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Before medical malpractice lawsuits go to court in New Hampshire, they get screened. The idea is to weed out frivolous claims and save judicial resources for legitimate cases.
These medical screening panels were established in the Granite State in 2005, based on a similar Maine law. They finally got rolling in 2007 after a challenge to the program’s constitutionality was defeated in court. They’re made up of a judge, a lawyer, and a clinician.
The question is: Are the screening panels working?
April 8th, 2011 | Posted in Commerce,Health,health care,health insurance,insurance,Justice,malpractice,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
In many ways, House Bill 71 is a case study in successful bipartisan legislative work. Ring a bell?
The often adversarial nature of politics — this session in the New Hampshire Legislature being no exception — begs the question of what it takes to find common ground. The reality is complicated. For all their public bickering, lawmakers often do get along, especially at the committee level. But that fact of life doesn’t make many headlines.
Enter the pharmaceutical drug take-back program.
April 7th, 2011 | Posted in cities & towns,Commerce,Environment & Resources,Government,Health,health care,prescriptions,rivers & lakes,substance abuse,Weekly Briefing | 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 Government,state budget,Weekly Briefing | 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,Education,Government,media,media,rail service,state budget,Transportation,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
The vastly outnumbered N.H. House Democrats face almost certain defeat in the battle over the 2012-2013 biennium budget. But, with the floor amendments they’ve introduced, it’s clear they don’t plan to go down without a debate about how to raise and spend state funds.
Altogether, there are 19 Democrat-sponsored floor amendments to the House Finance Committee’s version of House Bills 1 and 2, which together comprise the state budget. …
March 30th, 2011 | Posted in children,college,Education,Family,Government,Health,Justice,mental health,police,state employees,state employees,Weekly Briefing,Work | 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,Government,state budget,state employees,state employees,Weekly Briefing,Work | 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,development,economy,federal funding,federal funding,Government,Money,rail service,state budget,Transportation,Weekly Briefing | 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,Environment & Resources,Government,Health,health care,insurance,Medicaid,Money,registration of vehicles,rivers & lakes,state budget,taxes,Transportation,Weekly Briefing | 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,Environment & Resources,Government,Money,Property,state budget,state parks,state property,taxes,Transportation,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
After the blitz of activity last week, most of the action in the N.H. House now shifts to the main spending, revenue and capital budget bills for the 2012-2013 biennium. Meanwhile, the Northern Pass project is still getting attention in the Legislature, as the committee deadline for reporting on two related bills has been extended.
March 21st, 2011 | Posted in Commerce,electricity,energy sector,Government,land use,Money,Property,state budget,taxes,utilities,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
