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House Majority Leader Responds to Fiscal Committee Approval of Medicaid Expansion Work Requirement Waiver Application

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CONCORD- House Majority Leader Richard Hinch (R-Merrimack) released the following statement in response to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approving the application for a waiver on the work requirement for those participating in the expanded Medicaid program. The committee approved the waiver application by a voice vote. “This provision protects taxpayers and provides an incentive …

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House Speaker Reacts to Court’s Ruling Upholding Major Provisions of Senate Bill 3

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CONCORD – House Speaker Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) offered the following statement after review of the Court’s ruling on a request for preliminary injunction in the NH Democratic Party et. al v Gardner et al suit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 3. “We’re very pleased that the Court upheld the major provisions of Senate Bill …

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Senate, House members praise NH Secretary of State Bill Gardner

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Concord, NH — Senator Regina Birdsell (R-Hampstead), Senator Sharon Carson (R-Londonderry), Senator Harold French (R-Franklin) and House Speaker Pro Tem Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) issued the following statements: “New Hampshire’s Bill Gardner is the nation’s longest-serving Secretary of State and one of our most regarded and well-respected public servants,” said Senator Regina Birdsell (R-Hampstead), Chair of the …

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Speaker Receives Voter Registration Statistics Requested of Departments of State and Safety

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CONCORD – Late yesterday, New Hampshire House Speaker Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) received a response to an inquiry of the NH Department of State and Department Safety. The inquiry, sent August 16, 2017, sought statistical information on the efforts of both departments to match voter checklist information with records of the Department of Safety. Speaker Jasper …

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House Leaders React to Dismissal of NH Voter List Release Lawsuit

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CONCORD – House Speaker Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) and House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) issued statements in reaction to the dismissal of a suit brought by the ACLU and 2 elected members of the New Hampshire Legislature against New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner seeking to block the release of voter checklist information to …

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State Leaders Announce Return of $30M to Towns and Cities

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For Immediate Release: July 24, 2017 Contact: Ben Vihstadt benjamin.vihstadt@nh.gov 603-271-2121 Concord, NH – Today Governor Chris Sununu announced the return of $30 million to towns and cities for road improvements as a result of signing SB 38, making an appropriation to the department of transportation for local highway aid and aid for municipal bridges. …

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Jasper statement regarding charges against Rep. Schleien

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The following statement was released this morning by House Speaker Shawn Jasper in response to sexual assault charges made against Rep. Erick Schleien (r-Hudson) by the Rockingham County Attorney’s Office. “Anytime one of our members faces charges such as these we take it very seriously. The fact that the accusations against Rep. Schleien involve a …

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House Majority Leader Reacts to Special Session Petition

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following comments relative to a petition for a special legislative session initiated by Rep. Steve Shurtleff (D-Concord). The purpose of the special session would be to modify laws relative to the ability of Secretary of State Bill Gardner to release New Hampshire voter information to …

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