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Previewing Lynch’s Budget Address
When Democratic Gov. John Lynch delivers his state budget address tomorrow, it will be a dramatic change from his last budget speech in February 2009. Democratic majorities in both the N.H. House and...
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Draft State Budget Unveiled
The battle over the 2012-2013 New Hampshire state budget has officially commenced, and Gov. John Lynch will make the case for his $4.7 billion budget proposal to lawmakers at a public hearing tomorrow....
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Progress Report (Part 2)
Our midstream progress report on the N.H. Legislature continues today, checking up on the status of some featured legislation we’ve covered so far this session. For more background on each bill, click...
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Today’s Senate Votes
The N.H. Senate is in session today to vote on more than 40 bills and amendments. Here is a sampling of the proposals we are keeping an eye on — retirement system reform, expanded gambling and car...
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House Budget
The finer points of a proposed $2.796 billion two-year general fund budget for New Hampshire will be presented to lawmakers today by the House Finance Committee, in advance of a full House vote later...
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Democrats Propose Budget Alternatives
The vastly outnumbered N.H. House Democrats face almost certain defeat in the battle over the 2012-2013 biennium budget. But, with the floor amendments they’ve introduced, it’s clear they don’t plan to...
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Right to Work in NH
What does it mean to be a Right-to-Work state? Rep. Will Smith has sponsored New Hampshire's Right to Work Act Depending on one’s political perspective, it could mean more employee freedom and a better...
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Senate Budget Hearings Today
Later today, the Senate Finance committee will hear public testimony for the first time on the overall $10.3 billion biennium budget passed by the House last month. Expect a long list of speakers to...
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Collective Bargaining Disagreement
Remember the recent uproar over public employee unions in New Hampshire? The one about eliminating collective bargaining obligations when labor contracts end? It was slipped into the House budget...
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Fighting Over Right-to-Work
Expect a veto fight over the so-called “Right to Work” bill (see our earlier dispatch here.) House Bill 474 would prevent New Hampshire’s public sector unions from collecting fees from non-union...
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