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A new proposal has emerged to settle much (but far from all) of the legal and political controversy over New Hampshire’s unique medical malpractice insurance fund. Primarily, it would settle the matter of who has a right to the extra money in the fund.
Senate Bill 170 first forbids the state from claiming any surplus funds from the Joint Underwriting Association — either through legislation or taxation. It also orders that any “excess surplus” funds be distributed to policyholders. That excess measures at least $110 million, according to the bill. And that $110 million is at the core of the two-year controversy.
A House committee will hold a public hearing on SB 170 Tuesday.
April 18th, 2011 | Posted in branches,Commerce,costs,courts,Daily Briefing,Government,Health,health care,hospitals, clinics, nursing homes,insurance,Justice,malpractice,state budget | Read More »
What happens when two dilapidated courthouses are closed down in New Hampshire, and the money for a new facility can’t be squeezed out of the state budget?
As folks in the Seacoast are learning, you wait.
The long-anticipated Hampton-Exeter District court construction may get put off for another four years. The deadline to choose a permanent location for the combined district court already passed on the first of this year. Senate Bill 36 would extend it further to Jan. 1, 2015.
April 13th, 2011 | Posted in courts,Daily Briefing,Government,Justice,state budget | Read More »
Can reducing New Hampshire’s tobacco tax actually increase state revenues from tobacco taxes?
Assuming a big increase in sales due to the lower tax rate, that’s the idea behind a bill that’s getting its second public hearing today. House Bill 156 passed the House last month, and is now with the Senate Ways & Means Committee. But the bill’s fiscal note, prepared by the N.H. Dept. of Revenue Administration, predicts a different future.
April 12th, 2011 | Posted in business taxes,Commerce,Daily Briefing,Government,Health,Money,smoking/tobacco,state budget,taxes,tobacco & cigarettes,tobacco & cigarettes | Read More »
Starting this week, it’s the Senate’s turn to tackle New Hampshire’s state budget. And no question will resound more than the underlying debate about government’s proper role in society.
In today’s Dispatch, we’ll give you some nuts and bolts about what the Senate is up to this week as it relates to the budget. But our main focus is on that underlying debate: What do you believe is the proper role of government in society?
April 4th, 2011 | Posted in Daily Briefing,Government,state budget | Read More »
While the N.H. House continues its budget bill session today, the state Senate will get back to work with committee hearings on the deluge of bills that successfully passed and crossed over from the House.
In this Dispatch, we highlight two public hearings on bills we have tracked this legislative session: public television funding and the new rail service in New Hampshire.
March 31st, 2011 | Posted in Commerce,Daily Briefing,Education,Government,media,media,rail service,state budget,Transportation | Read More »
The finer points of a proposed $2.796 billion two-year general fund budget for New Hampshire will be presented to lawmakers today by the House Finance Committee, in advance of a vote later this week. Here are a few notable points…
March 29th, 2011 | Posted in Arts & Culture,Daily Briefing,Government,state budget,state employees,state employees,Work | Read More »
This week’s Senate votes include amending the N.H. Constitution regarding education funding, plus voter identification and payday loans.
With the deadline to “Crossover Day” on March 31 fast approaching, both the House and Senate are in session this week to finish work on their remaining bills.
The two main budget bills are the top remaining bills in the House. The Senate will clear its docket of more than 49 bills and amendments.
March 28th, 2011 | Posted in banking,banking & lending,Commerce,Daily Briefing,Education,elections,funding,Government,Money,state budget | Read More »
A logistically ironic item is up for discussion at the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority’s monthly meeting this Friday: repealing the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority.
Signed into law in 2007, the NHRTA is using federal grant money to develop plans for a return of passenger rail service through the so-called “capital corridor” from Boston to Nashua, Manchester and Concord.
House Bill 218, which has passed the N.H. House, would repeal the entity. It’s supported by House Transportation Committee Chair, Rep. Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry), who also serves as a legislative member on the NHRTA.
March 24th, 2011 | Posted in agencies & departments,auto,Commerce,Daily Briefing,development,economy,federal funding,federal funding,Government,Money,rail service,state budget,Transportation | Read More »
We continue highlighting some of the 34 bills and amendments scheduled for a session of the full Senate today.
The proposals include eliminating the state motor vehicle registration surcharge, repealing boating speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee, and establishing a managed care platform for the state’s Medicaid program.
March 23rd, 2011 | Posted in boats,Commerce,costs,Daily Briefing,Environment & Resources,Government,Health,health care,insurance,Medicaid,Money,registration of vehicles,rivers & lakes,state budget,taxes,Transportation | Read More »
Today and tomorrow, the Daily Dispatch will highlight bills that have gone under the radar during the first part of the of New Hampshire’s 2011 legislative session.
The proposals cover a wide range of issues — from a constitutional amendment giving the governor line item veto authority over the state budget to increasing the allowable size of off-highway recreational vehicles on state trails. It’s all a part of government, folks. …
March 22nd, 2011 | Posted in agencies & departments,Daily Briefing,Environment & Resources,Government,Money,Property,state budget,state parks,state property,taxes,Transportation | Read More »
