NH State House InDepth
OPINION: ‘House Dems Kicked Fiscal Recklessness into Overdrive’
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Rep. Dick Hinch: House Democrats will be introducing a Carbon tax bill that will cost almost $800 million. Yes, you read that right, $800 million.
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Rep. Dick Hinch: House Democrats will be introducing a Carbon tax bill that will cost almost $800 million. Yes, you read that right, $800 million.
Rep. Marjorie Smith: For our democracy to truly function as it should, we need a system in which the people choose the voters—not the other way around.
If passed, the bill would make some police disciplinary records public when the officer has discharged his weapon, or was found guilty of sexual assault or dishonesty.
Paula Tracy’s new video column In the Hallways of Power-NH features you, the citizens of New Hampshire.
State Department of Employment Security Commissioner George Copadis said 1,600 of the state’s 2,400 federal employees are working without pay.
The executive director of the New Hampshire Municipal Association said sometimes it is impractical for an official to “immediately” respond.
The president of the New Hampshire Troopers Association said there would be “unintended consequences” of opening an entire police personnel file to the public.
Sen. Cavanaugh: “Each week there are thousands of job openings in our state due to a gap in training opportunities.”
Sen. Tom Sherman: “This emergency measure will relieve pressure on our mental health system and help get patients the treatment they deserve.”