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Local Tax Option to Bump Property Tax
A new standard for local control — letting towns and cities establish their own revenue options such as an income or sales tax to replace the property tax — will have a public hearing this morning. The...
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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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Betting on Gambling
Another casino proposal will take the stage for a public hearing on Monday, when the N.H. Senate returns to work after their February break. Last month, we tracked a different gambling proposal in the...
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Stopping the Education “Buck” at the State House
On Friday, House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) threw his support behind a measure that would make the Legislature – not the courts – the final authority on educational standards and funding....
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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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All Eyes on Finance
The next two-year budget is setting off political fireworks even before it’s written, but that day will come soon. The House Finance Committee is scheduled to complete its budget work next week, with...
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Bipartisan Drug Take-back Program
In many ways, House Bill 71 is a case study in successful bipartisan legislative work. Ring a bell? The often adversarial nature of politics — this session in the New Hampshire Legislature being no...
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Speaking of gas prices …
What would you do with a few extra nickels? If it seems like politicians want to cut the gasoline tax every time fuel prices begin to skyrocket, as we’ve seen during the past month, well you’re right....
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Liberty and (Fire) Protection
There’s been a lot of debate about liberty this legislative session. But one never knows how the ideal will emerge — or in what legislation. A recent campfire at Front Door Politics headquarters burns...
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Is Voter ID on its way to NH?
New Hampshire doesn’t have a voter fraud problem, and Republican lawmakers want to keep it that way by requiring photo ID from voters. Expect a spirited debate when the House votes on Senate Bill 129...
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