NH Politics

GOP leaders are considering bills to make the state's current law harder to enforce, or effectively toothless.

Will, who also served as the state's first solicitor general, needs to be confirmed by the five-member Executive Council to take a seat on the Supreme Court.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Tuesday that she would nominate Christopher Ellms Jr., the current deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, for the role of chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, a court-like entity that regulates utilities in the state.

The bill in the New Hampshire House would require an annual registration fee for bikes and e-bikes that use public roads and paths.

Scott Maltzie assumes the chairmanship after a clash over Paul Callaghan's election by the state Republican Executive Committee.

Under the Republican proposal, New Hampshire cities, towns and school districts would be required to vote on a local tax cap every two years.

Protesters expressed anger over the Trump administration's approach to immigration, inflation and foreign policy.

Lawmakers will take up a bill to require cities and towns to vote on a tax cap every two years. The move follows the House's rejection of a mandatory local spending cap.

Lawmakers repealed the state's death penalty law in 2019, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte says she'd like to bring it back. Meanwhile, several states have expensed their use of capital punishment in recent years.

About a dozen states allow campus carry — that is, they prevent publicly funded colleges from restricting the lawful possession of weapons on campus. New Hampshire is one of many that leaves those policies up to each college, but a bill in the State House proposes changing that.