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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2019 ( 3 items )  

Brennan Center for Justice Issues Statement on Bipartisan Redistricting Reform Bill
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued the following statement by Yurij Rudensky, counsel in Brennan's Democracy Program and adviser to New Hampshire legislators, on the bipartisan redistricting reform bill (H.B. 706): "It is shortsighted of Republican Governor Chris Sununu to veto this bipartisan bill that would end partisan gerrymandering in New Hampshire. With his veto, the governor is throwing out a plan that would ensure Republicans are t  more

National Employment Law Project Issues Statement on 2022 Minimum Wage Bill
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following statement by Executive Director Christine Owens after New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu rejected a measure that would have increased the state's minimum wage to $12 by 2022: "Gov. Sununu's veto displays a misinformed and wrongheaded approach to pressing economic issues in New Hampshire. In a statement he released explaining his veto, he contends that only a minute number of workers would have been affected by a higher wa  more

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: New Hampshire - Governor Vetoes Patient Home Grow Measure
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 8 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday vetoed legislation, House Bill 364, that would have permitted state-registered patients to home-cultivate limited amounts of medical cannabis. The legislation allowed qualified patients to grow up to three mature cannabis plants at any one time. It had passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote and had been approved by m  more