Current law allows one planning board member to sit on a zoning board of adjustment (ZBA), and there is no prohibition on ZBA members serving on planning boards. The Municipal and County Government Committee heard HB92, which sought to amend RSA 673:3, that pertains to ZBA Membership, and 673:7, I-III, pertaining to Planning Board Members […]
Several weeks ago, I was a part of an email from a constituent asking questions about House Bills that were Representative Aylward’s priorities in The Beacon. I would like to clarify that whatever Rep. Alyward writes as her priorities does not mean I am in agreement. The same is true on whatever House Bills I […]
Following are my legislative priorities for the upcoming term: protecting and expanding the wildly successful Education Freedom Account program, by making it universal through HB115; passing the Parents’ Bill of Rights, HB10; passing HB238, ending compulsory union dues as a condition of employment; passing a ban on sanctuary cities as referenced in HB511; blocking biological […]
I’d like to introduce the GOP’s “Contract With New Hampshire,” authored by the Committee to Elect House Republicans for the purpose of defending our values and protecting our future. The “Contract with New Hampshire” represents a bold commitment by the Committee to put New Hampshire residents first. This contract outlines a comprehensive plan designed to […]
Veteran’s Day is November 11, but every day of the year should be Veteran’s Day. If it were not for all of those that have served and currently serve we would not be free. Thank you to each of you and your families for sacrificing you to be in the service to protect the United […]
Will our nation peacefully ride out the oppressive, majoritarian impulses of dueling political adversaries locked in an existential struggle? To use a couple of timeworn clichés, we have veered off our path and are now staring into an abyss. Too many of us have forgotten our American selves, believing that, when the fate of the […]
On September 4, the Environment and Agriculture Committee held a subcommittee meeting relative to the interim study of HB 1685, a bill I introduced for the purpose of deregulating the homemade foods industry, which seeks to lift burdensome and oftentimes confusing laws, to include allowing the production of foods requiring refrigeration, such as meat meals […]
SALISBURY – My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of William Leber of Andover, who died on September 1. Bill served in many organizations and was a New Hampshire State Representative for four terms, beginning in 1996. He was a great person and helped many people during his life. October is here […]
SALISBURY – September 10 will be the New Hampshire Primary. I am encouraging everyone to vote. It is a privilege to vote and is crucial that each one of us be a part of the election process in New Hampshire. Here is a brief summary of several bills: On July 19, 2024, Governor Sununu signed […]
SALISBURY – This is in answer to, “Reader Offers Rebuttal to Louise Andrus’s July Beacon Article, written by Lorna Carlisle.” Lorna forgot to tell the readers she is a Democrat candidate and opponent to Louise Andrus for a New Hampshire House seat. Rooms & Meals tax reduction puts money back into the pockets of the […]