A Legislative Food Drive to collect non-perishable food items for the N.H. Food Bank will take place between March 14th and April 7th. During this time, there will be large donation boxes in Rooms 121-122 of the State House and at the front desk of the Legislative Office Building. Food items will be distributed to …
State offices will be closed Monday, February 15th, in observance of Presidents’ Day. There will also be no legislative activity scheduled for NH Primary Day, February 9th, the winter break week of February 22-26, and Town Meeting Day, March 8th.
Copies of the “2016 Financial Disclosure Form,” are being mailed to each member of the House. Members may fill out and file the paper form or file electronically with the Financial Disclosure E-Form available at the following link: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/ethics/Financial_Disclosure/disclosureEForm.aspx, where you will find instructions on how to fill out the form and how to return …
Information and schedules for committees of conference can be found on the General Court website using the following link: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/committee_of_conference/default.aspx Documents relative to the committee of conference on HB1 & HB2 can be found on the website of the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s website using the following link: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/committee_of_conference/default.aspx Live and archived video of the …
There will be a presentation by the Legislative Budget Assistant on the Senate Budget to the full House Tuesday, June 9th at 10am in LOB 210-211. Once the presentation begins, it will be live streamed here. There will also be a Republican Caucus in LOB rooms 210-211 directly following that presentation.
Linked below are 3 handouts from today’s continuing education on SB221, relative to electric rate reduction financing: SB221 FAQ (Bradley – Feltes) SB221 FAQ (Office of Consumer Advocate) SB221 Facts and Figures (Vose) Video of the continuing education will be available in the “Archived Video” section of the below linked General Court streaming media web page: …
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We’ve put together the attached document to help better explain the detail of the House budget, as passed last week. It contains a thorough run down of changes and/or modifications in the budget, by division and by agency. It was generated with the help and input of members of the House Finance Committee, and uses …
In case you missed it, we wanted to pass along the link to the re-broadcast of NHPR’s Exchange program from Monday, which featured House Finance Committee Chairman Neal Kurk (R-Weare), Rep. Mary Jane Wallner (D-Concord) and Steve Norton, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies. You can access the audio here: …
During calls and emails regarding the proposed House budget, many members had questions about the budget process, including whether or not what we vote on tomorrow will be in the final budget. We designed the attached flow chart to illustrate the budget process as it usually plays out from October through June. We hope you …
DATE: Monday February 9, 2015 TOPIC: Tools Every Legislator Needs – Open to all Legislators Parliamentary Procedure; Parliamentary Inquiries; Decorum and Debate; Constituent Services; Working with the Media; Getting Bills Passed TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PLACE: Representatives Hall COORDINATORS: Representatives Dick Hinch & Steve Shurtleff *Lunch will be provided.
Every two years, the people of New Hampshire turns their attention to the new legislature and its majority party. What policy initiatives and campaign promises will likely be carried forward as part of the legislative agenda of that majority party? Many of us campaigned on the simple, overarching goal of making New Hampshire an even …
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Rainy Day Fund Comparison New Hampshire’s Rainy Day Fund – sometimes called the Revenue Stabilization Account and in other states may be called the Budget Reserve Account – was tapped by previous legislatures under Democrat control to maintain or increase spending levels in the down economy. Under the 2012-2013 Republican budget, New Hampshire was left …
How New Hampshire’s Paltry Rainy Day Fund Stacks Up Read More »
(PDF Download) Whether or not you support the concept of a gas tax increase, we thought it would be helpful to clarify some of the misconceptions about SB367. With all due respect to the bill and its supporters, before jumping into one of the largest tax increases in recent history, we need to take a …
By Representative Regina Birdsell (R – Hampstead) & Representative Laurie Sanborn (R – Bedford) As women and as Human Resources professionals, we believe the national and state-wide Democrat agenda surrounding Paycheck Equity is unnecessary and misleading. It is against the law to pay women differently than men based on their gender. This law has been in …
Op-Ed: Birdsell & Sanborn: It’s a job gap, not a wage gap Read More »
By Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) So many of us ran for public office with a primary goal of improving jobs and the economy in our state, and we know you can only be pro-jobs if you are pro-business. That’s why I created in January 2011, and now chair, the House Business Caucus, a nonpartisan group …
