Senate Republicans Reject Body and Dash Camera Funding for Local Law Enforcement
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate Republicans voted Inexpedient to Legislate on SB 387, Senator Jay Kahn’s (D-Keene) bill to make an appropriation to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund and establish a distribution process. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Jay Kahn (D-Keene) issued the following statement: “Ensuring the ability of every town and county to equip their law enforcemen
Senate Republicans Reject Legislation to Support Struggling Workforce
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the majority of Senate Republicans voted to Table SB 226, Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s (D-Manchester) bill to establish specific criteria allowing the director of the division of personnel, department of administrative services, to develop a state employee recruitment and retention program. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) issued
Senate Republicans Pass Unvetted Executive Council Map
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate Republicans passed SB 241 with a last-minute amendment that was never posted in the Senate Calendar and never had a public hearing. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) and Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) issued the following statements: Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) stated, “I have appreciat
Senate Republicans Reject Enabling Legislation for Early Childhood Education
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate Republicans rejected SB 453, a piece of enabling legislation from Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye) to establish policies to accept federal funds for the purpose of expanding New Hampshire’s pre-kindergarten program availability. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye) issued the following statement: “There is a wealth of evidence that early chi
Senator Kahn Advocates for School Funding
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a party line vote, Senate Republicans supported the committee recommendation of Inexpedient to Legislate on SB 426, Senator Jay Kahn’s (D-Keene) bill to require the commissioner of education to use the highest of the average daily membership in residence for school years 2020, 2021, and 2022 in calculating adequate education grants for fiscal year 2023. After
Senate Republicans Refuse to Fix Famously Gerrymandered Executive Council Districts
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, Senate Republicans voted to refer SB 254, the Democratic proposal for redrawing the lines for the Executive Council Districts to Interim Study. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) and Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D-Portsmouth) issued the following statements: Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) stated, “It is extre
Senate Republicans Pass Gerrymandered Congressional Map
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a vote of 13-11, Senate Republicans voted to pass HB 52 without amendment, creating a blatantly gerrymandered Congressional map that would move nearly 300,000 voters to a new district. Quickly following the vote, Governor Sununu released a statement that he would veto the legislation as soon as it reaches his desk. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna
Senate Republicans Say No to Infrastructure for Pre-K Funding
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a party line vote of 3-2, Republican members of the Senate Education Committee voted interim study on an amended version of SB 453, prime sponsored by Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye). As amended, SB 453 would have created the infrastructure for a preschool program and fund in the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of preparing the state for the
Republicans Pass More Legislation to Disenfranchise Voters
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, in a party line vote of 3-2, Republican members of the Senate Election Law & Municipal Affairs Committee voted to adopt SB 418, a bill that disenfranchises voters at the polls, and effectively adopts provisional ballot voting in New Hampshire. The bill will next go before the full Senate for a vote. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Mancheste
House Republicans Approve of Dangerous Repeal of Board of Registration and Medical Technicians
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller, Rachel Cole Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us,rachel.cole@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, in a party-line vote, Republican members of the House ED&A Committee voted to repeal the Board of Registration of Medical Technicians. Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye) and Representative Bill Marsh (D-Brookfield) issued the following statement in response: “On a party-line vote, despite the testimony of medical experts, Hous