by Rep. Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) On March 12th, the NH House of Representatives voted to amend the Rules which govern our body and the way we do business, to include a provision that would allow for modification of our schedule given the emerging public health threat of COVID-19. The rule change (65b) required concurrence of …
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Visit our Facebook page to like and share the link. Visit our twitter account to like and retweet the link. https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/your-turn-nh-democrats-tax-plan-and-fuzzy-accounting-are/article_5dd6fb94-d6fd-5599-a851-f52ca90e9cb8.html Would you buy a new, more expensive home with your one-time bonus from work or based on income you can’t reasonably expect to receive? Sure, you might be able to pay the bills for …
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By Rep. Mike Harrington https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190731/democrats-war-in-nh-on-our-second-amendment In the recent state legislative session, three bills were passed that if they become law, will restrict the Second Amendment rights of New Hampshire residents. House Bill 109 would impose universal background checks on the sale of firearms. Under present law, all commercial sales of firearms (ones done through a …
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By: Rep. Dick Hinch This past December, Rep. Stephen Shurtleff won the election for House speaker, and I wished my friend the best. He accepted his nomination by saying, “it’s important to put partisanship aside to work for the common good of our people…” I couldn’t agree more. Government works best when parties work together …
Tweet it: Hinch: Common sense and pragmatism are what our constituents want and deserve. https://ctt.ec/Nd9uc+ The following op-ed by Majority Leader Dick Hinch was published Tuesday, April 25th in the Union Leader. Constituents of New Hampshire, the reports of the demise of the Republican Caucus in the New Hampshire House of Representatives are greatly exaggerated. …
Op-Ed: House GOP moving forward, despite Democratic opposition Read More »
3 Democrats joined with 98% of House Republicans to pass HB557, relative to school attendance in towns with no public schools, by a vote of 186-163. House Education Committee Chair Rick Ladd (R-Haverhill): “There is no provision in our constitution or on the long line of Claremont cases that only public schools are constitutionally adequate. Private …
In November of 2014, New Hampshire voters elected Republican majorities to the House of Representatives and the state Senate. For the last 20 months, our citizen Legislature has been working to produce results, and govern in a responsible manner that our state and its citizens can be proud of. At the time of the last …
Dick Hinch: House GOP proud of what we’ve done for NH Read More »
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 …
Flanagan: A Legislative Agenda Republicans Can Be Proud Of Read More »
by House Republican Leader Rep. Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) New Hampshire’s Rainy Day Fund – sometimes called the Revenue Stabilization Account – was drained of $80 million by the Democrat controlled legislature to maintain or increase spending levels, rather than making spending cuts, during the recent recession. Under the 2012-2013 Republican budget, New Hampshire was left …
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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 …
Democratic House Speaker Norelli’s plans for growing the economy, as stated in her column in the Jan. 5 New Hampshire Sunday News, involve more taxpayer-funded spending, more regulations and costs imposed on New Hampshire employers, higher taxes and unnecessary expansion of government and its intrusion into our daily lives. Republicans have a different way to …
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By: Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) Democratic House Speaker Norelli’s plans for growing the economy, as stated in her column in the Jan. 5 New Hampshire Sunday News, involve more taxpayer-funded spending, more regulations and costs imposed on New Hampshire employers, higher taxes and unnecessary expansion of government and its intrusion into our daily lives. Republicans …
Op-Ed: Sanborn: NH House Democrats plan to raise taxes, increase regulations Read More »
Many people in New Hampshire believe that low-income New Hampshire adults should have health insurance. Some low-income adults have it now through their employers, but many do not. Expanding Medicaid under Obamacare is one way to provide health insurance to low income adults, but unless real safeguards are put into place and until we believe …
Op-Ed: Sanborn & Kurk: Expand Medicaid? Only If You Want a State Tax Increase Read More »
The N.H. Legislature has an important vote on Medicaid expansion coming up soon. As a state representative, I have one of those votes, which I take very seriously. I have been monitoring the progress of the Medicaid Expansion Commission and presented testimony concerning issues I need addressed. As a thoughtful legislator, I am searching for …
Op-Ed: Abrami: Medicaid Expansion not worth the risk Read More »
