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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following comments relative to the monthly state revenue report issued by the Department of Administrative Services. According to the report, “Business Taxes for June totaled $111.1 million, which were $17.4 million (18.6%) above plan and $12.4 million (12.6%) above prior year. YTD business tax …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following statement on the passage of HB1000, establishing a state grant program to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in addressing the opioid crisis and making an appropriation therefor. The bill passed the House 235-74 and passed the Senate unanimously. “Getting deadly drugs …

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Concord, NH – Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and House Majority Leader Richard Hinch (R-Merrimack) issued the following statements addressing yesterday’s vote to kill the Granite Hammer program. “Yesterday, nearly 75% of House Democrats voted against SB 485, a bill that would have expanded law enforcement interdiction measures to address the opioid crisis in …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following statement relative to the monthly revenue report issued by the Department of Administrative Services. According to the report, “Business Taxes for May totaled $13.1 million, which were $3.8 million below plan and $4.0 million below prior year.” However, “YTD business tax collections, net …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following statement relative to the defeat of the committee of conference report on SB485, establishing a state grant program to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in addressing the opioid crisis, and relative to the health care premium contribution for retired state employees. …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) and Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) offered the following statements relative to the veto of HB582, repealing the license requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver. The bill passed the House with a bipartisan majority in January, and passed the Senate on a party …

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CONCORD – House Speaker Shawn Jasper (R-Hudson) and House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following statements on the passage of legislation aiding in the state’s response to the opioid and drug epidemic in New Hampshire. Today the House passed: SB533, which appropriates $3,000,000 in FY 2017 to the Governor’s Commission on Alcohol …

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CONCORD – House Republican Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following comments relative to the House vote on CACR27, a constitutional amendment providing that the state shall not spend more on operating budget expenses than it receives in revenues plus any surplus from the previous budget period, or use the proceeds of any instrument …

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CONCORD – Prime Sponsor of HB1616, New Hampshire House Speaker Pro Tem Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry), issued the following statement on the signing of the bill that addresses New Hampshire’s compliance with federal identification laws, commonly referred to as REAL ID. HB1616 provides a mechanism to transition New Hampshire State issued IDs to a compliant version, …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following comments relative to the monthly report of state revenues indicating business tax revenue continued to perform above expectations. In the report business taxes performed 14.5% above plan. “The fiscally responsible Republican budget and revenue plan continue to meet and exceed expectations. At the outset …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following comments in response to correspondence from Governor Hassan to Speaker Shawn Jasper and Senate President Chuck Morse outlining proposals on how to allocate potential surplus revenue. “Let’s remember that the governor vetoed the legislature’s budget last year which delayed deployment of much needed …

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CONCORD – House Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Hinch (R-Merrimack) offered the following statement on the release of March employment data by the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security. According to the release, the March 2016 unemployment rate decreased to 2.6 percent. New Hampshire’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2016 was 2.6 percent, a …

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Concord, NH – Today, House and Senate leaders called on New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to support the waiver application, including the work requirement provisions outlined in HB 1696 signed into law yesterday, that is being prepared by the State’s Department of Health and Human Services “By including work requirements in a bill that passed by …

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The following statement was released today by House Speaker Shawn Jasper in response to the arrest of Rep. Kyle Tasker “Representative Tasker is facing serious charges that, if true, are beyond the bounds of human decency. It is clear that given the seriousness of these allegations, Rep. Tasker will be unable to represent his constituents …

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