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New Hampshire governor vetoes ‘restrictive’ voter ID law
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have required voters to present a government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot. “The right to vote is a fundamental right that is guaranteed to all citizens of this State under the United States and New Hampshire…
New Hampshire lawmaker: We’re in a civil war
New Hampshire Rep. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D) on Thursday lamented the partisanship in the state’s legislature. “In New Hampshire I believe we are in a civil war,” she told PBS Newshour. “And we are all brothers, and we are fighting each other needlessly. It never used to be this way and…
Anti-gay group attacks New Hampshire Republicans who ‘betrayed marriage’
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has launched a newspaper advertising campaign aimed at ousting Republican legislators that voted this year against a ban on same sex marriage. The bill would have repealed New Hampshire’s 2-year-old same sex marriage law and replaced it with a civil unions law. The Republican-led…
New Hampshire Going the Way of Texas — Defunding Planned Parenthood
Today, the New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee debated HB 228 — pithily named the Whole Woman’s Health Funding Priorities Act — which bans taxpayer dollars from going to any group (like Planned Parenthood) that performs abortions even though existing state law and the Hyde Amendment already prohibit…
New Hampshire legislature kills same sex marriage repeal bill
The Republican-led House of Representatives in New Hampshire rejected legislation on Wednesday that would have rolled back the state’s same sex marriage law. The bill would have repealed New Hampshire’s 2-year-old same sex marriage law and replaced it with a civil unions law. The House voted 211 to 116 to…
U.S. making energy progress despite critics: Obama
NASHUA, New Hampshire — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States is making progress in curbing its dependence on imported petroleum as he defended his energy policy in the face of criticism from Republican rivals. Speaking in New Hampshire, Obama sought to deflect election-year charges that he is to…
New Hampshire Republican proposes end to lunch break law
A Republican State Representative in New Hampshire has found a way to create a new front in the war on workers, proposing a bill that would repeal the state’s law requiring that workers get a 30-minute lunch break after five hours of labor. State Rep. J.R. Hoell (R), a supporter…
WATCH LIVE: C-SPAN coverage of New Hampshire primaries
Watch live video from C-SPAN 1, as Republican voters gather throughout New Hampshire to choose a nominee, below: …
Romney dodges multiple marijuana questions
The group Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has sent dozens of its members to New Hampshire to question the Republican presidential candidates about their views on medical marijuana and other drug laws, but they have so far failed to get much of a response from former Massachusetts Gov.…
Police investigating Gingrich staffer for shoving protester
Police in Manchester, New Hampshire are investigating allegations that a staffer for Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich assaulted an Occupy Wall Street protester Sunday, according to a report. Lieutenant Maureen Tessier told BuzzFeed that authorities were looking into the claim that Rebecca Burton (pictured, center) was violently shoved and grabbed…
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