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5:02 pm
Wed March 27, 2013

House Rejects Eliminating Gun License Requirement

The House has rejected a bill that would have eliminated New Hampshire's license requirement for carrying concealed weapons.

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5:00 pm
Wed March 27, 2013

House Tables Bill To Limit Drone Use In N.H.

New Hampshire's House wants more time to consider whether drones should be allowed to spy on or launch attacks on its citizens.

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8:56 am
Mon March 25, 2013

On The Political Front For March 25

Credit Sara Plourde

The House votes on the "Stand Your Ground" repeal, which would again require people to attempt to retreat before using deadly force, and a bill to increase the state's gas tax; gambling remains a heavily-debated issue, with differing proposals in the House and Senate, and one that could be affected by who replaces Michael Delaney as Attorney General.

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5:03 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

N.H. House Votes To Prohibit Privatizing Prisons

The House has voted to prohibit New Hampshire's corrections commissioner from transferring inmates to a private prison except in an emergency.

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10:33 am
Mon March 18, 2013

On The Political Front For March 18

Credit Sara Plourde

Some key votes are coming up within a busy House docket: the tobacco tax increase, expected to pass, but at less than the Governor's proposed level; freezing the second phase of the Voter ID law, halting provisions set to take effect this fall that would eliminate some of the current acceptable forms of identification, namely college students' school IDs; a change of the "Stand Your Ground" law, reinstating the requirement that people make an effort to retreat before using deadly force.

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4:53 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

N.H. House Rejects Bill To Legalize Marijuana

The House has killed a bill that would have legalized marijuana in New Hampshire.

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4:51 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

N.H. House Votes To Reverse Voter Registration Law

The House has voted to change a voter registration law that will make it clear that out-of-state college students have a right to vote in New Hampshire.

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