LFDA Editor's Member Posts Tagged 'nh senate' (26)

There is division -- and some derision -- between the New Hampshire Senate and House.



The in-party sniping among the Republican leadership in both bodies has resulted in the scuttling of House initiatives by the Senate and the dismantling of Senate initiatives by the House.



The derision was in evidence this week over two issues in one bill -- a tax on Internet access and what to do with state budget surplus money.



The effort to ban any tax on Internet access…

As we look around and address the most recent recession, we have a tendency to lose hope and not recognize some of the good things that are happening here in our State of New Hampshire. Although many are still looking for work, our unemployment rate remains at one of the lowest levels in the nation and unemployment claims continue to

trend downward.…

On June 27, Gov. John Lynch vetoed a bill that would have required New Hampshire voters to show a photo identification, or obtain a waiver, before they would be allowed to cast a ballot.



Proponents of the measure said it was necessary to reduce the possibility of fraud at the polls, beginning with the fall 2012 elections. The governor, in explaining his veto to the Union Leader, said,…

Last Tuesday, May 17^th 2011, at the Portsmouth Town Hall, Senator Jeb Bradley (R) of Wolfeboro, accompanied by Sen. Nancy Stiles (R) of Hampton, fielded a surge of questions regarding the changes to the NH Pension System. Bradley argued and maintained that the pension system needs to be stabilized to ensure benefits will be there in the future.

Sen. Stiles, who worked for the school system and collects Group 1 retirement, said "I'm not in the clear. I have lost over $300 a…

"Four years ago, Gov. John Lynch blocked gun rights advocates' effort to expand a person's right to use deadly force in self-defense without first attempting to retreat.



The legislation will be back this coming year, and this time, Lynch may not be able to stop its passage.



In his veto message blocking the 2006 gun bill, Lynch, a Democrat, said he wanted to avoid a law that 'would authorize any shopper to instantly shoot and kill a thief who had grabbed or tugged at the…

What is the most important legislative issue facing NH in 2011? Type your answer in the comments section below.

More than 1,000 bills -- 1,069 to be exact -- are being proposed as the new state Legislature prepares to go to work in Concord.



The proposals are contained in Legislative Service Requests, which are placeholders legislators use as notification of an intent to file a specific bill.…

The New Hampshire Legislature upheld Gov. John Lynch's vetos of five pieces of legislation that included a change to the oversight of financial institutions and changes to the state's open meeting law.



The legislature also considered whether to alter the state's reform of the prison system, but Democrats held back a Republican attempt to change the law.



It was a day for the Legislature to consider whether to override Gov. John Lynch's veto of five bills it had passed in the…

The House and Senate have approved a bill to resolve the $295 million gap in the state budget.

During yesterday's special session, the House passed SS HB1 177-167, and the Senate passed it 14-10. Gov. John Lynch will sign the legislation.