CONCORD — Down partisan lines 4-2, the Senate Finance Committee approved a $5.5 billion, two-year budget plan Friday that members hope will elude Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto.

The budget plan includes a $17.5 million secure psychiatric unit to replace the current facility at the men’s prison in Concord, which had been a bone of contention between House budget writers and Sununu who proposed a 40-bed, $40 million facility on New Hampshire Hospital grounds.

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.