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June 4, 2013

Transportation Advocates Pin Hopes on Gas Tax Hike

In February, Transportation Commissioner Christopher Clement told a legislative committee that his agency was neither for nor against a House bill that would raise the state’s gas tax by 12 cents to pay for much-needed repairs to New Hampshire’s roads and bridges. At the time, Clement could remain, as he put it, “revenue agnostic,” as […]

April 11, 2013

Female Inmates’ Lawsuit Spurs Action Among Lawmakers

Nearly 24 years after the courts first ordered a new facility for female inmates, the New Hampshire House has approved a capital budget with $38 million set aside for a 224-bed women’s prison in Concord. Now, a class action lawsuit is driving lawmakers to act. 85 percent of the women here at the Goffstown prison […]

February 28, 2013

Casino Could Bring N.H. More Costs Than Revenue, New Report Finds

A new report finds that a casino may create more social costs than tax revenue, mostly because of the 30 percent tax rate included in the Senate bill supported by Governor Hassan. “The tax rate set at 30% puts us in a situation where the social costs outweigh or come close to outweighing the revenue […]

February 21, 2013

The House Has Casino Bills, Too

Although Governor Maggie Hassan has thrown her weight behind a gambling bill produced in the Senate, the House Ways and Means committee heard testimony today on two bills sponsored by House members. Lincoln Representative Edmond Gionet’s bill allows for two casinos – one near the Massachusetts border, like the Senate bill, and another casino, in the White […]

February 19, 2013

Health At Heart Of Hassan Budget (According To This Word Cloud)

Word clouds may be a little “last year,” but that won’t stop us from posting one here — originally published by the Center for Public Policy Studies. It turns out the word “health” came up a lot in Governor Hassan’s budget speech. That’s interesting because it stands out in the budget spreadsheets, too. The Department […]

February 15, 2013

Hassan Pitches Casino During Budget Address

Governor Maggie Hassan used her budget address to propose a new, high-end casino. Governor Hassan’s budget banks on this casino generating $80 million in licensing fees.  And she said the state is already dealing with the social costs of gambling allowed in other states, without benefiting from the revenue.

Governor’s Budget Expands Public Safety Funding

Calling public safety “our most important responsibility,” Governor Maggie Hassan outlined her funding proposals in today’s budget address. Comparing public safety to the state’s health care system, Hassan said it had taken “too many hits” in the last budget.  She called on legislators to “reverse course” immediately, in the interest of keeping New Hampshire residents […]

Hassan Makes Case For Raising Cigarette Tax

Governor Maggie Hassan is looking to raise New Hampshire’s cigarette tax.  In her state budget address, she pitched a  30-cent increase as good public health policy. “New Hampshire has the highest youth smoking rate in the Northeast, with 19.8 percent of high school students who smoke cigarettes,” Hassan said.  “Cigarette taxes nationwide have proven to […]

February 13, 2013
February 1, 2013

Education Tax Credit Supporters Turn Out Against Repeal

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony Thursday on a bill that would repeal the School Choice Scholarship Act, which passed last year. The act allows businesses to receive a tax credit when they donate scholarship money to private schools. Many of the same arguments that were heard last session came up again this […]

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