Councilor Joe Kenney, a Wakefield Republican, cast the lone no vote, citing farmers’ fears of retaliation if they disagreed with Commissioner Shawn Jasper.
New Hampshire’s four-member Democratic congressional delegation is asking for federal funds for a sexual education program offered in counties with higher-than-average teen pregnancy rates.The request comes after the Republican-led Executive Council.
With two members citing serious concerns, the Executive Council voted 3-1 to give Shawn Jasper another five-year term as commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Farms Wednesday.
Letter writers urge Portsmouth to abandon efforts to redevelop the McIntyre site, suggest that leash laws protect the public, praise Webster at Rye and more.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire's four-member Democratic congressional delegation is asking for federal funds for a sexual education program offered in counties with higher-than-average teen pregnancy rates.