January 21, 2010Matt Suermann
In a release today condemning the Supreme Court for overturning some provisions of campaign finance laws, Paul Hodes said the following:
The upcoming election in New Hampshire should be decided by the people of the Granite State, not special interests with unlimited cash. Washington is broken – and this will only make business as usual worse.
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Democrat Hypocrisy, Paul Hodes, US Senate 2010
January 21, 2010Matt Suermann
This morning Gov. John Lynch gave his State of the State Address. Here are some of the reactions to his address:
State Senate Republicans:
Senate Republican Response to
State of the State Address
Concord, NH – Today, Senate Minority Leader Peter Bragdon (R-Milford) issued the following statement in response to Governor Lynch’s State of the State Address:
“I applaud Governor [...]
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John Lynch, State of the State, State Senate Republicans
January 21, 2010steve vaillancourt
In a 45 minute state of the state speech crammed full of “it goes without saying” pablum and devoid of any specifics on much ballyhooed spending cuts, New Hampshire governor John Lynch saved his severest criticism for fellow Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, former governor and current U.S. Senator.
Without mentioning Shaheen by name, Lynch noted how a [...]
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January 21, 2010Matt Suermann
This came in yesterday regarding the Speaker holding a secret meeting to discuss the LLC tax. Wonder when they will ever learn that these meetings are contributing to their downfall. I would think after the health care debacle, the State House gun ban hearings, and the dubious circumstances that LLC tax was passed under they [...]
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January 18, 2010Jeb Bradley
The brand new Limited Liability Company (LLC) Tax has come home to roost in Concord. After being slipped into the budget at the 23rd hour and 59th minute in the dead of night without a public hearing — the legislators who voted for it are now flummoxed [...]
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January 17, 2010D.J. Bettencourt
By D.J. Bettencourt — Few who followed New Hampshire’s economy were sad to watch 2009 pass. The state’s unemployment rate grew to 6.7 percent, a historically high number. The budget ended the year $50 million off projection and the deficit reached approximately $200 million with a $625 million deficit lurking for the next budgetary period when “stimulus” money will no longer be available.
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D.J. Bettencourt, economy, Governor, John Lynch, New Hampshire, Taxes