(Senate Press Release) SB3 now heads to governor’s desk with veto proof majorities (Concord) The Senate and House made a big statement on a major issue today with both houses voting to pass reforms to the state’s retirement system by veto proof majorities. The votes were 19-4 and 250-112 respectively. SB3 now heads to Governor …
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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) delivered the Republican weekly radio address last week and focused on how states can help revitalize America’s manufacturing industry by adopting ‘Right to Work’ legislation and how his and other ‘Right to Work’ states have become magnets for new auto manufacturing facilities as a result.
From NHJournal.com: A new survey by Magellan Strategies for NH Journal shows that a near majority of Granite Staters support so-called ‘right-to-work’ legislation. Forty-nine percent of New Hampshire voters support right-to-work, whereas only 37% oppose it. Fifteen percent is undecided. The Republicans in the House are scrambling to amass enough votes to override Gov. John …
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Today, the Business and Industry Association (BIA) and the New Hampshire chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) endorsed the passage of HB 474 and called for legislators to support the overtun of the Governor’s veto. Here are excerpts from their press releases. BIA to legislators: Right to work good for New Hampshire …
Friday, May 13, 2011 Wednesday Gov. John Lynch vetoed, as promised, a bill that would have prohibited unions from collecting agency fees from non-members. These fees are used to support the bargaining activities of unions and must be paid regardless of union membership. In rejecting HB 474, the Right to Work Bill, the governor argued …
For the full report, please visit NHJournal.com Union bosses were grinning from ear to ear on Wednesday when New Hampshire’s Democratic Gov. John Lynch vetoed the right-to-work bill that passed both chambers of the legislature by huge majorities. An investigation by NH Journal shows those union leaders paid a handsome price for Lynch’s veto. Unions …
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As a proud member of Republicans for Environmental Protection for several years, I was disappointed a few weeks ago to read the Concord Monitor’s opinion on what the New Hampshire House of Representatives has done with regard to environmental issues (“End the war on the state’s environment,” editorial, April 17). Like all areas of state …
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The researcher for the Special Committee on Pension Reform has provided us with this detailed comparison of SB 3 and HB 580, both of which deal with NH Retirement System Reforms. Comparison of SB3 and HB580 (PDF file)
By Rep. Gary Daniels April 30, 2011 Most state legislators hear regularly from our constituents about their top concerns. While the national debt and international engagements certainly carry a great deal of interest nationally, and balancing the budget without raising taxes or fees garners a lot of attention at the state level, by far the …
David Hess will add one more title to his resume on April 23, which already includes federal military judge, Air Force veteran, legal counsel for the town of Hooksett, school district moderator, conservation advocate, Budget Committee member, state representative, and Assistant Attorney General for the state of New Hampshire. His hometown will honor him with its Citizen of the Year designation.
In the recently passed House budget, there is absolutely no need to reduce the psychiatric services provided to New Hampshire’s mental health beneficiaries eligible for state services.
Currently, the state provides 80 percent of the revenue needed to operate 10 community mental health centers, yet only 39 percent of their patients are state eligible for services.
The reductions in mental health services contained in the budget passed by the New Hampshire House are an attempt to ensure that state payments to the community mental health centers are used for only services rendered to those eligible for state care, not to subsidize care for those not eligible for state services.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has accepted what is possibly the most difficult budget ever prepared and has sent it on to the Senate. It is a budget constrained by a reduction in revenues of about three-quarters of a billion dollars which is an immense amount in our state.
The State of New Hampshire is currently considering HB 156, a bill that would reduce the tax on cigarettes by ten cents per pack and reduce the tax on other tobacco products by 17%. As a member of New Hampshire’s small business community and as a member of the NH House of Representatives, I wholeheartedly support this legislation and was proud to vote for two weeks ago.
America’s wealth did not occur by accident. It was the result of a system carefully crafted by our Founders, based on the principles of personal and economic freedom, the rule of law and personal property rights, and Judeo/Christian morality.
When Republicans took control of the state legislature back in January, we made clear that our goal was to bring transformative change to state government to make it live within its means and to provide a sustainable government that encouraged economic growth.
To date, the House has delivered on its word of transforming government. While we still need to work with the Senate to bring this change to the citizens, we have certainly passed a number of bills that have been historic.
