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Chandler Statement on 2018 Legislative Initiatives

Speaker Gene Chandler issued the following statement following Gov. Sununu’s press conference this morning during which he outlined his initiatives for the upcoming legislative session. “The House is looking forward to continuing our legislative successes of the past session in working closely with Gov. Sununu. Today House and Senate leadership joined the governor in committing …

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House Majority Leader, Education Chair Applaud Passage of Education Savings Accounts Bill

CONCORD- House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) and House Education Committee Chairman Rick Ladd (R-Haverhill) released the following statements in response to the passage of SB193, relative to establishing education freedom savings accounts for students,  by a vote of 184-162. “Our state has many successful public schools, but there are times where a student’s public …

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House Speaker Applauds Governor’s Blocking of Toll Increase

New Hampshire House Speaker Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) issued a statement following the announcement that Governor Sununu will not allow consideration of a toll increase. “I applaud the Governor’s leadership on this issue, and agree with his decision that now is not the time to ask our motorists  to pay more at the tolls. This process …

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Speaker Chandler Announces Additions to Leadership Team for 2018 Session

CONCORD – Today Speaker Gene G. Chandler (R-Bartlett) announced additional members of his leadership team, and the formation of the Policy Advisory Committee. “When I ran to be elected speaker, I promised to retain the current leadership, including current chairs and vice chairs, and I have done that. I also promised to add to that …

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How to view 2018 Legislation

Text of 2018 legislation is available on the General Court website. There are two ways to find it: 1) Visit http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/LSR_Results.aspx and click on the link beneath the LSR number to view the bill text. Example: 2) Visit http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/ and change the session year 2018. You can then use the advanced search functions to look …

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House Majority Leader Applauds Hiring of Fitch to Election Law Post

CONCORD – House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) issued a statement following a report that Orville “Bud” Fitch has been tapped by Secretary of State Bill Gardner to fill a newly created position within the Department of State that will review and investigate election integrity issues in New Hampshire. “There is no one more qualified …

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House Majority Leader Reacts to State Revenue Report

CONCORD- House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) issued a statement relative to the state revenue report published Thursday, in which stated the following: “Business Taxes for October totaled $25.7 million, which were $0.9 million (3.6%) above plan and $8.1 million (46.0%) above prior year. YTD business taxes totaled $174.4 million, which were $6.1 million (3.6%) …

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House Majority Leader Congratulates Republican Caucus on Breadth, Depth of 2018 Policy Proposals

CONCORD – House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) issued the a statement following the close of the House of Representatives bill sign-off period, which ended Friday, October 27th. “Republicans in the House have put forward a broad array of proposals touching on several major policy areas including the opioid crisis, clean drinking water, energy, education, …

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Belknap County District 3 (Laconia) Special Election Scheduled

The Governor and Executive Council, at their meeting held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, approved the Precept to hold a SPECIAL ELECTION for STATE REPRESENTATIVE from BELKNAP COUNTY DISTRICT NO. 3. (Laconia Wards 1-6) Filing Period: Candidates can file with the Laconia City Clerk on Monday, October 30th or Tuesday October 31st OR candidates can file with the Secretary of State Monday, October 30th through …

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House Majority Leader Reacts to House Democrat Proposals for Single-Payer Health Care

CONCORD- House Majority Leader Richard Hinch (R-Merrimack) released the following statement in reaction to legislative service requests by New Hampshire House Democrats seeking to establish and/or study single payor health care plans in the state. “This past weekend, we had an avowed socialist, Bernie Sanders, here in New Hampshire raising money for Democrats, and promoting …

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