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CONCORD â As Carroll County towns prepare to vote this town meeting season on creating a Broadband Communications District planning committee, the New Hampshire Senate has passed a bill designed to increase access to broadband internet.
Prime Sponsor and Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) called SB 85 an important step, saying, âThe pandemic has revealed that we need significantly more broadband access, especially for New Hampshire residents who are working from home, attending school on-line, participating in telehealth visits with their doctor or just trying to stay in touch with family and friends.â
He added, âThis legislation establishes a first-of-its-kind grant fund utilizing state and federal funds matched by cities and towns. This type of partnership is exactly what has been needed to significantly improve broadband to all Granite Staters.â
The House is expected to vote on the bill before April 8, the House bill crossover deadline.
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Right-to-work laws, which would allow workers the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union in the workplace –or at least to pay union fees have been debated in New Hampshire for decades. The closest a bill has gotten to passage was in 2011 when Gov. John Lynch s veto came within 12 votes of being overridden in the GOP-controlled House.
Senate Bill 61 just passed the state Senate 13-11 but it faces an uncertain future in the House. It has been scheduled for a hearing by the House Labor Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee on March 25 – more than a week ahead of a deadline to vote on House-related bills. The move signals an accelerated schedule by the slim Republican majority – but supporters believe they have the votes.
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