Politics & Government

City's Democratic Lawmakers Differ on Casino Gambling

State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth, is against it, Rep. Laura Pantelakos, D-Portsmouth, favors it.

Foster's Daily Democrat is reporting that Portsmouth Democratic state lawmakers disagreed on whether New Hampshire should support expanded gambling during a legislative forum on Monday night at the Portsmouth Public Library.

The newspaper reported that while State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth, and several other members of the city's legislative delegation are against casino gambling, Rep. Laura Pantelakos, D-Portsmouth, favors it and is co-sponsoring a bill that would permit a casino in the state.

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