Felonies First News Today

In another move to stem the flow of city employee turnover, Concord, NH, city councilors recently approved a package of increased leave and other perks.

Emergency calls for service are up this year, which will require significant new investments in public safety, Concord City Councilors were told on Thursday in one of the first meetings to determine next year’s city budget. What councilors weren’t...

Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.CONCORD — The House is poised to essentially repeal “Felonies First,” a court reform program that defense attorneys and some prosecutors say failed on its promise to resolve...

The House is poised to essentially repeal ‘Felonies First,’ a court reform program that defense attorneys and some prosecutors say failed on its promise to resolve serious criminal cases more quickly for defendants and victims.

Lawmakers considering a bill that would allow arraignments for felony level criminal cases and probable cause hearings to take place in circuit court, reversing a program called Felonies First that was intended to streamline serious cases by skipping...

Thousands of criminal cases are on hold across New Hampshire because there are no defense attorneys who can take them.