Omitted from August Due to an administrative error, we omitted Mario’s July report from the August issue. We regret the error. Concord is quiet these days. The House and the Senate are not in session. The big question is how much more revenue than predicted is the state going to get and what to do […]
Warner resident running in District 25
I’m David Karrick representing the citizens of Andover, Danbury, Salisbury, Warner, and Webster in the New Hampshire Legislature. I am running for my third term in the Legislature as the Merrimack District 25 Representative, where I’ve served on the Ways and Means Committee. My priorities have included finding revenues for education, health care, substance abuse treatment, public […]
Warner resident running in District 25
My name is Natalie Wells, and I am running for New Hampshire House of Representatives for District 25 (Andover, Danbury, Salisbury, Warner, and Webster). I have set down roots in Warner, raised two children, and now enjoy seeing my two grandchildren grow up. My working life has been a diverse mix, including medical assistant, banking, […]
Democratic write-in candidate
I have been a full-time resident of Andover since 1990, now living in the farm on Shaw Hill Road that my parents purchased in 1951. For most of my adult life I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats, since both parties worked in the past to truly represent all residents and made New Hampshire […]
What should have been an almost relaxing morning session on June 16 turned into an all-day slug fest, with the outcome never in doubt. HB 1000, which allocates $1.5 million to law enforcement officials to combat drug dealers, had been defeated in the previous session of June 1. The bill had come out of conference […]
Will not run for re-election in the fall
The New Hampshire House of Representatives had two sessions in May, on the 11th and the 19th. The House is in the process of going through Senate bills, while the Senate is dealing with House bills. This is called, accurately enough, Crossover. If there are any changes made by one or the other body, those changes […]
There was a strange cry of relief in the woods behind my barn the other night, and I guessed it came from a New Hampshire bobcat. After a marathon session in early April, the pace in the New Hampshire House slowed on March 23, when we voted on the last of the House bills before […]
500 bills in two-day marathon
If you want high drama, forget the movies! Come to the State House; it is free, and all are welcome. March 9 and 10 saw a marathon two-day session with representatives voting on approximately 500 bills from 9 AM to 9 PM. Speaker Jasper was so fast with his gavel that at one point, we had […]
The House session of February 10 dealt with early House bills, many of which had to be referred to a second committee. For example, HB 1696, the Medicaid expansion bill, passed the House on a 207-136 bipartisan vote but needs to go to Finance before coming back to the House for another vote. If passed […]
Electronic voting system fails during Citzens United vote
On behalf of my wife and myself, I would like to extend our condolences to the family of Don Gross. He will be missed. There was plenty of drama in our first two-day session of 2016 in the State House. Perhaps the most unusual moment came when the electronic voting system failed. It failed in […]