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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.
The debate over the economic impacts of HB 593 (or “The Casino Bill,” if you will) continues. As Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph reports, discussion of the bill continued Monday, when the House Ways and Means committee listened to about three hours of public testimony: “The state stands to lose $150 million of existing […]
Expanded gambling is one of the economic issues on StateImpact’s Watch List this session. HB 593, which would allow two casinos in the state, was slated to hit the floor today. And as NHPR‘s Political Reporter Josh Rogers tweeted from the statehouse, it promptly got sent back to committee:
Today marked Governor John Lynch’s last State of the State address. And, as one might expect during a slow trudge toward recovery, the bulk of Lynch focused either directly or indirectly on the economy. Some of the key themes included issues that we’ve covered or put on the Watch List of our Ultimate Legislative Guide. […]
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