Our society is one of rules and laws which guide our existence within this democracy. Our government operates by rules, procedure, and tradition. The NH House is no exception. Last evening the House met in special session until late in the evening. All the rules and process which have long guided […]
The legislature worked on Education issues today. Finance spent over two hours discussing the Kindergarten bill. The committee appears willing to allow a district to contract with a private provider if the provider meets the minimum standards. The committee distributed five amendments on the bill to cost an adequate education. […]
House Session was very light today. The Election Law committee had a bill which would allow 17 year olds to vote in primaries if they will be 18 at the time of the general election. This bill was tabled and a resolution passed to ask the Supreme Court if there are constitutional issues […]
The NH House met in session yesterday. There were three bills of note, the bill to cost an adequate education, a bill relative to Kindergarten, and the bill to urge Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice-President Cheney. The good news of the day was that HR24 was tabled after each side presented […]
The 2008 session year is rapidly approaching. The bills are being printed and posted on the General Court website. Approximately 250 were posted a week ago and more this week. Once a bill number is posted the full text is available to read. There are approximately 900 bills filed in […]
The legislature is busy making final preparations as we approach the second year of our session. Subcommittees are finalizing recommendation on bills which were retained from last year. These recommendations are due on November 1 and will be voted on by the full legislature in early January. All reports will be printed […]
With the passage of the budget and the definition of an adequate education the 2007 session year came to a close. The budget was the largest in state history at $10.4 billion. It represented an increase of 17.5% in general fund spending (taxes, excluding dedicated revenues, which are raised and spent in NH), […]
I hope that you had a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather was beautiful for the many events which honor our brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice. I am more appreciative than ever for those who are willing to serve our country to keep us safe and free.
This […]
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SB18-raising the age of required attendance of children in school.
SB235-relative to milk support for dairy farmers
SB138-relative to the developmental disability wait list.
SB19-provides unemployment for an employee to care for a disabled family member.
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I hope that you had a great Memorial Day weekend. The weather was beautiful for the many events which honor our brave men […]
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HB1-Budget
HB2-Law Changes–Taxes and Fees
Summary for the Week:
This week the NH House voted in the largest budget in NH history. This budget represented a 16.3% increase in general fund spending. It included approximately $185 million in new taxes and fees. Many felt it was based upon unrealistic revenue projections. It also bonded $60 million in expenses […]