CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien released the following statement on House Bill 618, which repeals the requirement for a maintenance budget while requiring the governor and all departments of the state to develop a budget that will continue to use forms furnished by the commissioner of administrative services. HB 618 passed on a voice …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien released the following statement on House Bill 383, which passed the House 212 to 128. The bill prohibits the collection of certain agency fees from state employees who are not members of the state employees’ association. House Speaker William O’Brien “Union bosses should not be permitted to reach in …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Ways and Means Chairman Stephen Stepanek today offered the following comments in response to the announcement of December state revenues figures, showing that while receipts were $4 million ahead of plan, this is only because $9.2 million in Medicaid Enhancement Tax receipts came in December, later than …
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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 …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today offered the following statement on the override of Senate Bill 57 relative to regulation of title loan lenders. With the passage of SB 57 the legislation becomes law immediately. SB 57 was overridden by a 248 to 123 vote. House Speaker William O’Brien “This is an opportunity to …
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Press conference held on January 3, 2012 outlining accomplishments in 2011 and focus of 2012 agenda.
The following editorial was published in the January 1, 2012 edition of the Union Leader: The state budget: Political achievement of the year Americans frustrated by the series of impressive political failures that came to define Washington politics in 2011 could have drawn inspiration from this little state tucked up north and surrounded by activist, …
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In an example of hypocrisy that would be shocking if it were not what we have come to expect of Democrats in Concord this legislative term, the day before the Democrats issued a release charging corruption because Republicans had requested mileage reimbursement for attending party caucuses to review redistricting plans and not to attend any …
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Chairman John Reagan offered the following comments regarding New Hampshire improving from third to second nationally in the State Health Rankings. House Speaker William O’Brien “Obviously, moving from third to second nationally is a good sign for the health of New …
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By Rep. Ken Weyler Published in USA Today – December 6, 2011 Over the past three decades, New Hampshire‘s court system had become outdated and inefficient. Complaints about underfunding the courts ignored the reality that the system needed a major makeover. First, some history:New Hampshirehas traditionally had three levels of courts, supreme, superior and district, plus …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Last day to introduce HBs for 2012 session. Thursday, February 9, 2012 Last day to report HBs going to a second committee. Thursday, February 16, 2012 …
CONCORD – Utah State Senator Daniel Liljenquist will make a presentation Tuesday to the House Special Committee on Public Employee Pension Reform outlining efforts he led to transform Utah’s public pension program from a defined benefit model to a defined contribution plan. Senator Liljenquist is a nationally recognized leader on retirement reform. What: Presentation to …
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CONCORD – Presidential candidates Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman have confirmed they will address the New Hampshire House of Representatives during the Wednesday, November 30 session. Rick Perry is expected to speak at 10:30am and Jon Huntsman at 10:45am.
Sunday, November 20, 2011 At first blush, we were tempted to sign on board for House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli’s lambasting last week of some GOP-sponsored bills working their way through the Legislature. Foster’s Sunday Citizen has also been critical of some Republican-gone-astray efforts. We have faulted the leadership in the New Hampshire Legislature for …
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By MICHAEL A. BALBONI When there’s something wrong with your home heating system, you either fix it or suffer the consequences. It amazes me that some would prefer our children suffer rather than fix our public education system. Bill Duncan, in his Nov. 13 guest commentary (“Public education under attack in NH”), doesn’t appreciate the …
