Seven Democratic lawmakers sued Packard, a Republican, arguing that holding in-person sessions without a remote option violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the state and federal constitutions, and forces them to either risk their lives or abandon their duties as elected officials.
A federal judge ruled against them, saying the House could proceed with in-person sessions. But the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals last week sent the case back to the judge with instructions to hold further proceedings to determine if the plaintiffs are persons with disabilities within the meaning of the ADA or the federal Rehabilitation Act.
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Listen to Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley and Senior Political Reporter Josh Rogers discuss this week s House vote on the next state budget plan.
Rick Ganley: So let s talk about dollars and cents: What s notable in this budget?
Josh Rogers: Well, it s not an austerity budget exactly, but it is one written by Republicans who do want to trim spending. On the numbers, the budget spends $13.67 billion dollars in total spending. That s $133 million less than what Gov. Sununu proposed.
This budget plan would cut taxes: business taxes, rooms and meals tax. It would also, by the way, trim $40 million in current revenue sharing with communities. That s a direct payment to cities and towns that would also require $50 million in unspecified cuts to the Health and Human Services Department. And it would nix 233 vacant jobs in that agency.
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Even as two Dravidian parties woo voters with a slew of freebies, smaller parties like MNM, AMMK, NTK can act as spoilers
The blistering campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election and the lone by-election for the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat to be held simultaneously on April 6 came to an end on Sunday.
For the 234-seat Assembly, a total of 3,998 candidates 3,585 men, 411 women and two transgenders are in the fray.
In the last election, the AIADMK had no major alliance partner. However, this time, it has the BJP and the PMK as part of its alliance. The DMK alliance with the Congress continues this time too.
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“It’s just his approach: he’s a very positive guy, he doesn’t really let anything get under his skin,” Sununu said in a recent interview. “And he’s frankly one of the hardest working guys I’ve ever seen.”
If he’s confirmed, Formella would be New Hampshire’s youngest attorney general in at least the past 50 years. But it was his willingness to do what needed to be done that first caught Sununu’s attention. That was when Formella was a just an associate at Pierce Atwood, the firm he joined out of law school. The firm represents Waterville Valley, the Sununu-family owned ski resort Chris Sununu led before becoming governor.