House Editorials

Op-Ed: Democrats’ fibs, lies and whoppers on their state budget fiasco

Recently, one of the Democrats’ talking points has been circulating in which they attempt to rewrite fiscal and legislative history by saying their two terms in control of the New Hampshire Legislature did not cause a huge deficit. Although fanciful rhetoric from Democrats is nothing new, and out of necessity, fibs and lies are their …

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Op-Ed: No help from Democrats on redistricting

By Rep. Spec Bowers / For the Monitor January 5, 2012 Re “House redistricting plan is unconstitutional” (Sunday Monitor Viewpoints, Jan. 1): It is sad that Rep. Terie Norelli is more interested in complaining about a problem than in helping solve the problem. She admits that the House redistricting puzzle is “difficult to piece together,” but her team …

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Op-Ed: If you thought we fixed redistricting in 2006, think again

By EDWARD MOSCA Published Oct 26, 2011 Every 10 years, New Hampshire has to redraw voting districts for the House to reflect the federal census. These new districts must comply with both the federal and state constitutions. The federal principle that must be followed is commonly called “one-person-one-vote.” What it means is that districts must …

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Op-Ed: House should defend power delegated in the Constitution

By Dan Itse On Sept. 20, the Supreme Court was a no show at the public hearing for House Resolution 13 which repudiates the court’s opinion the Legislature cannot order the attorney general to join a lawsuit. Earlier this year, HB89 was introduced directing the attorney general to join 26 other states in a lawsuit …

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Op-Ed: N.H.’s move to managed-care Medicaid system will save tax dollars

By Rep. John Reagan As presidential hopefuls make their way through New Hampshire, we will hear a lot of talk about “fiscal responsibility.” While each candidate will have their own version of what that means, most will agree that tough decisions often accompany it, particularly when revenues fall short of expenses. Our state Legislature recently …

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Union Leader Editorial – Medicaid politics: NH taxpayers lost

Published Sep 25, 2011 Had former Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen been able to implement his Medicaid reforms six years ago, New Hampshire would be in much better shape today. When Stephen became commissioner in 2003, New Hampshire had already spent more than a decade skimming federal Medicaid money into the general fund. …

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Jasper: Voter Identification Bill is Common Sense Legislation

To the editor, When House Republicans were elected we pledged commonsense reform in important areas of public policy. Ensuring fair and ethical elections is one such reform. This session, we passed legislation asking voters to present a photo identification to establish that the individual presenting themselves to vote is who they say they are, just …

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