Tag Archives: Chris Sununu

New Hampshire Hypocrisy: A “Drug Den” When Convenient

Officials in NH, particularly the governor, had a chance here to walk the walk, and do what they advised Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera a few short months earlier: stop overreacting, stop playing the victim, and embrace the reality so we … Continue reading

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New Hampshire, Vermont govs agree to a race track showdown

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s governor and his Vermont counterpart are talking about facing off on the race track. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu tweeted a challenge to fellow GOP Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont on Monday, saying that “rumor on … Continue reading

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Gov. Sununu Calls Climate Alliance “quasi-meaningless” “political statement.”

Thank you, Governor Sununu! (PolitiFact) When [ NH Gov. Chris Sununu] was asked whether he’d sign onto the United States Climate Alliance – a state-level agreement to uphold the objectives of the Paris climate accord developed after the U.S. withdrew … Continue reading

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Gov. Chris Sununu to Cut 1,600 Regulations

WINCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is heading to a hair salon do to some cutting, but not hair. Sununu will be at the Cuts on Main salon in Winchester on Thursday to announce the elimination of more … Continue reading

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Sununu and His Attorney General Hang Secretary of State Gardner (and the President) Out to Dry

This is the third in a series of posts about a lawsuit the ACLU-NH has brought against Secretary of State Bill Gardner that is intended to prevent New Hampshire from participating in President Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. In the … Continue reading

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Pot-legalization advocates ask governor to veto pot study bill

CONCORD — Advocates for legalizing marijuana in New Hampshire are urging Gov. Chris Sununu to veto HB 215, a bill that would create a study commission to consider marijuana legalization and regulation, claiming the commission is stacked with legalization opponents. The … Continue reading

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Keno-Garten is officially on the books now in New Hampshire

Keno-Garten is officially on the books now in New Hampshire.  Governor Christopher Sununu signed the bill into law yesterday.  For those who’ve forgotten or are otherwise unaware, the funding mechanism for Full Day K, as it’s called, is the gambling … Continue reading

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Controversial clean energy bill becomes law without governor’s Sununu’s signature

I opposed it in May and June and now July and so one and so forth. Senate Bill 129, a measure that gives a boost to the state’s wood and solar energy industries but could also raise electric bills, became … Continue reading

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Sununu Signs SB 3 Voter Registration “Reform” into Law

Gov. Chris Sununu has signed a voter registration reform bill into law that Republicans say will protect the integrity of elections and Democrats call blatant voter suppression. The bill targets what supporters label a domicile loophole for eligible voters. It … Continue reading

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The New State Budget’s in Effect, But Contract for State Workers Remains Unresolved

The new state budget may be in effect, but one issue still unresolved is a contract for state employees. Governor Sununu says he’d welcome a deal but it may not happen. Negotiations between the Sununu administration and the five unions … Continue reading

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