Senate Honors Officer Stephen Arkell
January 30, 2020 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today the Senate voted 24-0 in favor of SB 552, Senator Jon Morgan’s bill to designate the Brentwood section of state route 125 as Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway. Officer Arkell served the Brentwood community as a police officer for 15 years before being killed in the line of duty. Officer Arkell’s family members and colleagues were present to witness
Senate President Donna Soucy Applauds Adoption of SB 410, Raising the Minimum Wage
January 30, 2020 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the New Hampshire Senate voted 14-10 in favor of SB 410, to reestablish and raise New Hampshire’s minimum wage. SB 410 raises the minimum wage to $10 per hour in 2021 and $12 per hour in 2023 - a similar measure vetoed was by Governor Sununu in 2019. This legislation is increasingly important as New Hampshire continues to fall behind our New England nei