By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD, NH There is a new sheriff in town and that was evident at the House Rules Committee meeting Wednesday.
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The Republican majority blocked attempts to hold lawmakers accountable for hate speech, to prohibit guns in Representatives Hall, to require training to prevent sexual harassment, unconscious bias, and creating a hostile work environment, and to mandate masks be worn at all House sessions, committee hearings or other gathering of members. They also voted down several attempts to clarify the House Speaker s authority to ensure the health and safety of the representatives, staff and the public; to make changes to allow the House to continue to operate in an emergency; to prohibit drinking during House sessions, and to allow committee meetings and sessions to be held remotely with voting.