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Committee of Conference Watch: State budget, CHINS on today’s agenda

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Lawmakers are approaching the finish line as they continue to hammer out final versions of more than three dozen bills, including the next state budget. Committees of conference face a deadline of tomorrow to finalize their reports — noon for the Senate, 4 p.m. for the House. Final votes are expected by the House and Senate next week. Here’s a list of the conference committees scheduled to meet today. For … 0

House Democrats propose Medicaid expansion deal to break budget deadlock

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Hoping to break the deadlock in budget negotiations over Medicaid expansion, House Democrats this afternoon proposed a compromise plan that would expand New Hampshire’s Medicaid program for at least three years. After a two-hour break, Senate Republicans said they needed more time to discuss the proposal and craft a counter-proposal. “I think this is going to take the Senate some more time. … … 1

Capitol Hill to get the Granite State experience at reception

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Capitol Hill will get a taste of Granite State living tomorrow. The “Experience New Hampshire” reception, now in its fourth year, will be held Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. It’s hosted by the New Hampshire State Society and the state’s congressional delegation: U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly … 0

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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

N.H. House votes, 312-0, to disavow ‘unfounded speculation’ about Boston Marathon bombing

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The New Hampshire House this afternoon voted unanimously to disavow “unfounded speculation” about the Boston Marathon bombings in a rebuke to state Rep. Stella Tremblay of Auburn. The Republican, who didn’t attend today’s House session, has said in recent weeks that the U.S. government may have orchestrated the … 0

Morse: N.H. House’s $11 billion budget has a $300 million hole for Senate to fill

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says the two-year, $11 billion budget passed by the Democratic-led House last month has a $300 million hole in it. Some $250 million of the estimated $300 million shortfall in total funds comes from overly high estimates for revenue from the … 1

Kuster wants to close at least some of the federal government’s empty bank accounts

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Apparently, this is the sort of thing that requires an act of Congress: U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster wants to close at least some of the thousands of federal bank accounts that have no money in them. The federal government is paying service fees for 13,712 bank accounts that … 1

Gas tax, Medicaid, marijuana on tap today for N.H. Senate committees

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The state Senate’s committees will be busy today as they tackle some hot-button issues. The Senate Ways and Means Committee will hold a public hearing this morning at 10 on House Bill 617, the 12 cent increase in the gas tax passed by the Democratic-led House in March. … 0

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