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Dan Feltes has been preparing for this challenge his entire life and will govern with compassion, empathy, fairness, and transparency.

Worried About Your Absentee Ballot Being Received In Time for the November 3 General Election? Here’s How to Accelerate the Process!

On Tuesday, 28 new COVID-19 cases were reported by state health officials along with 1 new hospitalization and no new deaths. Here is the rest of the pandemic-related N.H. news you need to know to start your Wednesday.

With Primary Election Day just over two weeks away, keep in mind that if you apply by mail, you must allow time for your application to be received by your town clerk, processed, and for a ballot to be mailed back to you.

My email to N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu asking him to issue an emergency order prior to Saturday’s presidential rally at Pease requiring the wearing of masks or face coverings.

A House bill that would extend the work of the seacoast cancer cluster commission, provide funds to municipalities for PFAS remediation, require insurers to pay for PFAS blood tests, and that would enact PFAS drinking water contamination limits into state law was approved 5-0 on Tuesday by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

For the September 8, 2020 State Primary and the November 3, 2020 General Election, Portsmouth residents concerned about potentially exposing themselves to COVID-19 in a public polling place may request an absentee ballot staring immediately.

For the first time since the Civil War, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will meet to vote on legislation in a location other than the State House in Concord.

What’s the difference between a COVID-19 diagnostic test and the COVID-19 antibody tests you’ve been hearing about? Where can you get them and how much do they cost? Here are some answers.

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With both a legislative deadline and the COVID-19 crisis bearing down, the New Hampshire House of Representatives met in a marathon two-day session this week that ended shortly before 4 a.m. Friday. Along the way, we dealt with hundreds of bills and managed to avoid the need to meet again next week. Here’s a long but hopefully helpful wrap-up.

In a week where many high profile bills cleared important House votes, the biggest news was that Granite Staters saw that members of our legislature who blow off mandatory sexual harassment training will actually be held accountable.

Last week was a busy one for the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. In a marathon executive session, we gave the green light on legislation that would outlaw “cyberflashing” and reduce the harshest penalties for certain drug crimes. Sadly, we also hit the stop button on a bill that would have required locking safety devices to be included in all commercial firearms sales. Here’s a quick wrap-up.

Last week was one of the more interesting weeks for public hearings on legislation before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. On Wednesday, sponsors pitched their cases for several bills where privacy, technology, free-speech, and questions about ethics and responsibility all collided. Here’s the story.

New Hampshire has 400 state representatives in the state legislature. Regardless of party or seniority, we toil for $100 a year (plus mileage). While I may not be the most representative of state representatives, I thought that this week instead of posting about a particular piece of legislation, it might be helpful to take a moment and share what a typical week at the start of a new looks like while the legislature is in session.

A busy and productive week in Concord as the legislature took votes on key priorities, including gun safety, fair elections, renewable energy and more. Here’s quick wrap-up.

On January 8, the New Hampshire House of Representatives kicks off the 2020 New Year by voting on bills that were “retained” (or delayed for consideration) in 2019. While many are non-controversial enough to be voted on by voice vote as a single block as part of the Consent Calendar, the House will debate dozens of more contentious bills. Here’s a preview: