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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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.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives received a mandate from the voters of this state to cut state spending; reduce taxes and fees; return fiscal sanity to the state; promote economic development and create jobs; mend a state retirement system that was nearing insolvency; provide our children with an education based on excellence; protect the …
As the debate on House Bill 1 continued in the House Chamber yesterday, this call, from an anonymous constituent, came into the House Republican Office. It was just one of hundreds of positive calls and emails that our office and members of our caucus received over the last few days.
While some will say that the House has been distracted from time to time this session, there is a group of legislators who are in fact highly focused on creating jobs and building the New Hampshire economy. This bi-partisan group, called the NH House Business Coalition, meets weekly to evaluate and make recommendation to the entire body on bills that directly impact the business community.
CONCORD – State Representative Jim Parison (R-New Ipswich) today issued a challenge to Governor John Lynch to debate the issue regarding who decides when students can withdraw from school. Parison is the prime sponsor of HB 429, legislation gives parents the final say when students may withdraw at age 16 instead of the superintendent. After …
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