Feature
NH Minority Needs Protection from the Majority’s Tyranny
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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.
News
Fiscal Approves $7 Million in Federal Funds for Crotched Mountain School
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The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved spending $7 million in federal economic money for upgrades and renovations to the Crotched Mountain School campus.
Courts & Corrections
Agreement Reached to End ‘Gay Panic’ Defense in House Bill 315
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Seeking not to upset the traditional extreme provocation defense, a committee of conference members crafted changes to a bill that would prohibit using the “gay panic” defense in a criminal assault or homicide case or other violent crimes.
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Strafford County Would Have Three County Commission Districts in Conference Report
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Conferees initially failed to agree Wednesday on House Bill 75 that would divide Strafford County into three county commissioner districts which left the bill’s fate in the hands of the House Speaker and Senate President.
News
Election Bills Have Mixed Results With Conferees
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The Senate’s lead negotiator on a bill to establish an election portal left little room for compromise with the House until later in the day.
Feature
Distant Dome: Budget is a Beginning but More Needs to Be Done
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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.
News
House Approves Capital Budget and Will Argue Over About 30 Bills with the Senate
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The House Thursday agreed with no debate to a $277.7 million capital budget bill as members decided what to do with House bills the Senate changed.
Feature
The Planets Align for the State Budget
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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.
News
NH House Overwhelmingly Approves Senate Budget Package
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Without any serious opposition, the House Thursday agreed to the $15.2 billion budget package approved by the Senate the day before.