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Overall view of the New Hampshire Legislature as it opened Wednesday taken from the balcony. (GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff) - Concord Monitor

Fresh off a social media spat over women exposing their nipples in public, the New Hampshire Legislature is caught in a dust-up over a...

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Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina addresses the New Hampshire House of Representatives at the State House in Concord on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) - ELIZABETH FRANTZ | Concord Monitor

First, the Republican-controlled House narrowly passed a bill to study the effect of the Citizens United decision on New Hampshire elections. Then,...

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House members watch as the vote on casino gambling in New Hampshire is displayed at the State House in Concord on Wednesday. The House defeated the two-casino bill by 52 votes. - Jim Cole | AP

New Hampshire has earned a new national title – the state with the oldest legislators. Lawmakers in the Granite State are on average...

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New Hampshire law prohibits adults from playing in children’s bingo games at private campgrounds or hotels. This session, Rep. James Webb wants to change...

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A kit with naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, is displayed at the South Jersey AIDS Alliance in Atlantic City, N.J. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. An overdose of opiates essentially makes the body forget to breathe. Naloxone works by blocking the brain receptors that opiates latch onto and helping the body "remember" to take in air. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) - Mel Evans | AP

Republicans and Democrats at the State House agree – New Hampshire needs to address a growing drug problem that has already claimed more than...

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Over 100 people signed up to testify in front of the House finance committee during a public hearing at the State House on Thursday, Mar. 5, 2015. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) - ELIZABETH FRANTZ | Concord Monitor

Using powers granted by the state Constitution, Gov. Maggie Hassan has called lawmakers back to Concord for a special session. Article 50 gives the governor...

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Judge James Carroll of the Laconia District Court speaks to the media Monday along with a group of others including Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Gov. Maggie Hassan to discuss the growing problem of heroin and other drugs in the state. (GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff) - Concord Monitor

Manchester Rep. Amanda Bouldin never expected the first two bills she filed in her legislative career would become a centerpiece of the state’s response...

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Recent press releases suggest U.S. Sen. Jeanne ?Shaheen (left) and Gov. Maggie Hassan (center) could be a good team as the state’s Senate delegation. -

The silver tsunami is beginning to wash over the State House and for the coming years lawmakers will be facing the fallout. ...

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In this photo taken Tuesday March 3, 2015 the New Hampshire Statehouse is seen in Concord, N.H. An effort is underway to keep the Statehouse open on the weekends for visitors and tour groups. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) - Jim Cole | AP

The 7-foot plywood pillars didn’t look quite right planted in the grass before the taller State House archway. And, when the posts were too...

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A case of Civil War flags are kept behind glass in front hall of the State House. Since they were locked in glass display cases more than 100 years ago, the flags have largely gone untouched. Concern is growing that the 87 decaying Civil War flags need help, and fast, if they are going to last for the coming centuries. (GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff) - GEOFF FORESTER | Concord Monitor

A plan to protect the state’s historic Civil War battle flags from deteriorating as they sit inside a display case in the State House...

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