Senator Lou D’Allesandro Responds to Partisan Attack Minimizing Deaths of Veterans
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Earlier today, an opinion piece penned by Senator Bob Giuda (R-Warren), Representative Al Baldasaro (R-Londonderry), and Executive Councilor Joe Kenney (R-Union) accused Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) of “sanctimonious posturing” and taking “cheap shots” in his repeated demands for accountability following the deaths of nearly 40 veterans at the New Hampshire Ve
Senate Democratic Leadership On Governor’s Executive Order to Schools
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Following Governor Sununu’s announcement that he would be signing an executive order requiring all K-12 schools to provide the option of in-person learning at least 2 days a week, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) and Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following statement: "Everyone wants schools to open so children ca
Senator Whitley Advocates for Affordable, Accessible Child Care
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton) introduced SB 144 to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. SB 144 shifts the child care scholarship program from attendance-based payment to enrollment-based reimbursement. After the hearing, prime sponsor Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton) issued the following statement: “Access to quality, affordable, and safe child
Senator Rosenwald Introduces SB 150 - Medicaid Dental Benefit
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) introduced SB 150 to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. If enacted, SB 150 would establish a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program. After the hearing, Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following statement: “There is irrefutable data that supports the economic and social benefits of preventative
SB 157 Passes Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, SB 157, Senator Becky Whitley’s (D-Hopkinton) bill to extend a prior appropriation to DHHS for child behavioral health services, require that the New Hampshire 10-year mental health plan include a report on implementation of 2019, 44 (SB 14), relative to child welfare, and establish funded positions in the DHHS contracts and procurement unit, was voted Ought to Pa
Senate Democrats’ COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Legislation Passes Senate HHS Committee
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed SB 132, a piece of omnibus legislation relative to COVID-19, in a vote of 4-0. SB 132 includes language establishing a COVID-19 micro enterprise relief fund, requiring a COVID-19 needs assessment of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, and support for New Hampshire's live performance industry, a sector
Senate Republicans Vote Against Providing Aid to Property Taxpayers & School Districts
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Jay Kahn (D-Keene) introduced an amendment to SB 135 which would have restored fiscal capacity disparity aid to school districts. Passage would have provided critical assistance to struggling school districts and would have provided much-needed tax relief to cities and towns across the state. The proposal was defeated by Senate Republicans in a vote down p
Senate Election Law & Municipal Affairs Passes SB 46
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate Election Law & Municipal Affairs Committee unanimously passed SB 46. SB 46 authorizes cities and towns to use electronic poll book devices for voter registration and check-in at elections, as long as they comply with all applicable state statutes. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) issued the following statement:
Senator Whitley Introduces SB 161 to Senate ED&A
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton) introduced SB 161 to the Senate Executive Departments & Administration Committee. SB 161 responds to the most pressing needs of Granite Staters by prohibiting the state from charging interest in the settlement of overpaid unemployment compensation where fraud is not an issue, collecting overpayments of unemployment compensation
Senator Rosenwald Introduces SB 140 to Senate HHS
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) introduced SB 140 to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. SB 140 makes two appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services – the first to increase homeless shelter case management services and the second for primary prevention services for families. After the hearing, prime sponsor Senator Cindy Rosenwald