Garry Rayno
Energy
Power Line Requiem or the Northern Pass Megawatt Blues
Pounding nails to permanently close Northern Pass’ coffin began long before the state Supreme Court heard the case.
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Time For True Regional Approach In Building Our Electricity Future
Approving Northern Pass would have done little directly for the people of New Hampshire.
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Following the Money in Wake of Sununu’s Budget Veto
The budget was vetoed although the difference between what Sununu proposed in February, $13.1 billion in total spending, and what the legislature’s committee of conference produced, $13.3 billion, is but a $200 million or 1.5 percent difference.
Sununu Faces Double-Edged Sword of NH Budget Vetoes
The tried and true axiom of tax and spend Democrats does not hold the sway it once did when many people in the state are crying for property tax relief including businesses.
Business & Economy
Dems Give Up Capital Gains and Family Leave, But Sununu Veto Still Looms
However, the state is not in a fiscal crisis and has had a revenue surplus for the last five or six years and much of that money has been used to reduce business taxes and build up the state’s rainy day fund.
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Will Budget Compromise Skirt Sununu Veto?
The House and Senate budget writers Thursday signed off on a $13 billion two-year operating budget that eliminated most of Gov. Chris Sununu’s objections but not all.
Business & Economy
Lawmakers Roll Up Their Sleeves in Race To Meet Budget Deadline
Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, D-Manchester, who has been around for these things since 1972 agreed it is the “Super Bowl” of bills that go through the chambers every two years.
Business & Economy
Major Sticking Points as Deadline Looms: Ed. Funding, Capital Gains Tax
It’s about the budget as the House and Senate negotiators try to breach their differences on 35 bills before Thursday’s deadline.
Courts & Corrections
Reporter’s Unopened Champagne Marks NH’s Long Failure To Fund Education
The bottle of champagne still sits on a file cabinet in the Donn Tibbetts Press Room today unopened.
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NH Budget: Will Cool Heads Prevail or Finger-Pointing Begin?
These are not normal political times so Sununu may well veto the budget.