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What’s Funded in the Senate Finance Committee’s Budget?

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The Senate Finance Committee finished crafting its version of the state budget on Wednesday. It largely resembles what Gov. Chris Sununu proposed in February, except for new business tax cuts and a multimillion dollar investment in mental health services. The … Continue reading →

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Someone in the NH Senate Got a Phone Call About their Revenue Estimates

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Back on May 17th, the New Hampshire Senate Ways and Means Committee produced revenue estimates $14 million below what the House handed to them. By May 21st, they had changed their mind.  More… | GraniteGrok

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NH Senate Revenue Estimates 14 Million Below House Numbers

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The Senate Ways and Means Committee met on May 17 to determine revenue estimates for the State’s General and Education Trust Funds, and decided that revenues would likely come in at $4,898.2 million for the State fiscal years (SFY) 2018-2019 … Continue reading →

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How The Timberlane Regional School District Embarrasses Itself

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

At the first Timberlane Budget Committee meeting last night, Jennifer Caruso, new member from Danville, asked for department level expenditure reports for the year by August 1. Our fiscal year ends on June 30. You might think Mrs. Caruso was … Continue reading →

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The University System of NH has a serious problem

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Part of the budget is funding for the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). The public universities came to the taxpayers with their hands out asking for a combined request of $182 million over the two-year budget period. But there’s … Continue reading →

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Trump: “We’ll see what happens. If there’s a shutdown, there’s a shutdown.”

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers. “We’ll see what happens. If there’s … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Politics with John Burt – The Budget

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Rep Hoell and Rep Burt talk about why the House of Representatives did not pass a State Budget for the first time in history. We talked about the Senate and what part the House will play in making a State … Continue reading →

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NH Representative Dan Eaton’s mouth sticking out of Speaker Jasper’s posterior!

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

So, first Jasper calls the NH Freedom Caucus “terrorists” because they won’t do the demanded “you WILL go along to get along” that Establishment Republicans (“GOPe”) have tatoo’d on their tongues. Then Jasper decides that because the House Republican Alliance … Continue reading →

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What The NH House Freedom Caucus Must Do Next On The Budget

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

This is a companion piece to What Governor Sununu Must Do Next On The Budget, which I posted yesterday.  As I did with the prior post, I will begin with the NH House Freedom Caucus’ statement on the House’s failure … Continue reading →

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Speaker Jasper Calls NH House Budget Opposition ‘Terrorism’

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Much of the focus since the stunning defeats Wednesday and Thursday was over House Speaker Shawn Jasper’s public feud with members of the House Freedom Caucus, which is newly formed. “I am not a person that gives into essentially terrorism,” … Continue reading →

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