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Ann Podlipny, right, a member of the Immigrant Solidarity Network, advocates for a state minimum wage ahead of Gov. Chris Sununu's inaugural address. New Hampshire's low wages affect the Nepalese community and others, Podlipny said.

Advocates push for N.H. bill to bring $12 minimum hourly wage by 2022

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorApril 24, 2019

FILE - In this April 21, 2018, file photo a bud tender displays a jar of cannabis at the High Times 420 SoCal Cannabis Cup in San Bernardino, Calif. Businesses inside and outside the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry are using April 20, or “420,” to roll out marketing and social media messaging aimed at connecting with marijuana enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Opponents to N.H. marijuana legalization show up in force at hearing

by Ethan Dewitt Monitor staffApril 23, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. visits Keene State College during a campaign visit on Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Keene, N.H. Warren told the audience that she has pressed Congress to take up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Warren’s student debt relief program would have big impact in N.H.

by Ethan Dewitt Monitor staffApril 22, 2019

Gov. Chris Sununu celebrates his re-election victory on Nov. 6 in Manchester.

Sununu says ‘irresponsible antics’ by unions lead to breakdown in contract negotiations

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorApril 19, 2019

Members of the Senate Judiciary committee voted 4-1 April 2 to pass HB 455, which would repeal New Hampshire's death penalty.

Police-Fire-Courts

Death penalty repeal passes major hurdle

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorApril 2, 2019

Ron Reinke examines his Keno betting slip at Tony K's in Berea, Ohio Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. The fast-paced Ohio Lottery game that was expected to help plug the gaping hole in the state budget is off to a slow start, hindered by a weak economy and difficulty getting it established at 2,000 bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

In unanimous vote, Senate opts to take keno out of ‘kenogarten’

by Ethan Dewitt Monitor staffMarch 15, 2019

The New Hampshire State House in Concord on Oct. 4, 2018

Politics, Uncategorized

N.H. House committee pumps brakes on red flag gun bill

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorMarch 13, 2019

Right-to-know bills advance in New Hampshire Statehouse

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorMarch 9, 2019

Some of the signs supporting the repeal of the Death Penalty bill outside of Represenative Hall at the State House.

With new arguments, death penalty repeal again passes N.H. House

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorMarch 7, 2019

Eighth-grade students at Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls appear in Concord to support a bill designating the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor. In 2015, a bill that the class championed as fourth graders failed on the House floor, attracting national attention.

Politics, Uncategorized

Four years after failure, New Hampshire middle school students revive “red-tailed hawk” bill

by Ethan Dewitt Concord MonitorMarch 5, 2019