Category Archives: Legislation
Senate Rejects Assisted Suicide
The New Hampshire Senate today killed SB 490 on a 12-10 vote. This attempt to establish an “end-of-life study committee” would have been a step toward an assisted suicide law for New Hampshire, as the sponsor made clear in her speech … Continue reading
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Tagged Assited Suicide, Cornerstone Policy Research, NH Senate
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NH lawmakers spike bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2021
A bill that would have hiked the minimum wage in New Hampshire to as much as $15 per hour by 2021 has been defeated in the state Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 554, would have gradually raised the minimum wage … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged Minimum Wage, NH Senate, SB 544
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Conscience bill: what to remember and why to act now
I went to the hearing on HB 1787 yesterday, regarding conscience protections for health care providers who decline to participate in abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception. I have many pages of notes. I made an audio recording of part of … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Health Care, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged Conscience Rights, Ellen Kolb, HB 1787
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NH Senate rejects alcohol, drug treatment fund mandate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate has rejected a bill that sought to mandate the state devote 5 percent of profits from liquor sales to alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs. While state law already specifies that 5 … Continue reading
3 WAYS LAWMAKERS GET STUCK
… Some get stuck in the pride of the job in a good way, always striving to be attentive to the people they represent, but others in a bad way, so puffed up in their own minds that they cannot … Continue reading
New Hampshire lawmakers consider death benefits for teachers
A bill advancing in the New Hampshire House that would provide a death benefit for teachers killed while at work gained new resonance when a mass murder at a Florida school claimed the lives of 17 people. The bill, HB1415, … Continue reading
Hearing 2/20/2018 – Protecting the Rights of Conscience for Medical Professionals
Protect the Rights of Conscience for Medical Professionals Please call or email committee members of Judiciary and ask that they vote to approve this bill. It will be heard in the committee this Tuesday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Legislative … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, GraniteGrok, Legislation
Tagged HB 1787, NHRTL, Rights of Conscience
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Cornerstone Legislative Update
Tell your Senator NO on Assisted Suicide Senate Bill 490’s title says it’s about studying end of life choices. The testimony of the chief sponsor, Sen. Martha Hennessey, said something else: the bill is a step toward bringing an assisted suicide law … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, GraniteGrok, Legislation
Tagged assisted suicide, Bathroom Bill, Cornerstone Policy Research, Therapy Ban, Transgender
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NH House Votes for Task Force to Aggressively Police Made Up Thing
Talk about virtue signaling. The New Hampshire House overwhelmingly passed a resolution this week (HCR13) condemning hate crimes and urging aggressive prosecution by law enforcement. | Read More at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Culture, GraniteGrok, Legislation
Tagged Hate Crimes, HCR13, NH House, Social Justice
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New Hampshire’s New Minister of Happy Meals
Skip Murphy joins me to discuss HB 1668, the soda ban bill that empowers the nanny state to micro-manage yet another aspect our existence. What beverage restaurants can allow parents to order with kids meals? | More at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in GraniteGrok, Legislation, Progressives
Tagged HB 1668, Skip Murphy, Soda Ban, Tim Horrigan
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The New Media Militia 