Members of Sununu’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion Resign Following Passage of Budget
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us Members of Governor Sununu’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion Resign Following Passage of State Budget CONCORD - Today, 10 out of 17 members of Governor Sununu’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion submitted a letter of resignation following the Governor’s signature of HB 2, the budget trailer bill which includes an anti-American gag rule prohibiting freedom of
Senate Democrats Push Back on Massachusetts Imposing State Income Tax On Granite State Residents
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) and Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up New Hampshire v. Massachusetts, which would have challenged the Massachusetts Department of Revenue’s rule imposing a state income tax on Granite Staters who are working at home
Senate and House Republicans Approve House Bills 1 & 2 Committee of Conference Reports, Adopt Budget
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate and House Republicans reached an agreement on House Bills 1 & 2, which together constitute the state budget for the next two years. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) issued the following statement: “Senate Democrats have been raising our voices long and hard about the travesty this state budget is. Democrats and our constit
GOP Approve Irresponsible Committee of Conference Report on HB1, Leave Majority of Granite Staters
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us Senate Republicans Approve Irresponsible Committee of Conference Report on HB 1, Leave Majority of Granite Staters Behind CONCORD - Today, Senate Republicans approved the Committee of Conference report on HB 1 which cuts funding from public education, underfunds New Hampshire’s homeless shelter system, defunds family planning centers, underfunds child care for vulnerable families,
Senate and House Republicans Approve Final Version of House Bill 2 in Committee of Conference
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate and House Finance Committee members met in Committee of Conference to come to an agreement on the various changes between the two bodies’ positions on House Bill 2. Ultimately, Republicans from both bodies voted to approve the final version of House Bill 2. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester), Deputy Senate Democratic Leader
House Republicans Reject Support for Working Mothers, Affordable Housing, and Mental Health Care
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – House Republicans removed significant sections of HB 610 which included reasonable accommodations for pregnant and nursing women, a provision to support affordable housing, and reimbursement for mental health treatment in the collaborative care model. Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton), Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth), and Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye) issued
Senator Rosenwald Removed from HB 2 Committee of Conference
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) was replaced on the Committee of Conference for HB 2, also known the budget trailer bill. Senator Rosenwald was replaced by Senator Gary Daniels (R-Milford) in a standard procedure where conferees unwilling to agree to the will of the majority are replaced by members of the majority party. After her remova
House Republicans Block Medicaid Dental Benefits
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, House Republicans removed language from the state budget to establish an adult Medicaid dental benefit. The original language creating the benefit was introduced in SB 150 by Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) and was unanimously passed by the Senate two times before being laid on the table in order to be put in the state budget. Deputy Sen
HB 2 CoC Republicans Reject Amendment to Remove Unnecessary Ultrasound Requirement from Abortion Ban
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, during the committee of conference on HB 2, House and Senate Republicans refused to discuss an amendment offered by Deputy Senate Democratic Leader Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) that would have removed unnecessary language contained in the budget that requires women to undergo an ultrasound prior to an abortion. House Republicans argued in favor of the ultrasound req
House and Senate Republicans Risk Public Safety, Support Unconstitutional Gun Legislation
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3207 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, House and Senate Republicans agreed to move forward with SB 154, a dangerous, unconstitutional bill that would prohibit New Hampshire officials from enacting and enforcing federal regulations and executive orders to reduce gun violence. During the Committee of Conference, House Republicans proposed an amendment that expanded the language to include federal laws, a