Carroll County GOP Radio Ad: Promises Made, Promises Kept
The Carroll County Republican Committee began airing this radio ad August 1.
Op-Ed: February Words Bring July Lawsuit
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 …
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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Public performance reviews for judges
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 …
Op-Ed: Tax Cuts Will Spur Economic Growth
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 …
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 …
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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Op-Ed: Right-to-work is right for NH, and America
By Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) (Appeared in the Union Leader June 24, 2011) BIG GOVERNMENT, big spending and attacks on personal liberties may be “in style” right now in Washington, D.C. But the great news is, in state legislatures throughout the country, I’m hopeful we’re seeing a lasting rebirth of freedom. In fact, I was …
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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, …
Full Senate and House vote to pass Retirement Reform
(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) explains the advantages of ‘Right to Work’ legislation
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.
Poll: Granite Staters favor ‘right-to-work’ legislation
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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