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Portsmouth Mayor Says Council Not Involved In Police Business After Crash
Mayor Deaglan McEachern says the city council has authority over department budgets but not who gets hired and fired.

Mayor Deaglan McEachern says the city council has authority over department budgets but not who gets hired and fired.

In New Hampshire, there are concerns about the prevalence of implicit bias in law enforcement and its impact on communities of color.
The long run of better-than-anticipated business taxes has fueled the state’s budget surpluses over the past few years continues.
A negotiated agreement between the Republican and Democratic leadership led to the House approving its budget package on a voice vote.
With little debate, the House Thursday approved a $137.4 million capital budget plan that utilized $105.7 million in federal funds.
The Feb. 25 crash involving Jackie Burnett of Hampton appears to be more severe than first reported — but many details remain confidential.
Watch: Friends celebrated all sorts of things Saturday at the Clothing swap at 3S Artspace.
Reform of the state’s 5-year-old bail reform laws is the subject of two bills getting traction at the Statehouse.
Davidow: What never fails to astonish me, though, is how many other souls he capsizes in his wake.
Lobstermen packed a hearing Tuesday overwhelmingly opposed to a bill that would establish a license to take lobsters by SCUBA in HB 442.
Many from the landfill industry, geologists, and the state Department of Environmental Services oppose new landfills.
Welcome to this edition of Moose’s Pals, a column devoted to pets that are available for adoption at local animal shelters.
Many testified in support of a bill to reauthorize the New Hampshire's Medicaid expansion program permanently.
Veterans, police officers, firefighters, a librarian, a farmer, and others passed away recently in NH.
In this opinion column, Rayno looks at education funding, other issues with New Hampshire's budget before crossover day.
The identities of jurors who found the Ukrainian national not guilty in the fatal crash that killed 7 motorcycle riders will remain secret.
Kreis: As New Hampshire emerges from a long winter of ratepayer discontent, there is plenty of blame to go around.
The House Finance Committee heard the last of its subcommittee reports, this one focusing on Health and Human Services.
After exhausting all other appeal chances, a bid by Pam Smart to compel the Governor and Executive Council to reconsider failed.
Other bills, including raising the retirement age for judges, municipal bonds for broadband, and other proposals now move to the House.