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Garry Rayno
But Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed the bill last week saying “New Hampshire ratepayers have been taken for over $200 million in order to subsidize the Burgess Biomass Plant in Berlin, NH. Enough is enough,” adding “The Power Purchase Agreement with Burgess Biopower is a great example of what can go wrong when the good intentions of a sympathetic government get exploited and abused by opportunists in the private sector.”
Did you know it was white people who ended slavery? Or that slavery was commonplace in the world as far back as the third century?
Despite politicians’ claims of business tax rate cuts spurring the state’s economy, a recent study indicates the state’s economy would grow faster by putting additional money in the hands of low- to moderate-income residents.
This year is the 30th anniversary of the state Supreme Court’s Claremont education decision, but the fundamental issues raised by the five plaintiff communities is not yet “settled law.”
The initial figures for state revenue collected in the 2023 fiscal year ending June 30 shows the state collected $539 million more than predicted by budget writers two years ago.
Despite assurances about not upending settled law during their confirmation hearings before the US Senate, the three Supreme Court justices seated during the Trump administration, have not lived up to their words.
There are lots of examples of the tyranny of the majority, but last week it couldn’t be more blatant than what happened with House Bill 75.
The celebration last week over the bipartisan approval of the next biennial budget was certainly noteworthy, but despite the festivities there are some long standing problems the budget begins to address but does not solve.
The Senate did remove all of the retirement spending and instead wants to appoint a commission to study additional benefits in light of the long-term stability of the system which has a considerable unfunded liability.
The legislative biennial budget procession will hit the third milestone this week when the Senate meets Wednesday to vote on its proposed $15.1 billion two-year operating budget.