Category Archives: Legislation
NH House Punts on Budget, What’s the Next Step?
The NH House’s stunning failure this week to pass any version of a state budget or its accompanying trailer bill has business advocates scratching their heads about what it all means. “I’ve been doing this for 28 years and never … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Economy/Economics, Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged NH House, NH Senate, NHBR
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Full-Day vs. Half-Day Kindergarten
The following research report is written by Dr. Jody Underwood, a Croydon School Board member since 2010 and Education Fellow with the Granite Institute. Dr. Underwood received her B.S. in computer science from Hofstra University, her M.S. in computer science with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, School Choice for NH
Tagged Croydon, Jody Underwood, Kindergarten, Michelle Levell
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GOP House Leaders Scramble for Deal
Uncertainty remains over whether New Hampshire House Republicans can agree on a budget plan as the chamber runs up against a Thursday deadline for sending a spending plan to the Senate. The House Finance Committee’s $11.9 billion plan, which was … Continue reading
NH House Freedom Caucus Exposes Jasper-Budget
Say what you want about the NH House Freedom Caucus, but it is undeniable that they are doing the work that the #fakenews #nhpolitics press should be doing. More particularly, House Speaker Shawn Jasper and his minions are proposing a … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Ed Mosca Blog, Legislation
Tagged NH House, Shawn Jasper, Spending
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NH Senate Goes after NHMA in Bill to Certify Town Elections
The [NH State] Senate voted 21-2 today to pass a bill designed to allow towns that postponed town or school elections, due to the March 14 snow storm, to ratify the results. … Sen. Dan Feltes, D-Concord, opposed the bill … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged NH Senate, NHMA
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NH House Rejects Bloated Budget
Democrats and conservative representatives banded together to overwhelmingly defeat the $11.9 billion budget proposal put forward by Republican House leaders. It failed in a 224–134 vote, dealing a blow to Speaker Shawn Jasper that reveals lingering fractures within the GOP. The budget proposal would … Continue reading
New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus Examines 10.5% Budget Hike
There is a group of NH House members, the NH House Freedom Caucus, who have seen the proposed 10.5% increase in General Fund spending for the next biennium and they are preparing to limit that spending by standing together to … Continue reading
Rich Girard Explains Education Freedom Savings Account legislation (SB193)
If you need to know how to respond to the hysterical opposition listen to this. [Rich] explains the bill (Sb193) to the listeners and points out why he thinks the Manchester Board of School Committee erred in their decision to approve … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large, Legislation
Tagged Education, Girard At Large, New Hampshire, SB193
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Budget Proposal Would Send Renewable Energy Fund Money Back to Ratepayers
The NH House will be voting on cutting back on renewable energy and perhaps energy efficiency on Wednesday, but most lawmakers probably wouldn’t know it. That’s because the two small energy clauses are tucked into the 45,000-word House Bill 2, … Continue reading
NH House Vote Wednesday Could Nearly Double Abortion Funding
While Gov. Hassan appropriated $1,168 412 in 2016, and Governor Sununu proposed a budget with $1,757,774 in family planning funding, the House Finance Committee is proposing $2,017,643 in 2018. THIS IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE FUNDING! Keep Reading… NHRTL | GraniteGrok
Posted in Abortion, Budgets, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Abortion, Budget, New Hampshire, NHRTL
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The New Media Militia 