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Arrest In Seabrook Shooting
Democrats In Disarray
Laconia voters reelected Mayor Andrew Hosmer and all six city counselors on Tuesday in an election with the highest number of contested seats in 30 years, the Laconia Daily Sun reports.
Winning a second term, Hosmer defeated challenger Dawn Johnson, 2,146-790. Johnson is a member of the Laconia School Board and a state representative.
In the school board elections, Jennifer Anderson garnered the most votes (1,919) to win the at-large seat. Jennifer Ulrich won Ward 1 with 299 votes, and Heather Drolet, who was running unopposed for the Ward 6 seat, received 449 votes.
Arrest In Seabrook Shooting
While awaiting autopsy results on a shooting victim in Seabrook, authorities have arrested Garrito Fort, 37, in connection with the incident, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He allegedly had a pistol in his possession.
Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan Noyes, and Seabrook Police Chief Brett Walker, in announcing Fort’s arrest, said they are continuing to investigate the incident, including the potential claim of self-defense.
Autopsy results on the adult male whose body was found in a driveway at 19 Boynton Lane on Nov. 1 are expected later today. A second man with a gunshot wound was being treated for his injuries. Fort has been identified as the third man who initially fled the scene but was later located.
Democrats In Disarray
Tuesday’s election losses are viewed as indications that the infighting among Democrats is hurting their chances of holding onto seats during the upcoming mid-term elections. The inability of Democrats to come together on the two big bills on President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda is perceived as disarray.
The Democrats could easily pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill that is before them, and shore up Biden’s reputation for reaching agreements with those in the other political aisle, but progressives in the party have been insisting that the bill be tied to the passage of the other bill focusing on social issues and reduction of pollution. While the second bill is popular across America, the political maneuverings appear to be hurting the chances of passage.
Democrats did seem to make progress yesterday, coming to an apparent agreement on a provision that would reduce prescription-drug prices. Overall, though, as the New York Times noted, progressives are struggling to turn their activist energy into many electoral victories, and the same may be true of their legislative initiatives.
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