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STRAIGHT TALK: A request to have a bill written up is called a Legislative Service Request (LSR) and so far there are 676, even before the Senate additions. New Hampshire, being unique among states, requires each bill filed to have a public hearing and to be voted on by the full House.
Newly released email data shows two Republican not-yet-members potentially influencing a controversial letter — even as a Democratic member claims he was largely excluded from the process.
DISTANT DOME: Beware the Friday afternoon news dump, the favored method of burying bad news.
Link inside for story in Spanish. With no tap water and blocked access to go in the car to find food, this man’s family collects spring water and wanders through the forest looking for vegetables, oranges and coconuts to survive. Assistance of the national, federal or municipal government has not yet arrived to these parts.
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 regular session.
JUDY REARDON: I don’t know if the motivation for this pettiness was the fact Jeanne Shaheen defeated John E. Sununu in the 2008 senate election or if Chris Sununu is planning on challenging her in 2020 or if they simply don’t like portraits of women.
But it’s petty and childish.
PODCAST: Veteran City Councilman and Assistant Mayor of Portsmouth is wrapping up his latest council term with an environmental victory. The former legislator has ushered in a resolution to have toxic chemicals removed from any cleaning in the city’s buildings and schools.
CONCORD – Over Northern Pass’ objection, Site Evaluation Committee Chairman Martin Honigberg has ordered the project to recall its construction experts for limited cross-examination about “purported inaccuracies” and exceptions it is seeking from the Department of Transportation.
The issue of class has taken over the question of whether the Wild Goose site should be used for a public boat launch.