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LFDA Editor's Member Post – April 2011 Archive (11)

The Week in Review: Trump's visit, prescription drugs and inmates

The focus of the political universe shifted to New Hampshire on Wednesday when Donald Trump paid a visit to Portsmouth.

Trump's visit coincided with the White House release of President Obama's long form birth certificate. LFDA member Paul Briand wrote…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 30, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Political week in review for April 25: Budget middle ground, GOP in-fighting

Gov. John Lynch -- and a large crowd of people in a State House hearing room -- expressed hope last week that the Senate’s version of the state budget won’t be as draconian as they believe the House budget is.

Lynch offered the hope for some middle ground during a “State of the… Continue

Added by LFDA Editor on April 25, 2011 at 6:59am — No Comments

The Week in Review: Spending and revenue review, gas tax cut and right-to-work

How does New Hampshire Do It? That's the title of a new study that examines the state's spending and revenues without a broad-based income and sales tax.

The report - conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - finds "New Hampshire's below-average spending is due to a combination of policy choices and favorable circumstances that the state faces, such as a relatively low poverty…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 23, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Gov. Lynch addresses condition of state

Gov. John Lynch this morning in a “State of the State” address covered several issues of interest to LFDA members.

His remarks April 20, 2011 to the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside serve as updates to the following LFDA issues:

State Budget…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 20, 2011 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Political week in review for April 18: Senate panel makes changes to budget

The Senate Finance Committee last week started making changes to the state budget approved by the House.

Included among the alterations was elimination of the controversial “at-will” employee amendment and restoration of about $200 million in cuts in social service programs.

The $10.17 billion budget approved by the House for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 included some deep cuts to… Continue

Added by LFDA Editor on April 18, 2011 at 7:09am — No Comments

The Week in Review: Tobacco tax, flag flap and failing grades

There's much debate among LFDA members over legislation that would reduce the state's tax on tobacco products.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee is considering HB 156 - a bill that's already passed the House of Representatives.

The legislation would reduce the tax on cigarettes from $1.78 to $1.68 per pack. The tax on other tobacco products would decrease 17%.

Supporters of the…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 16, 2011 at 11:02am — No Comments

Political week in review for April 11: Senate now has budget, GOP refocus

The Senate now has the proposed state budget for the next biennium and it will take a different approach to the numbers.

While House budget writers determined first what the revenues might be in the creation of their $10.17 billion budget, the Senate Finance Committee will look at expenses first, then decide if there is revenue to support them.

Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Morse… Continue

Added by LFDA Editor on April 11, 2011 at 7:35am — No Comments

The Week in Review: Ayotte & Bass oppose Northern Pass, Businesses concerned with budget

Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Rep. Charlie Bass have voiced their opposition to the Northern Pass project.

Ayotte and Bass sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, asking the Department of Energy to study alternative options as it prepares a draft version of an environmental impact statement,…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 9, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Political week in review for April 4: Budget passage contentious and personal

Passage by the House of a controversial state budget became contentious, loud and personal last week.

Thousands of people in Concord on Thursday protested changes to collective bargaining and cuts beyond what had been originally proposed by the governor. The deepest cuts were in many health… Continue

Added by LFDA Editor on April 4, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Budget debate gets personal

The politics and public policy surrounding the House version of the state budget has been contentious enough.

Now it’s getting personal too.

The House majority leader called a Catholic bishop a “pedophile pimp” and state troopers had to be assigned to the home of the House speaker.

Check our State Budget issue to see the full range of coverage on the development and…

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Added by LFDA Editor on April 2, 2011 at 12:00pm — No Comments