codify a ban on slavery and involuntary servitude could head to New Hampshire voters’ ballots in November  – but it may include a carve out for those convicted of a crime.After the state’s House...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Survivors of domestic violence are now empowered to terminate a lease early, helping them to escape unsafe living situations, under a law signed by the governor Tuesday.“The number one reason survivors are unable or unwilling to leave an unsafe...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Taking cues from other states, New Hampshire lawmakers are pushing for a bill to expedite the eviction of people unlawfully living on private property, but this legislative effort has sparked concerns over its unintended consequences.“This could...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A bill passed by the New Hampshire House Thursday will make it easier for landlords to more quickly evict tenants.For the second time this session, representatives passed the bill, which will allow landlords to terminate leases after six months with...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Lawmakers moved to expand the proposed Bradley Haas Act to provide a death benefit not only to the family of the fallen security officer but also to other security officers who may be killed in the line of duty.Senate Bill 604, named after former...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Mary Ellen McKeen, the State Senate’s decision to endorse a bill permitting farmers to utilize drones for pesticide spraying without informing neighboring landowners was not the outcome she hoped for.“I was disappointed that the bees’ rights and...

By STEVEN M. GORDON

Steven M. Gordon lives in Hopkinton and is senior counsel to Shaheen & Gordon. A recent Concord Monitor Letter to the Editor argued that the passage of the bipartisan NH End of Life Options Act (HB 1283) that would allow medical aid in dying as an...