Video: Press Conference on House Focus on Jobs & the Economy
Press conference held on January 3, 2012 outlining accomplishments in 2011 and focus of 2012 agenda.
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The state budget: Political achievement of the year
The following editorial was published in the January 1, 2012 edition of the Union Leader: The state budget: Political achievement of the year Americans frustrated by the series of impressive political failures that came to define Washington politics in 2011 could have drawn inspiration from this little state tucked up north and surrounded by activist, …
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Second-Year Session Deadline Dates
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Last day to introduce HBs for 2012 session. Thursday, February 9, 2012 Last day to report HBs going to a second committee. Thursday, February 16, 2012 …
National Pension Reform Leader to Present Overhaul Options to Retirement Committee
CONCORD – Utah State Senator Daniel Liljenquist will make a presentation Tuesday to the House Special Committee on Public Employee Pension Reform outlining efforts he led to transform Utah’s public pension program from a defined benefit model to a defined contribution plan. Senator Liljenquist is a nationally recognized leader on retirement reform. What: Presentation to …
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Perry and Huntsman to Address New Hampshire House of Representatives
CONCORD – Presidential candidates Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman have confirmed they will address the New Hampshire House of Representatives during the Wednesday, November 30 session. Rick Perry is expected to speak at 10:30am and Jon Huntsman at 10:45am.
Foster’s Editorial: How about honest debate instead of political vitriol
Sunday, November 20, 2011 At first blush, we were tempted to sign on board for House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli’s lambasting last week of some GOP-sponsored bills working their way through the Legislature. Foster’s Sunday Citizen has also been critical of some Republican-gone-astray efforts. We have faulted the leadership in the New Hampshire Legislature for …
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House to Hold Public Hearing on Governor’s Education Funding Amendment
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Special Committee on Education Funding Chair Lynne Ober today announced a Tuesday, November 22 hearing on Governor Lynch’s proposed education funding amendment. It will begin at 10:00 am in rooms 210-211 of the Legislative Office Building. Speaker William O’Brien “We are providing an opportunity for the Governor …
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Presidential Candidates to Address The New Hampshire House of Representatives
CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien’s office announced that invitations have been extended to presidential candidates to address the New Hampshire House of Representatives during the Wednesday, October 12 session, which begins at 10:00am. Currently confirmed candidates include Gov. Gary Johnson, Sen. Rick Santorum, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, businessman Herman Cain, and …
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House Redistricting Committee 2011 Public Hearing Schedule
BELKNAP – Tuesday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m. Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia CARROLL – Thursday, October 13th, 7:00 p.m. Mountain View Community Nursing Home, Ossipee CHESHIRE – Tuesday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m. Keene Public Library Auditorium, Keene COOS – Tuesday, October 25th, 7:00 p.m. Lancaster Town Hall, Lancaster GRAFTON – Thursday, October 20th, …
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Union Leader Editorial – Medicaid politics: NH taxpayers lost
Published Sep 25, 2011 Had former Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen been able to implement his Medicaid reforms six years ago, New Hampshire would be in much better shape today. When Stephen became commissioner in 2003, New Hampshire had already spent more than a decade skimming federal Medicaid money into the general fund. …
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Nashua Telegraph: House speaker wants to stay on same fiscal path
By ALBERT McKEON, Staff Writer NASHUA – If you thought the New Hampshire Legislature made history this year, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Speaker of the House William O’Brien didn’t use that phrase exactly, but he all but said it Monday in a speech that outlined the Legislature’s mission to reduce government spending and regulations. O’Brien, …
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UL Editorial: Norelli’s sales tax: Big blow to NH business
Published Sep 12, 2011 When Massachusetts tried to have tire stores in New Hampshire collect and remit sales taxes to Massachusetts every time Bay Staters bought tires in New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch intervened. He got that turning New Hampshire businesses into tax collectors for other states would seriously damage the New Hampshire Advantage. House …
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House Speakers from Early Presidential States Join to Support Current Nomination Calendar
For Immediate Release: September 9, 2011 House Speakers from Early Presidential States Join to Support Current Nomination Calendar CHARLESTON, S.C. – Meeting at the National Speakers Conference, House Speakers from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have joined forces to support the current presidential nomination calendar and the traditional positions of the early states. Florida and Michigan are currently …
Op-Ed: Unnecessary government burdens
By Andrew Hemingway Chairman, Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire Tuesday, September 6, 2011 If you’ve been listening to Democratic rhetoric in recent months, you’d think Republicans were bent on destroying jobs with the budget they just passed. It’s time for another reality check. When Republicans promised to create jobs, that meant they would help create …
Mont Vernon Representative Calls for Buckley Resignation
The following statement was issued this afternoon by Representative Frank Holden (Hillsborough, District 4) who represents the towns of Mont Vernon, Lyndeborough, New Boston, Temple and Wilton. It was issued in response to news that the New Hampshire Democratic Party had agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty to the state’s Department of Justice for illegal …
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