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Huntsman: NH should protect personal liberty with a right-to-work law

ONE OF THE nice things about running for President is the opportunity to spend a great deal of time in New Hampshire, where your license plates serve as a constant reminder of the foundation of our democracy and the inalienable rights with which we are all bestowed, and which government exists to protect.

Certainly, one of the rights government ought to protect is the right of every person to work and make a living without being forced to join a union — a position grounded in individual freedoms.

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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Op-Ed: Improving fairness for small businesses in New Hampshire

By State Rep. Laurie Sanborn Sunday, July 17, 2011 On June 25, an important bill passed into law that will help improve fairness for New Hampshire’s small business owners and get our economy going. There is a natural tension that exists between any taxpayer and any tax enforcement agency, and this has always been true …

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House Leaders Comment on Governor’s Veto of Bill to Kill Cap-and-Trade, Cut Electricity Rates

CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Science, Technology and Energy Chairman James Garrity today offered the following statements is response to Governor Lynch’s veto of Senate Bill 154, to repeal the state’s cap-and-trade program, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). House Speaker William O’Brien “Cap-and-trade is failed policy both here in …

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Governor Declines to Sign Pro-Business Legislation

(Joint News Release) CONCORD – SB 125 passed into law Saturday without the Governor’s signature. The bill, which provides a $50 thousand safe harbor for  businesses and shifts the burden of proof for accessing taxes on compensation from the business owner to the Department of Revenue Administration, passed the Senate unanimously and the House 340 …

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House and Senate pass budget with veto proof majorities

Joint news release (Concord) House and Senate leadership issued the following statements regarding today’s passage of HB 1 and HB 2: Statement from Speaker of the House William L. O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon: “Promises made, promises kept. The New Hampshire House and Senate have delivered on the commitment we made last year to live within our …

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Sen. Morse: Our next state budget will be way more responsible than the last

By CHUCK MORSE Special to the Union Leader Published Jun 14, 2011 As the House and Senate form committees of conference to develop a compromise budget, one thing is certain: Both budgets are taking our state down the path toward fiscal responsibility. Over the past four years, Gov. John Lynch and the Democratic leadership brought …

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House Leadership Statements on Veto of HB 133

The following statements were issued by House Leadership following the announcement that Governor Lynch has vetoed HB 133. “With this veto, the Governor is sending exactly the wrong message to employers that New Hampshire is going to make it harder to create jobs.  Last November, the voters sent a clear message that they wanted more jobs, …

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