PNS Daily Newscast - March 9, 2021
IA reporter trial renews calls to protect press freedoms; California movement to ban new gas stations is spreading.
2021Talks - March 9, 2021
The House votes on the American Rescue Plan, President Biden signs orders to advance gender equity, and with legislation pending to protect voting rights, pressure grows to end the Senate tactic of the filibuster.
Public News Service - NH: Gun Violence Prevention

CONCORD, N.H. — Some in the Granite State are saying "shame on Sununu" in response to the governor vetoing three gun-control measures last week. New Hampshire advocates for curbs on gun violence held a press conference on Monday at the Legislative Office Building to express their concern tha

CONCORD, N.H. -- A change in gun laws is close to taking effect in New Hampshire, and many police chiefs are concerned about its impact on local police officers. The National Rifle Association has called it an important piece of legislation that will allow Granite Staters to carry firearms in the

CONCORD, N.H. – This is the legislative priority? That's what opponents of a measure to repeal the state's concealed carry gun law are asking as the measure appears ready to advance in the state Senate. The vote in the full Senate could come as early as next week, and Zandra Rice Hawkins,

CONCORD, N. H. – The right to carry a concealed weapon in the Granite State will still require a permit, as state lawmakers failed last week to override the governor's veto. Gov. Maggie Hassen vetoed Senate Bill 336, a measure supported by the gun lobby that would have allowed anyone to carry

CONCORD, N.H. – Democratic lawmakers in the Granite State echoed the national scene on Thursday when they staged a sit-in at the State House to show solidarity with lawmakers who were blocking business on the floor of the U.S. House. Rep. Katherine Rogers helped organize the action. She says

LYME, N.H. – At annual town meetings across New Hampshire this week, citizens are voting on resolutions supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court decision called Citizens United that has allowed billions of dollars from special interests to flow into election campa

CONCORD, N.H. - The national media has spent much of this week focused on the gun-safety debate that's playing out in the Granite State, and locals this weekend have a chance to discuss ways to take action on that issue and more. This year's New Hampshire Progressive Summit will be held this weeken

CONCORD, N.H. - A state House committee today is expected to release its recommendation about a bill which would repeal the criminal-history and protective-order background check for purchasing a handgun in New Hampshire. Under current law, says the bill's sole sponsor, Rep. Dan McGuire, R-Epsom, i