It Oughtta Be a Law
The new year is underway, and with it comes a new session in the State House. New Hampshire’s 161st General Court officially convenes on Wednesday, Jan. 7. It’s bound to be a fast-paced tumble of...
View ArticleEthics Week
It’s ethics week at the New Hampshire State House. Well, not really. But a handful of ethics-related bills will be scrutinized, in what is generally a pretty tame session. lobbyists on judicial...
View ArticleHalfway There
With Crossover behind us, the N.H. Legislature has completed its first round of work on the roughly 1000 bills introduced this year. Those that passed their first chamber (the House or Senate,...
View ArticleHigh Stakes: Public Input on Expanded Gambling
Gov. John Lynch’s Gaming Study Commission is nearing its end, but the time for public comment is just beginning. A new online forum for “deliberative” discussion opened Feb. 25, and organizers are...
View ArticleGun Law and Right-to-Know Vetoes
Today is Veto Day at the State House. Both the Senate and House will be in session for a brief time to override or sustain Gov. John Lynch’s vetoes of five bills from the last legislative session. The...
View ArticleNew Rules for Stream Crossings
Vetoes Sustained All five of Governor John Lynch’s vetoes were sustained yesterday in the N.H. Legislature, although pushing through the bill to repeal certain gun laws (House Bill 1161) was a narrow...
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No More Advance Notice of House Executive Sessions
New House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) has removed the requirement that House committees provide advance notice of their executive sessions, when committee recommendations are decided....
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House Passes Tax Cuts, Doesn’t Pass Them On
When is a tax cut bill that passes the House not really a tax cut bill that passed the House? New Hampshire saw the question asked and answered Wednesday when two tax cut proposals were approved by the...
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Criminal Records: Gone but not Forgotten
How do you annul a criminal record in the digital age? A House proposal to update the state’s criminal record annulment law attempts to provide a 21st century update to a pre-digital age New Hampshire...
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