Mayors convene with state officials, relay ‘eye-opening’ challenges of homelessness and need for statewide action

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“I’m grateful that the meeting occurred and I think it was eye-opening for the state to hear directly from the mayors, and what we are encountering in our communities,” Mayor Joyce Craig said of the Jan. 20 meeting with DHHS interim commissioner Lori Weaver and others in Concord.

HB 351

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HB 351 addresses negligent storage of firearms and firearm safety devices. Supporters David Meuse (D-Portsmouth) wrote the committee report saying

HB 548

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HB 548 addresses the compliance with a legal support order for child support payments. Supporters Mark Pearson (R-Hampstead) said in

HB 10

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HB 10 has become known as the “parental bill of rights.” Supporters The bill left the Children and Family Law

Executive Council OKs use of state-owned Tirrell House to help Manchester homeless crisis

read more…: Executive Council OKs use of state-owned Tirrell House to help Manchester homeless crisis

Lori A. Weaver, interim commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said the building will be made available immediately after the vote Wednesday and that it was her understanding it would be used to help house women, though the state does not require that it only be for women if there is a need for others to use the property at 15 Brook Street.