IMG_9343.jpg

Updates

State House Updates

N.H. Daily Coronavirus Update (Oct 1-31)

State health officials reported 126 new coronavirus infections Friday, two new hospitalizations, and no new deaths. Rockingham County led the state with 44 of the new cases—more than double the number of new cases in any other N.H. county. Here is the rest of the pandemic-related N.H. news you need to know to start your Saturday.

Read More
David Meuse
Deadlines, Pandemics, and Partisan Politics: Welcome to 2020

With both a legislative deadline and the COVID-19 crisis bearing down, the New Hampshire House of Representatives met in a marathon two-day session this week that ended shortly before 4 a.m. Friday. Along the way, we dealt with hundreds of bills and managed to avoid the need to meet again next week. Here’s a long but hopefully helpful wrap-up.

Read More
David Meuse
Legislative Recap: February 23, 2020

In a week where many high profile bills cleared important House votes, the biggest news was that Granite Staters saw that members of our legislature who blow off mandatory sexual harassment training will actually be held accountable.

Read More
David Meuse
Cyberflashing, Trigger Locks, and 1st Amendment Issues

Last week was a busy one for the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. In a marathon executive session, we gave the green light on legislation that would outlaw “cyberflashing” and reduce the harshest penalties for certain drug crimes. Sadly, we also hit the stop button on a bill that would have required locking safety devices to be included in all commercial firearms sales. Here’s a quick wrap-up.

Read More
David Meuse
When Technology, Free-Speech, Privacy, and Bad Behavior Collide

Last week was one of the more interesting weeks for public hearings on legislation before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. On Wednesday, sponsors pitched their cases for several bills where privacy, technology, free-speech, and questions about ethics and responsibility all collided. Here’s the story.

Read More
David Meuse