Bill Wrap Up Week of March 17

Thanks to Rep Jeannine Notter (Hills 19) for this update. 1. HB 442 – Medical marijuana passed with a division vote 2. HB 329 – Parental Notification passed 256-102 3. HB 513 – We killed the suicide bill 234-99 4. HR 7 – Directing the house...

Education Funding Reform (CACR 12)

Next Wednesday, March 9th is the date for this. The SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM will hold a public hearing on a constitutional amendment, CACR 12, at 9:30 AM in the LOB 207. Here’s the amendment that Speaker O’Brien presented to the...

Criminalumni [Humor]

by Ed Naile Anyone enamored with the idea that student voters are a wonderful addition to New Hampshire politics needs a primer on one of the elite, ivory tower societies they come from. They kinda-sorta look like crooks to me. Now I am just a plain old...

The Cost of Defining “Adequate” in Merrimack NH

The Cost of Defining “Adequate” In Merrimack NH by Steve MacDonald A funny thing happened on the way to the ‘off-hand comment’ on the Merrimack TEA Facebook page. I was accused of not using “real and accurate data” and that my...

Assisted Suicide (HB 513)

There will be a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday 2/28/11 at 1:00 PM in LOB room 206 for Assisted Suicide Bill HB 513. This bill would allow a mentally competent person who is 18 years of age or older and who has been diagnosed as having a terminal...

Passenger Rail a Boondoggle for New Hampshire Taxpayers

Passenger Rail a Boondoggle for New Hampshire Taxpayers by Rep. John Hikel As a candidate for State Representative, I joined many who were elected in promising to be more careful with taxpayer money than our predecessors, who managed to grow government by 25 percent...