Let the raiding begin!
Tomorrow, the House and Senate are scheduled to release their latest attempt to resolve the state's unbalanced budget at an information session scheduled for 1:00 in Representatives Hall. The public is invited to attend and comment, although just what is contained in the final package is not yet known, but what we do...
While most talk about the economic crisis continues to be concerned with risky loans and misbehaving banks, more people in higher places have been citing our addiction to fossil fuels as a possible brake on our eventual recovery. With this in mind, NH, with the support of grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, has created a...
In a late evening session on Wednesday, the New Hampshire State Senate narrowly voted against attaching a controversial amendment to a popular energy reform bill, hopefully killing a proposal that has drawn criticism from environmental organizations, small businesses, and many concerned New Hampshire citizens.
The amendment, offered by Manchester Democrat Betsi DeVries, would have earmarked $5 million over...
After only being able to garner 46 votes in the NH House for an attempted raid on NH's renewable energy fund, it appears that PSNH and State Senator Betsi DeVries is working hard behind the scenes to hold hostage an important energy bill moving through the Senate in an attempt to undermine the House vote.
DeVries is proposing...
By: Jim O'Brien
It is always interesting to watch how politics can get in the way of sound decision making in Concord- especially in an election year. At issue this time is an amendment being proposed in the New Hampshire State Senate that will undermine a popular program designed to spur the development of renewable power – and...
