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New Hampshire lawmakers prepare for next session
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Legislature won’t be back in session until January, but lawmakers have begun drafting bills and crafting agendas. After getting the budget out of the way last year, re-authorization of the state’s expanded Medicaid … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Tagged Medicaid Expansion, NH House, NH Senate, Steve Shurtleff
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Dan Itse: Autumnal Thoughts From the NH State House
Beginning in September, we resume our activities in determining the public policy of the state of New Hampshire. We begin holding public meetings on retained bills, those bills that we felt had merit, but we could not resolve in the … Continue reading
Medicaid Expansion – What Will NH Republicans Do When the ‘Free’ Money is Gone?
For years we have warned about taking “free money with strings attached.” There’s another meme that describes the below from the Pravda on the Merrimack: “Fed crack.” No, not real drugs but the allure and the addiction is just as real … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Republicans, taxes
Tagged Income Tax, Medicaid Expansion, NH House, NH Senate, NHGOP, Sales Tax
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Democrat St. Clair wins special election for Lakes Region House seat
LACONIA — In a mild upset, New Hampshire House Democrats took back a seat from Republicans following a special election Tuesday. Unofficially, Laconia Democrat Charles St. Clair defeated Laconia Republican Steve Whalley for this seat that’s made up of all … Continue reading
Posted in Elections
Tagged Charles St. Clair, Laconia, NH House, Special Election, Steve Whalley
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More Than 5,000 New Hampshire Presidential Voters May Not Live In the State
Over 6,000 individuals registered to vote in New Hampshire on Election Day Nov. 8 using out-of-state driver’s licenses and since then, the vast majority have neither obtained an in-state license nor registered a motor vehicle. Speaker of the New Hampshire … Continue reading
School Choice for NH: 2017 Legislator Report Card
We are pleased to publish our second annual Legislator Report Card! Grades are based on this session’s school choice bills with roll call votes. We followed and reported on many more issues and bills throughout the year, but only roll-call … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Legislature, Michelle Levell, NH House, NH Senate, Report Card
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NH Lawmakers remain divided on workforce development
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawmakers who oppose expanding New Hampshire’s workforce development efforts argue the state shouldn’t add new programs without evaluating the effectiveness of more than a dozen existing programs. But such an analysis is already in place, and … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Jobs, NH House, NH Senate, Workforce
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Conservative NH House members blast budget ‘shell game’
State lawmakers have been out of session for about two months, but hard feelings over the fiscal 2018-2019 state budget continue. The conservative New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus is livid this week over what one of its leaders calls “an … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending
Tagged Budget, Caucus, Conservative, NH House, WMUR
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Subcommittee Named to Review NH Abortion Statistics Bill
Five representatives from the New Hampshire House Health and Human Services committee have been named to a subcommittee studying HB 471, the abortion statistics bill that was retained in committee earlier this year. New Hampshire is one of only three … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Health Care, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged Abortion, Ellen Kolb, HB471, NH House, Statistics
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NH: Child protective official no like camera
Concord, NH: The “JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE DIVISION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES” meets. It’s to discuss changes at the troubled child protective bureaucracy. DCYF once listed Oath Keeper membership as a reason to seize a baby. ‘ | RidleyReport
Posted in New Hampshire News, Ridley Report
Tagged Child Protective Services, Committee, NH House, Youth Services
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The New Media Militia 