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New Hampshire: Our Right-to-Know Law is failing. The Center for Public Integrity, a 2014 winner of the Pulitzer Prize, evaluated the freedom of information laws of all 50 states as part of its broader 2015 State Integrity Investigation. New Hampshire ranked 49th, beating out Wyoming by only one point for the worst score.
Gov. Maggie Hassan’s spokesman William Hinkle emailed her response to the investigation by followthemoney.org posted on InDepthNH.org on Thursday about her selection of Republican Sen. Jerry Little as Banking Commissioner. The followthemoney.org story is posted below.
In New Hampshire, a Little could go a long way—for the banks. Democratic Gov. Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan recently crossed party lines to appoint Republican state Sen. Gerald H. (Jerry) Little commissioner of the state’s Banking Department. InDepthNH.org has requested comment from Gov. Hassan.
HELENA, MT – New Hampshire is preparing for Friday’s nomination hearing for state Sen. Jerry Little to head the state’s Banking Department. That prompted the Institute to look at the investments by the banking industry into Little and into Gov. Maggie Hassan, who appointed him to the position.
HELENA, MT – With its Citizens United and McCutcheon decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court clearly articulated the value of disclosure and transparency to the health of our democracy. After all, transparency is the best disinfectant, to paraphrase Justice Louis Brandeis’ famous quote.
New Hampshire is one of six states — including Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, and Rhode Island — that fared the worst, and have the most room for improvement. NH got an F, the worst in New England. Maine ranked at the top.
Matt Simon says he’s cautiously optimistic about its passage, but he has seen marijuana decriminalization struck down several times already in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Don’t miss Mike Marland’s latest cartoon strip The Beach at marlandcartoons.com.
Just in time for Sunshine Week, the annual campaign for open government, Google and the Center for Responsive Politics have teamed up to provide greater access to information on presidential candidates.