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When house and senate lawmakers negotiate policy compromises at the end of legislative sessions, a perennial concern is how proposed laws affect the state's bottom line. That's not entirely the case, however, with one of this years most high profile bills -- a Governor Lynch-backed plan to get tough on those who commit sex offenses against minors.

For the last two years, nurseries and garden centers across the state have been phasing out their sales of three different types of trees and shrubs. In 2004 the State designated The Norway Maple, the Japanese Barberry, and the Burning Bush as invasive. And state law mandates that sales of those three plants be discontinued by the end of this year. But a bill that recently passed that Senate would un-do that classification and permit nurseries to continue selling them.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Rebecca Kaufman has more.

Leonard Bernstein has been considered one of the most influential figures in 20th century classical music. He was a conductor, educator, and composer of three symphonies, an award winning movie score and some of the most recognizable songs of American musical theater. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Bernstein became the first American composer to attain international stardom, with everything from his Young People's Concerts to his popular stage works, to his musical intersection with some of the most historic world events of the last century. We'll explore the life, the music and the influences of Leonard Bernstein. Laura's guests are Ryan Turner, Musical Director of the Concord Chorale and an Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Boston College and Steven Ledbetter, scholar, writer, lecturer, conductor and former Musicologist and Program Annotator for the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 1998.

Note: The Concord Chorale will be performing a concert entitled "The Bernstein Collection" featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein on May 13th and 14th. Steven Ledbetter will also be providing a free pre-concert lecture for this event. Click here for more information.