Tax Cut Vertigo
The temporary five-cent gas tax cut passed the House yesterday. Is it political posturing or an altruistic measure for cash-strapped New Hampshire consumers? We look at three sides of the nickel, and welcome your thoughts, too.
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The Business of Liquor Laws
New Hampshire’s Liquor Commission keeps a close eye on the 6,100 liquor license and permit holders in the state, but at least one lawmaker thinks someone should be keeping a closer eye on the commission.
Rep. Rip Holden (R-Goffstown) sponsored three bills this term to do just that. They didn’t make it far, but a fourth bill, sponsored by Sen. Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) is close to becoming law.
“There’s no immediate checks and balance, and there is no balance, to my knowledge, from any branch, in the commission itself,” Holden says.
New Liquor License; New Look at Death Penalty
… if HB 392 is signed by Gov. John Lynch, cigar bars can start serving their stogies with a swig, starting in 2010. … And, Gov. Lynch is reportedly likely to sign a bill to study the death penalty in New Hampshire. There will be 13 public seats to fill for the commission.
Stacks and Smokes
A pack of smokes with that bottle of booze? One NH bill up for public hearing next week proposes selling tobacco at certain state liquor stores. Meanwhile, a cluster of insurance laws are lined up together: If you can be charged more for bad credit, can a good education earn you a discount? Also, reinstating the stack, who pays for medical bills, and a would-be change in a law on public hearings gets changed in its own public hearing.