CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and House Science, Technology and Energy Chairman James Garrity today offered the following statements is response to Governor Lynch’s veto of Senate Bill 154, to repeal the state’s cap-and-trade program, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). House Speaker William O’Brien “Cap-and-trade is failed policy both here in …
(Joint News Release) CONCORD – SB 125 passed into law Saturday without the Governor’s signature. The bill, which provides a $50 thousand safe harbor for businesses and shifts the burden of proof for accessing taxes on compensation from the business owner to the Department of Revenue Administration, passed the Senate unanimously and the House 340 …
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By Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) (Appeared in the Union Leader June 24, 2011) BIG GOVERNMENT, big spending and attacks on personal liberties may be “in style” right now in Washington, D.C. But the great news is, in state legislatures throughout the country, I’m hopeful we’re seeing a lasting rebirth of freedom. In fact, I was …
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Joint news release (Concord) House and Senate leadership issued the following statements regarding today’s passage of HB 1 and HB 2: Statement from Speaker of the House William L. O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon: “Promises made, promises kept. The New Hampshire House and Senate have delivered on the commitment we made last year to live within our …
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By CHUCK MORSE Special to the Union Leader Published Jun 14, 2011 As the House and Senate form committees of conference to develop a compromise budget, one thing is certain: Both budgets are taking our state down the path toward fiscal responsibility. Over the past four years, Gov. John Lynch and the Democratic leadership brought …
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The following statements were issued by House Leadership following the announcement that Governor Lynch has vetoed HB 133. “With this veto, the Governor is sending exactly the wrong message to employers that New Hampshire is going to make it harder to create jobs. Last November, the voters sent a clear message that they wanted more jobs, …
(Senate Press Release) SB3 now heads to governor’s desk with veto proof majorities (Concord) The Senate and House made a big statement on a major issue today with both houses voting to pass reforms to the state’s retirement system by veto proof majorities. The votes were 19-4 and 250-112 respectively. SB3 now heads to Governor …
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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) delivered the Republican weekly radio address last week and focused on how states can help revitalize America’s manufacturing industry by adopting ‘Right to Work’ legislation and how his and other ‘Right to Work’ states have become magnets for new auto manufacturing facilities as a result.
From NHJournal.com: A new survey by Magellan Strategies for NH Journal shows that a near majority of Granite Staters support so-called ‘right-to-work’ legislation. Forty-nine percent of New Hampshire voters support right-to-work, whereas only 37% oppose it. Fifteen percent is undecided. The Republicans in the House are scrambling to amass enough votes to override Gov. John …
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Today, the Business and Industry Association (BIA) and the New Hampshire chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) endorsed the passage of HB 474 and called for legislators to support the overtun of the Governor’s veto. Here are excerpts from their press releases. BIA to legislators: Right to work good for New Hampshire …
Friday, May 13, 2011 Wednesday Gov. John Lynch vetoed, as promised, a bill that would have prohibited unions from collecting agency fees from non-members. These fees are used to support the bargaining activities of unions and must be paid regardless of union membership. In rejecting HB 474, the Right to Work Bill, the governor argued …
For the full report, please visit NHJournal.com Union bosses were grinning from ear to ear on Wednesday when New Hampshire’s Democratic Gov. John Lynch vetoed the right-to-work bill that passed both chambers of the legislature by huge majorities. An investigation by NH Journal shows those union leaders paid a handsome price for Lynch’s veto. Unions …
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As a proud member of Republicans for Environmental Protection for several years, I was disappointed a few weeks ago to read the Concord Monitor’s opinion on what the New Hampshire House of Representatives has done with regard to environmental issues (“End the war on the state’s environment,” editorial, April 17). Like all areas of state …
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The researcher for the Special Committee on Pension Reform has provided us with this detailed comparison of SB 3 and HB 580, both of which deal with NH Retirement System Reforms. Comparison of SB3 and HB580 (PDF file)
By Rep. Gary Daniels April 30, 2011 Most state legislators hear regularly from our constituents about their top concerns. While the national debt and international engagements certainly carry a great deal of interest nationally, and balancing the budget without raising taxes or fees garners a lot of attention at the state level, by far the …
