New Hampshire to Increase Rapid Testing at Community Testing Centers
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller, Michael O’Brien Phone: (603) 271-3479, (603) 271-0515 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us, mike.b.obrien@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Yesterday, it was announced that New Hampshire will receive a new shipment of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid-Antigen COVID-19 tests that will allow the state to conduct an additional 25,000 rapid tests per week. The rapid tests will be made available at community testing centers across the state. After the announceme
Senator Rosenwald on Nursing Home Funding
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3266 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Yesterday, during Governor Sununu’s press conference, the Governor criticized recent comments from the president/CEO of the New Hampshire Health Care Association claiming that New Hampshire nursing homes funded through Medicaid have been denied financial assistance as they continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following s
Senator Rosenwald on CAREs Act Funding
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3266 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, Governor Sununu announced the continuation of the “Don’t Go Viral” advertising campaign, aimed at encouraging young adults and college students to wear a mask. The funding for the campaign has been made available through CAREs Act funding. Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following statement in response: “As recently as this morning we were hearing fr
Senator Watters on Commission to Study Offshore Wind and Port Development
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3266 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - On Monday, the Commission to Study Offshore Wind and Port Development conducted their first meeting. The commission, formed through the passage of HB 1245 which included text from Senator David Watters’ (D-Dover) bill, SB 668, will investigate the economic development opportunities for New Hampshire in supply chain needs, port capabilities, workforce development, energy
Senate President in Remembrance of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3266 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate President Donna Soucy released the following statement in remembrance of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “There are not enough words, not enough declarations, not enough time in a lifetime to begin to describe Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s impact on our nation. Her tireless battle for gender equality allowed generations of women to believe that there are no li
Senator D'Allesandro, Senator Cavanaugh, and Senate President Soucy on Manchester Education Fund
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3266 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Yesterday, during Governor Sununu’s press conference, the governor criticized the City of Manchester’s requests for additional education funding following the reallocation of State Adequate Education Aid funding. The motion to apply the $3.5 million in State Adequate Education Aid to the school budget was made by Alderman Kevin Cavanaugh on June 9th and failed in a 7-7 p
House Republicans Continue Partisan Showmanship, Block Coronavirus Response Legislation
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, House Republicans continued to obstruct legislative efforts to provide relief and recovery to Granite Staters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, voting on party lines to sustain Governor Sununu’s record breaking number of vetoes. After the House Session, Senate President Donna Soucy (D-Concord) issued the following statement: “From the beginning of the coronavirus pa
Senate Majority Leader Condemns Sununu’s Vetoes
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the New Hampshire House and Senate took up the Governor’s most recent round of vetoes including paid family and medical leave, medical monitoring, state agency requests, and state employee death benefits. Following the legislative sessions, Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes (D-Concord) issued this statement: “Over the past two years, Governor Sununu has vetoed a record-
Senate Republicans Sustain Sununu’s Criminal Justice Reform Veto
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, Senate Republicans voted to sustain Governor Sununu’s veto of SB 311, Senator Martha Hennessey’s (D-Hanover) criminal justice reform bill to provide for an annulment of a criminal record without payment of a fee in certain cases and specify a waiting period for the annulment of simple possession drug-related offenses. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Martha Henness
Senate Republicans Block SMART Act, Halting Election Security Advancements
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, Senate Republicans voted to sustain Governor Sununu’s veto of SB 7, also known as the SMART Act. The SMART Act would have allowed the DMV to collect information and then securely transfer that information to the election net system, thus streamlining the registration process and ensuring more accurate voter data. After the vote, SB 7 prime sponsor Senator Melanie Levesq