State Senator Sylvia Larsen (D-Concord) today made formal a written request to Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts to pay over $4 million in unpaid obligations to cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley Flood Control Compact. Massachusetts has not paid any of its obligations into the Compact since 2006. New Hampshire and Massachusetts entered the Merrimack River Valley Flood Control [...]
“I find it outrageous that the Senate Republican budget writers chose to put $41.8 million into the state’s rainy day fund by 2013, rather than meet the most serious needs of the people of this state. We already have one of the strongest AA+ bond ratings in our state with just a $9.3 million rainy [...]
Concord – Today, the Union Leader reported that over the first two months of the year state revenues are coming in higher than expected, which is another positive sign for New Hampshire’s rebounding economy. The Department of Administrative Services’ Commissioner Linda Hodgdon attributed this good news to a positive outlook by New Hampshire’s business owners. [...]
Republican puts political gain over keeping state budget balanced and taxes low Concord – Yesterday, handpicked Republican candidate for the District 24 State Senate seat, Rep. Nancy Stiles held a campaign announcement at 4 PM at Hampton Beach, missing numerous votes on the state budget. “It’s outrageous,” said Harrell Kirstein, press secretary for the New [...]
CONCORD – With a 14-10 vote, the Senate sent a budget plan that balances the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years to the governor after the House passed the same plan earlier in the day. “At the end of the day what you have is a balanced budget that was done in good conscience and in [...]
Concord – New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley issued the following statement applauding the House and Senate’s work to keep the state budget balanced. “I applaud Democrats in the House and Senate, and Governor Lynch, for their leadership in balancing the state budget without any new tax increases. Our Democratic majorities continue to be [...]
The budget delivered to him by the Legislature is more transparent than prior budgets and represents our state’s values and priorities by funding our needs without creating new revenue sources
