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Even as Republican Rep. Nancy Elliott’s offensive and irrelevant comments describing gay sex in detail were getting tens of thousands of hits worldwide, the New Hampshire House not only defeated two anti-gay measures Wednesday but did so by such a wide margin that they are not likely to resurface even if Republicans gain 50-75 seats [...]

Rep. William Hatch, D-Gorham, sent me an email asking me to explain what “victory” I was alluding to in yesterday’s article.  It got me to thinking about just what a dysfunctional House Terie Norelli has created
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A victory for free speech, for the right for minorities to have their blurbs printed.  Maybe that’s not important to [...]

February 11, 2010
To the Union Leader
To The Editor:
Your reporter Tom Fahey, who years ago physically assaulted me in the State House (it’s actually on video and is out there on the web somewhere) is wrong when he reports that I refused to discuss my campaign to defend free speech in the New Hampshire House with the Union Leader.
I [...]

To:  Republican House members
From:  Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, Hills. 15
Final details have yet to be worked out, but it looks like the Speaker and Local and Regulated Revenues Chair Mary Beth Walz have capitulated on the censorship issue.  I would like to thank the many Republicans who stood by me (and a few Dems as well).  I was [...]

PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS, I SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH REPUBLICAN INSIDERS AND PROMISED TO POST IT HERE EVENTUALLY.  IN INCREASING THESE PROJECTIONS TO A 50 SEAT GAIN, I REALIZE I NEVER POSTED IT HERE TO BEGIN WITH.    The back-up data remains much the same.  The Rasmussen data has actually ticked up to nine points for the generic ballot and back [...]

February 5, 2019
To:  House Members, Media
From:  Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, Hills. 15
RE:   SPEAKER’S CENSURESHIP OF HB1522
Here is the minority blurb the Speaker has chosen to censure from this week’s calendar.  She did this without any explanation whatsoever and refuses to provide one (except the usual pablum, “I uphold the committee decision”; it was actually not a committee decision [...]

FY 2010 Revenue Shortfall Projects Out to $76-92 Million Range
 According the January revenue report issued by the Department of Administrative Services, the state is $40.6 million short for the first seven months of the year
 $1003.0 million was projected
$962.4 million was received
$40.6 million short is 4.05 percent
 Not insignificantly, that 4 percent range has been rather consistent [...]

Senate Bill 489.
That’s the number for Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s latest effort to bring slots to New Hampshire.  Unlike the House where all bills had to be out a month ago, Senate bills follow a more leisurely path, and the new gambling bill has just been unveiled.
In fact, while it’s available on line now, it’s at [...]

MONDAY UPDATE–Since this article was posted Friday, there have been minor changes.  The monthly shortfall is $12.3 million rather than $12.8 million.  Another $1.1 million came in for tobacco bringing the excess to $2.0 million for the month, by far our best performer.  Liquor was off another $0.8 million due to new percentages for costing, bringing [...]

We’re going to hear about Democratic committee chairs censoring reports on certain bills this week.  Just so redhampshire readers know first, I’m including here a memo I received from Mary Beth Walz, Chair of Local and Regulated Revenues and my response to it.  Ironically, this report was posted on this very web site yesterday, so [...]