State budget hearing draws a crowd in Laconia

April 15, 2009 Laconia Citizen “The session began with Jeff Pattison, the Legislative Budget Assistant who is also a Laconia resident, giving the crowd a capsulized view of the proposed $2.8 billion, two-year budget with a rundown of proposed cuts and tax...

Vanessa Sievers – Montana or NH resident?

Apparently people in Grafton County are not happy with their new, no-show, money-losing County Treasurer, 20-year old Vanessa Sievers. According to OpenSecrets.org a document dated 8/13/2008, Sievers contributed $216.00 to DNC Services Corp. citing her LEGAL address...

Decrease Quorum for RTK Commission? (SB 197)

SB 197 would decrease the quorum for the RTK Commission from 9 to 7. This bill has passed the Senate and does not yet have a hearing date in the House. Bill Text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/SB0197.html Please write to the House Judiciary...

Which legislator emails should be private? (HB 349)

HB 349, relative to legislator email records, was passed in the house with this amendment: Bill Text: This bill provides that electronic communication or email of a legislator is confidential, not accessible by any other person without the consent of the legislator,...

Salt water fishing now will cost you (HB 481)

HB 481 establishes a recreational saltwater license issued by the fish and game department to individuals, charter boats, and party boats for taking finfish in coastal and estuarine waters. Bill Text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0481.html The...