Senator Watters Champions Electric School Bus Pilot Program
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate voted Ought to Pass on SB 417, prime sponsored by Senator David Watters (D-Dover). SB 417 establishes an electric school bus pilot program within the department of energy. The bill will next be sent to the House for a public committee hearing. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator David Watters (D-Dover) issued the following statement: “With the cost of
Senator Whitley Champions WIC Farmers’ Market Program
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the Senate voted Ought to Pass on SB 403 which re-establishes the Farmers’ Market Program in the WIC program. The WIC program provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutritional education to postpartum women and infants and children up to 5 years of age who are found to be at nutritional risk. The bill will next go to the House for a public committ
Senator D’Allesandro Champions Pro-Worker Legislation
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the Senate voted Ought to Pass with Amendment on SB 363, Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s (D-Manchester) bill to allow certain retirement system members to purchase nonqualified service time as group II creditable service in order to reduce certain transition provision requirements for retirement. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) st
Majority of Republicans Pass More Legislation to Disenfranchise Voters
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, all but one of the Senate Republicans voted to adopt SB 418, a bill that disenfranchises the vote of our Armed Services members serving overseas, runs afoul of the Constitution, and effectively adopts provisional ballot voting in New Hampshire, threatening our First-in-the-Nation Primary. Senator Ruth Ward (R-Stoddard) was the only Republican to join Senate Democr