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STRAIGHT TALK: In 2011, soon after the Red Tide swamped the New Hampshire legislature, then-Speaker of the House Bill O’Brien spoke at a Tea Party event about his intention to change the state’s voting laws, especially those around student voting.
Take this famous quote from former President John F. Kennedy: “I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; ‘Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide.’”
The Trump presidency is less than five months old, but has been a quick study at one longstanding D.C. tradition: the Friday-night dump. Administrations often release promised documents once journalists have left the office for the weekend, hoping that any damaging info would get lost in the news cycle turnover.
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Senators in requesting at least $5 million in federal funding to support maple syrup producers in New Hampshire and across the country.
UPDATED: Concord – Today, Governor Chris Sununu will sign SB 234, relative to hypodermic syringes and needles containing residual amounts of controlled drugs and authorizing the operation of syringe service programs in New Hampshire.
HELP – We are half way through June and haven’t paid Mike fully for his work in May. We are short $324 for May and need to raise $900 to pay Mike for June. He is a NH treasure and we appreciate your help. — Thanks, Nancy West.
CONCORD — The state Site Evaluation Committee has scheduled three public statement hearings on the Northern Pass Transmission project for people who are not intervenors, but have an interest in the matter.
As they push to abolish the estate tax, the House Speaker and President Trump may be exaggerating its harm to small businesses and family farms.
CONCORD — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu issued a news release Sunday afternoon saying he will meet with four top U.S. officials in the Trump administration on Monday, but the meetings will be closed to the press.