Category Archives: Legislation
Stocking the Toolbox: Get Ready for Next Legislative Session
I recently enjoyed the hospitality of Seacoast pro-lifers who asked me to join Rep. Kurt Wuelper to give a presentation about communicating with legislators. We covered social media, phone calls, letters, and the oldest social medium of all: one-on-one conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Legislation
Tagged Ellen Kolb, Kurt Wuelper, Life, Right to Life
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Data Doesn’t Support Need for Seat Belts on School Buses
Don’t expect school bus passengers in New Hampshire to be required to buckle up anytime soon. A committee of state lawmakers studying a school bus seat belt requirement is not recommending any such legislation. The committee was formed in compliance … Continue reading
Legalizing Marijuana is Wrong for NH
Currently, the New Hampshire Legislature is considering HB 656-FN-A-LOCAL. This bill proposes to legalize and regulate the personal use of marijuana by persons 21 years or older. It also calls for retail sales and state the generation of revenue through … Continue reading
NH landlords up in arms over House panel’s changes to lead remediation bill
New Hampshire landlords have come out strongly against a last-minute proposed change to a lead remediation bill that would substitute $6 million, mainly in grants, for the same amount in dubious and limited loan guarantees – money that would have … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, New Hampshire News, Property Rights
Tagged Landlords, Lead, NHBR, SB 247
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Expanding Educational Opportunities
This Wednesday, November 8th, the House Education Committee will vote on the retained Education Savings Account bill, SB 193. A subcommittee met multiple times over the summer and fall, passing an amended version in a 6 to 3 bipartisan vote. | Read … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Education, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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Governor Sununu, a Year After Controversial Ad
“…veteran pro-life activist and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne released a letter from Sununu listing pro-life measures Sununu would support. Sununu went on to win the election with a plurality instead of a majority. Now that Governor Sununu has been in … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged Chris Sununu, Ellen Kolb, Life, Pro-Choice
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HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER CONGRATULATES REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON BREADTH, DEPTH OF 2018 POLICY PROPOSALS
“Republicans in the House have put forward a broad array of proposals touching on several major policy areas including the opioid crisis, clean drinking water, energy, education, and regulation reform. Our policy committees are ready to get to work, and … Continue reading
Family leave bill clears New Hampshire House panel
A paid family and medical leave bill was approved by the NH House Labor Committee on Tuesday – despite objections from its chair and other Republicans – in what its sponsor, Rep. Mary Giles, D-Concord, called “just the first step … Continue reading
House Committee Votes to Reject Conversion Therapy Ban
The latest skirmish in the Culture War unfolded last week in the New Hampshire House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs. The panel rejected, along party lines, a pair of bills purporting to ban “conversion therapy.” Supporters claim … Continue reading
NH House panel OKs corporate jet fee cuts
A key NH House committee has recommended cutting registration fees in order to attract corporate jets and large fleets of trucks to the state. The Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday easily passed House Bill 124, which would eliminate the … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 