House Committee Votes Against Sex Offender Board
After sailing through the Senate, a bill that would have created a ‘Sexual Offender Management Board’ hit a wall in the House today.The bill calls for the creation of a 19-member board that would...
View ArticleCongressional Redistricting Moves Forward
New Hampshire lawmakers have reached agreement on a Congressional redistricting plan. With two incumbent Republicans in Congress, both wanted to keep their districts as GOP-leaning as possible.Under...
View ArticleSenate Committee: No to Refugee Moratorium
A senate committee has voted to send a bill that would allow communities to ask for a one year moratorium on refugee resettlement for further study.The committee voted 3-1 to refer the bill to interim...
View ArticleSenate and House Divisions Crystalize over Abortion Bills
All eyes were on the State Senate today, where lawmakers voted down a bevy of bills that would regulate abortion and allow employers to opt out of covering contraception.State lawmakers have...
View ArticleInternet Tax Ban Takes a Step Forward
The Senate Finance committee has voted unanimously to recommend banning a so-called “internet tax”. The bill would clear up the confusion surrounding the state’s Communications Services Tax.Salem...
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U.S. Senate Fails to Ratify Protections for People with Disabilities
Enlarge image Credit Scrumshus via Wikimedia Commons This week the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP) was narrowly rejected on the Senate floor. The treaty,...
View ArticleOn The Political Front For June 3
The NH Senate will be voting on its budget this Thursday; their plan calls for $10.7 billion in spending over two years, coming just under the House's budget, which calls for $11b, but doing it with...
View ArticleThe Small-State Advantage?
In the current American political system, some say larger states can be at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to political representation in the U.S. Senate and electoral college, to a degree some...
View ArticleFormer Sen. Smith Plans N.H. Senate Campaign
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Smith says he's moving back to New Hampshire in an attempt to win back his old seat.
View ArticleLegislative Roundtable - Look Ahead To 2014
We’re sitting down with a panel of leading lawmakers to talk about their top issues for 2014. These will include some repeats from last year such as Medicaid expansion, a gas tax increase, and casino...
View Article10.6.14: Inside The Secret Senate Handbook & Supernatural Destinations Around...
USA Today recently published the U.S. Senate handbook, a 380 page document of rules intended to keep Senate offices running smoothly. On today’s show, from carpet color to telephone hold music, we...
View ArticleShaheen, Brown Press Their Cases In Final Debate
The candidates split on key issues from the start. Asked to identify the greatest threat facing America, Scott brown was unequivocal: radical Islamic Jihadists."It's something that’s real, that’s...
View ArticleSenate Delays Vote To Extend State Medicaid Expansion
The Senate has voted to wait another year before deciding whether to extend the state’s expanded Medicaid program, also called the New Hampshire Health Protection Program.Under the law that went into...
View ArticleSenate To Consider House Budget For Health And Human Services
The Senate Finance Committee will consider funding for the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday.The Senate will take up the House budget, which ends funding for the state’s expanded...
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