Feb 22, 2009
Update: HB 1611 was heard by the House Ways and Means Committee who determined that this bill was ITL 17-2. by Steve MacDonald Coming to a committee hearing near you, HB 1611 (click for full text) would create a new chapter in New Hampshire called 77-F:1 which would...
Feb 21, 2009
Seems that now we are up to 24 states who feel the need to declare their rights by explicit restatements of what has always been in place, but not necessarily enforced, as detailed by the 10th Amendment. 23 other States Claiming Sovereignty are AZ, AL, AK, AR, CA, CO,...
Feb 20, 2009
HB 379 would enable city aldermen and/or mayor to have secret, closed-door sessions with the School Board, Police and Fire commissioners, library trustees, and so on down the line. This bill was proposed at the behest of the City of Nashua. Bill text: HB 379 This bill...
Feb 19, 2009
If there is any danger to allowing out-of-state college students to vote, a bigger one is allowing them to run for local offices about which they have no knowledge or interest. One such incidence of this happened last November when Vanessa Sievers, a resident from Big...
Feb 16, 2009
HB 369 would have limited state spending increases to the rate of inflation. Given our huge budget deficit that followed a 17.5% increase in State Spending it would seem this bill would have been timely. Read the text of HB 369, establishing a spending cap on state...
Feb 16, 2009
The NH Right to Know Law (RSA 91-A) is clear: Attendees have the explicit RIGHT to audiotape, videotape, or photograph ANY public meeting, including the attendees and officials, without exception. The MERE ACT of exercising this “right to record” CANNOT be...