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By State Rep. Pamela Tucker Deputy Speaker, N.H. House of Representatives Published Saturday, August 6, 2011 It’s never a good idea to believe too much of what you hear in the run-up to an election. It appears 2012 is no exception ¿ especially when the agenda-driven bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency are doing the talking. To …

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By Rep. Lynne Ober (R-Hudson) Vice Chair of the House Finance Committee Last February Governor John Lynch presented his budget and made a detailed budget address. Now weeks later after the legislature has adopted much of his proposals, lawsuits have been filed and words are flying. In his budget address, Lynch explained why he was …

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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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By Rep. Bob Rowe In this next session of the Legislature there will be two pieces of legislation on the subject of performance reviews for judges. The first is a constitutional amendment (CACR 11) relating to the election of judges. The second is House Bill 344 which calls for the establishment of a citizen’s commission …

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There has been tremendous pressure by special interests groups at the State House to dramatically increase state spending during this budget cycle. Despite a low tax environment that makes New Hampshire unique, these spenders want to add additional revenue sources, such as an income or sales tax, in order to create the bigger, more intrusive …

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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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