Updates

As Election Day draws closer, New Hampshire Republican politicians have gone into full smokescreen mode. Here are some prime examples of some of the smokescreens we’re seeing—and what you need to know to clear the air.

As vetoes and bill signings start to become public, a shout-out to some of the New Hampshire House Democrats who wrote and shepherded key bills signed into law through the gauntlet of public hearings and committee votes to get them to the finish line.

Thursday was moment of truth day as final votes were taken on over 60 bills sent to conference committees late last month by the New Hampshire House and Senate. Here’s a quick recap of the good, the bad and the ugly.

The end of the legislative session is where deadlines and desperation enter the chat. On Thursday, there was a lot of maneuvering in both the House and Senate to get priority bills across the finish line, to trip up bills with significant opposition, and to bring dead bills back to life. Here’s a quick recap.

Ending child marriage, protecting vulnerable immigrant communities, and defeating an attempt to legalize the outing of LGBTQ kids  were all part of a very good day during Thursday’s session of the N.H. House. But there were some disappointments too. Here’s a quick recap.

On Thursday, bills ranging from cannabis legalization, to bail reform, to school meal programs came up for final votes in the full House. While some survived the gauntlet to live on in the Senate, others were killed or tabled. Here’s a quick recap of the good, the bad, and the ugly on a mixed-results day.

In addition to showing up to vote on bills and doing committee work, legislators like me have the option of prime-sponsoring or cosponsoring bills. Here’s a report on some of the bills I’ve sponsored this legislative session and where they now stand.

With the deadline to act on House bills looming, Thursday’s session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives was a long one. But there was good news on housing, gun safety, election protection, and much more. Here’s a quick recap…

Another day of close wins for Republicans, but tough losses for anyone who would genuinely like to see our legislature drag itself knuckles-first out of the Stone Age. Here’s a quick recap…

Although here were a handful of positives during Thursday’s session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, there were boatloads of close votes that went the wrong way—especially for supporters of public education and fair elections. Here’s a quick recap.

Another long and challenging Thursday session saw public education, fans of energy diversity, immigrants, public health advocates, and electric car owners all take it on the chin. But there was some good news too. Here’s what happened as the day unfolded.

A few more wins along the way would have been great, but passing a cannibis legalization bill while defeating yet another attempt by out-of-state oligarchs to pass a poison pill that would have decimated organized labor in our state were two of the highlights in a long and challenging Thursday session.

Be still my foolish heart! On Thursday, we killed a book ban, slowed down the relentless assault of school vouchers on property taxpayers, overturned a GOP effort to starve hungry kids, and passed a resolution condemning unnecessary restrictions on medication abortions.

Last week’s session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives was a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly—with an extra dose of ugly. Here are the highlights and lowlights.

It’s not unusual for an elected official to say in a social media post that he or she is “proud” to be at an event. But it’s definitely a bit unusual for one say they were humbled and inspired by one. Count me in as officially humbled and inspired by what I saw and heard at the first-ever convening of state legislators by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

Last week, any confusion around the use of a dangerous restraint technique on children in educational and treatment settings in New Hampshire was officially laid to rest when Gov. Sununu signed HB 491 into law. 

By now—if you’ve had the stamina to consume any news beyond Trump’s indictments and the attempted asphyxiation of eastern US cities by Canada—you may have heard the New Hampshire House and Senate passed a new state budget. Here’s a quick recap of the good, the bad and the ugly.

On Thursday, the work of LGBTQ advocates, healthcare advocates, and Democratic leadership paid off with outstanding attendance that resulted two well-earned victories. While celebrations are in order, so is caution. Here’s why.

If there is one thing you learn as a state rep, it’s to never be surprised at anything that takes place on the floor of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. But on Thursday, we surprised state house observers (and ourselves) by passing a bipartisan 2024-2025 budget by a loud and overwhelming voice vote. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s in, what’s out, and what else we voted on.

Until this week, the near-even split between Democrats and Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives had mainly worked in favor of the GOP. But on Wednesday, key votes began to swing the other way. Here’s a quick recap.