N.H. Legislature Passes Bipartisan State Budget After Compromise

The New Hampshire Senate unanimously passed a $15.2 billion state budget for the next two fiscal years.
The budget is $750 million below the figure approved by the state House of Representatives and includes pay raises for state employees as well as more funding for Medicaid, education, and municipal aid.
The compromise came after the Senate eliminated a House measure to restore retirement benefits for some public sector workers like troopers, firefighters and police officers.
The budget also lifts campaign finance restrictions that had capped transfers between candidates, committees and PACs at $30,000.
Gov. Chris Sununu praised the bipartisan budget agreement between Republican leaders in the legislature.