News
House Fails To Pass Parental Rights Bill but Keeps it Alive
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The House twice failed to pass two versions of a parental bill of rights, which is still barely alive and could be reconsidered later.
Education
Doubling Education Freedom Account Program Could Kill the House Budget
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Doubling the money for the Education Freedom Account program could cost Democratic support of the proposed biennial budget House members will vote on in two weeks.
Feature
Culture Wars Take Over NH House this Week
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The public has not given the lawmakers a mandate to turn New Hampshire into a Libertarian Shangri-La but that is what is happening.
Energy
House Turns Down Renewable Energy and Climate Change Bills
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Utilities and fossil fuels did well Thursday in the House while renewable energy and preventing climate change did not.
House Votes to Stop Racial Profiling By One Vote
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The House put off debate —maybe for the rest of the session — on two of the most controversial bills before the House Thursday, book banning and limiting bathroom use by a person’s gender at birth.
News
Bill to Change the Site Evaluation Process Not Ready for Prime Time
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Last week supporters of a bill to do away with the Site Evaluation Committee and move its authority to the Public Utilities Commission had their say, but Monday opponents turned out to denounce the lack of public input in the new proposal.
Feature
NH House Apt to Go Late Thursday, Bring Dinner
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Thursday’s regular House calendar has 15, yes 15 bills, that will come to the floor without a committee recommendation meaning the committee split 10-10 or 12-12 or some other evenly divided party line vote.
Courts & Corrections
Supreme Court Splits 2-2 on Right-to-Know Request of Sununu
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The state Supreme Court evenly divided over whether Gov. Chris Sununu legally denied access to information regarding his veto of House Bill 706 which would have established an independent redistricting commission.
News
Plaintiffs Claim State Arguments Faulty in Latest Ed Funding Suit
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Plaintiffs in the latest lawsuit challenging the state education funding system, say the court should issue a summary judgement on the constitutionality of the Statewide Education Property Tax.