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BROKERED BY THE GOVERNOR AND TOP HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS. THE OPPOSITION WAS VOCAL >> THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AGO, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUENTS HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. ADAM: BUT IN THE END, SUPPORT FOR THE COMPROMISE BUDGET WAS BROADLY BIPARTISAN AND OVERWHELMING, A LEGISLATIVE ROUT OF MORE THAN 300 VOTES IN THE HOUSE AND 24-0 UNANIMITY IN THE SENATE. SEN. D’ALLESANDRO: A PRODUCT THAT WE PRODUCED IS GOING TO MAKE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT BETTER. ADAM: THE TWO-YEAR, $12.96 BILLION SPENDING PLAN INCLUDES A PAIR OF BIG DEMOCRATIC PRIORTIES, $130 MILLION IN EXTRA SCHOOL FUNDING, $40 MILLION IN STATE AID GOING TO CITIES AND TOWNS, AND AN INCREASE IN MEDICAID PROVIDER RATES. REPUBLICANS HELD THE LINE ON BUSINESS TAXES AND SET ASIDE $5 MILLION FOR THE RAINY DAY FUND. SEN. BRADLEY: NOBODY GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANTED, BUT IT’S REASONABLE, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BENEFIT. ADAM: GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU STOOD WITH HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AFTER THE FINAL VOTES, ALL SIDES CREDITING COOPERATION ACROSS THE AISLE. REP. SHURTLEFF: WE SAW A STRONG VOTE ON HOUSE BILL 3 AS WELL AS HOUSE BILL 4, AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THIS AGREEMENT. GOV. SUNUNU: I’M JUST REALLY PROUD THAT AS A TEAM, EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER ALL ACROSS THE STATEHOUSE, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR POLITICAL PARTY, EVERYONE REALLY CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE CAME FIRST, AND I THINK IT’S A BIG SUCCESS AND A BIG WIN FOR ALL OF US. ADAM: ONE BIG POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS BUDGET, THE AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND E-CIGARETTES GOES FROM 18 TO 19 , IN PART, THAT IS AN EFFOR

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New Hampshire lawmakers passed a new state budget Wednesday after a three-month stalemate.>> Download the FREE WMUR appBy wide, bipartisan margins, the House and Senate passed the $12.96 billion deal brokered by the governor and legislative leaders.There was some vocal opposition to the proposal."The budget was presented less than 24 hours ago, and New Hampshire constituents have not had a chance to read it," said Rep. Barbara Comtois, R-Center Barnstead.But in the end, support for the compromise budget was broadly bipartisan and overwhelming, passing with more than 300 votes in the House and unanimously in the Senate. "A product that we produced is going to make the lives of the people we represent better," said Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester.The two-year spending plan includes some big Democratic priorities: $130 million in extra school funding, $40 million in state aid for cities and towns, and an increase in Medicaid provider rates.Republicans held the line on business taxes and set aside $5 million for the rainy day fund."Nobody got everything they wanted, but it's reasonable, and New Hampshire will benefit," said Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro.Gov. Chris Sununu stood with House and Senate Democratic leaders after the final votes as all sides credited cooperation across the aisle. "We saw a strong vote on House Bill 3, as well as House Bill 4, and that speaks volumes of the bipartisan support for this agreement," said House Speaker Steve Shurtleff."I'm just really proud that, as a team, everyone came together all across the Statehouse, regardless of political affiliation or political party, everyone really came together to make sure that New Hampshire came first, and I think it's a big success and a big win for all of us," Sununu said.The budget includes a provision raising the age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes from 18 to 19 as part of an effort to curb vaping in high schools.