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While many campaign finance reform advocates are wringing their hands about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allows unlimited corporate spending on political speech, a few optimists see opportunity, especially when it comes to state and local elections.
Doris “Granny D” Haddock drew the connection during a brief speech at her 100th birthday party Thursday in the Executive Council Chambers at the New Hampshire State House.
Rebuilding, she said, must start with public funding of state elections.
January 29th, 2010 | Posted in By the Issues,elections,Government | Read More »
Healthcare isn’t just about costs and insurance.
A sunset is scheduled for the quality assurance group overseeing New Hampshire’s hospitals, but House Bill 1169 would keep it working. And a review of all suicides in New Hampshire—nearly eight for every one homicide—may be created with House Bill 1384. Studying the reasons people take their own lives can lead to surprising insights, and could help prevent more suicides in the future.
Public hearings on both bills will be held in early February.
January 25th, 2010 | Posted in By the Issues,Health,quality assurance,suicide | Read More »
With gay marriage now legal, a Constitutional debate gets underway. Plus: General John Stark weighs in on the helmet law, immunization exemptions may not just be for the religious anymore, and one former business owner sparks legislation to end unemployment taxes for the self-employed. It’s all in a week’s work, and it will wrap up with Gov. Lynch’s State of the State address on Jan. 21.
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in By the Issues,civil rights,Health,Money,motorcycles,taxes,Transportation | Read More »
Meeting for only the second time since it took summer recess in June, House Speaker Terie Norelli (D-Portsmouth) had to remind the 400-member chamber to behave on several occasions when collective boos, cheers and jeers followed various speeches and votes.
This may help explain why lots of activity resulted in definitive votes on only 11 pieces of legislation, by her count. The remainder will be taken up in subsequent weeks.
January 12th, 2010 | Posted in banking & lending,By the Issues,death penalty,Justice,Money,taxes,utilities | Read More »
It was a landmark year for New Hampshire government in 2009—not only for the size of its budget deficit ($250 million) and the number of state layoffs it induced (200), but also for legislative action on some controversial social issues, like gay marriage, the death penalty and medical marijuana.
But these scores are far from settled, as evidenced in the new round of bills up for debate in Concord’s 2010 legislative session, which officially kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 6
January 4th, 2010 | Posted in By the Issues,civil rights,death penalty,gambling,gay marriage,Government,Justice,marijuana,retirement,state budget,voters' veto | Read More »
