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Mileage payments become point of contention over House Democrats’ caucus

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Political junkies tuning in to this afternoon’s casino debate in the New Hampshire House may have noticed two Republicans asking Speaker Terie Norelli at the beginning of the debate about something involving mileage. She ruled it out of order, and the House moved on to discuss Senate Bill 152. After the casino bill was killed, more Republicans asked about it. Here’s what was going on: State law allows legislators to … 0

Senate panel: N.H. shouldn’t tax businesses for employees’ tips

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Senate will decide next week whether to try to block the state from taxing restaurants and other businesses for the tips collected by their employees. The Department of Revenue Administration says cash tips totaling more than $20 a month have been part of the statutory definition of employee compensation under the Business Enterprise Tax since it was created in 1993. But from … 2

Gov. John King (center) stands in a state liquor store advertising the 1968 sweepstakes. Concord Monitor file

Capital Beat: 50 years later, state lottery fight echoes in N.H. casino debate

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Critics said it would promote immorality and lead to increased crime and corruption. Supporters called it a personal choice and said it would bring in much-needed revenue for the state government. If the arguments sound familiar, they should. On Wednesday, when the House takes up a bill that would allow a single casino … 0

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Coming Sunday: the great lottery debate of 1963

Friday, May 17, 2013

With the House set to vote Wednesday on the casino bill, this Sunday’s Capital Beat column will look at another debate over expanded gambling in New Hampshire: the 1963 law that established the first modern state lottery in the United States. In many ways, the parallels between the … 1

Ex-AG Mike Delaney takes job at new AG Joe Foster’s old law firm

Friday, May 17, 2013

In a sense, Joe Foster and Mike Delaney just traded places. Foster, a former state senator and longtime bankruptcy lawyer at the firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, was sworn in yesterday as New Hampshire’s attorney general. He replaced Delaney, who’s taken a new job at — … 0

Special committee votes, 23-22, to recommend N.H. House kill Senate’s casino bill

Friday, May 17, 2013

After weeks of detailed review, a special committee this afternoon narrowly recommended the full House kill the Senate’s bill that would allow a single casino in New Hampshire. The joint committee, comprising members of the House Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, voted 23-22 to … 0

N.H. House committee prepares to vote today on Senate’s casino bill

Friday, May 17, 2013

All eyes are on the House’s casino ‘supercommittee’ as it prepares to take a vote this afternoon on the Senate’s bill to allow a single casino in New Hampshire. The 45-member joint committee, a mashup of the House Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, has … 0

Hassan wants N.H.’s insurance, IT commissioners to stay on the job

Friday, May 17, 2013

Gov. Maggie Hassan wants to keep two state department heads on the job. The Democrat announced today she’s nominating Roger Sevigny, commissioner of the Insurance Department, for another five-year term. She’s also nominating Peter Hastings, acting commissioner of the Department of Information Technology, to lead that department on … 0

Kelly Ayotte getting supportive TV ad from potential 2016 candidate Marco Rubio

Friday, May 17, 2013

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida — a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2016 — is paying for a television ad in New Hampshire to support U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte for her vote last month against expanded background checks. The 30-second ad, “Quite,” was produced by Rubio’s Reclaim … 0

NEC poll shows Ayotte with +5 approval rating, Shaheen with +34 rating

Friday, May 17, 2013

A poll out today from New England College shows U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte with a positive approval rating from New Hampshire voters, though the Republican is less popular than her Democratic colleague, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. In the survey, 48 percent said they approve of Ayotte’s job performance … 0

Capital Beat: What is, and isn’t, a ‘tax increase’ in the state budget?

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Does it count as a tax increase if taxes are prevented from going down? It depends who you ask. And depending on the answer, the latest version of the state budget for the next two years either raises taxes on New Hampshire businesses, or it doesn’t. Back in … 2

Poll: Shaheen in good shape ahead of 2014 election

Friday, May 10, 2013

A poll out today from Dartmouth College’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Center shows U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in good shape, 18 months before she’s up for re-election. Shaheen is popular in New Hampshire, according to the poll: 46 percent of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of the … 3

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the leadership forum at the National Rifle Association's annual convention Friday, May 3, 2013 in Houston. (AP fiel photo/Steve Ueckert)

Potential 2016 presidential candidate Bobby Jindal in Manchester for GOP fundraiser

Friday, May 10, 2013

The calendar may say 2013, but in New Hampshire it’s starting to feel like 2016. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is headlining a fundraiser this evening at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester for the Republican Senate Majority Committee, … 1

Report: Gregg in running to head Wall Street lobbying group

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Judd Gregg may be in the running to become one of Wall Street’s top lobbyists. Gregg, a former New Hampshire governor and three-term U.S. senator who left office after the 2010 election, is a “leading candidate” to become president and chief executive officer of the Securities Industry and … 0

Ayotte talks military sex assaults at White House meeting

Thursday, May 9, 2013

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was at the White House today to discuss a bill she’s filed to address the problem of sexual assaults in the military. According to her office, the New Hampshire Republican was part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who met with Valerie Jarrett, a … 0

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