By Steve Woodcock, special to The Conway Daily Sun
CONCORD — The most recent session of the New Hampshire Legislature lasted for three days, with almost 30 hours of deliberations on 180 bills and ended in a suspended session and the work incomplete.
kAm%96 C6DE @7 E96 ?62C=J a__\A=FD 3:==D H:== 36 5632E65 2E E96 ?6IE D6DD:@?] {:<6 2== @7 E96 D6DD:@?D E9:D J62C[ 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 G@E6D H6C6 3J G@:46 @C 5:G:D:@?] x? 3@E9 @7 E9@D6 G@E:?8 E649?:BF6D ?@ C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 :D A6CD@?2==J :56?E:7:23=6 3FE E96 >2;@C:EJ A2CEJ[ :? E9:D 42D6 #6AF3=:42?[ 2=>@DE 2=H2JD H:?D]k^Am
kAm~?=J 23@FE b_ C@== 42== W:56?E:7:23=6X G@E6D H6C6 E2<6? :? E96 D6DD:@?] !C6D6?E H6C6 23@FE bcd @7 E96 c__\>6>36C w@FD6] %96 $A62<6C 2?5 >2;@C:EJ #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ 4@?E:?F6 E@ AC@9:3:E E9@D6 H:E9 >65:42= :DDF6D 7C@> A2CE:4:A2E:?8 C6>@E6=J]k^Am
kAm'@E6 C6DF=ED 42? 36 4@?7FD:?8] u@C :?DE2?46[ w@FD6 q:== `_ff H2D E23=65j 9@H6G6C[ 2 }~ G@E6 @? E23=:?8 24EF2==J >62?E J@F H2?E65 E@ C6>@G6 E96 AC@9:3:E:@?] 2?5 2 *t$ G@E6 >62?E J@F 5:5 ?@E H2?E E@ C6>@G6 E96 AC@9:3:E:@?] x? wq `cdd[ E96 E:E=6 DE2E6D 6?7@C46>6?E 3FE >62?D 24EF2==J E96 @AA@D:E6]k^Am
kAmpD 2 C6>:?56C[ 6G6CJ 3:== E92E A2DD6D E96 w@FD6 >FDE 36 2AAC@G65 3J E96 $6?2E6 2?5 E96 8@G6C?@C 367@C6 :E 364@>6D 2 =2H]k^Am
kAm• wq `_ffi #6A62= !C@9:3:E:@? @7 r@?G6CD:@? %96C2AJ] rFCC6?E=J[ E9:D AC24E:46 :D ?@E 2==@H65 :? E96 DE2E6] r@?G6CD:@? E96C2AJ 3J 567:?:E:@? :D “E96 AD6F5@D4:6?E:7:4 AC24E:46 @7 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 492?86 2? :?5:G:5F2=’D D6IF2= @C:6?E2E:@?D 7C@> 9@>@D6IF2= @C 3:D6IF2= @C E96:C 86?56C :56?E:EJ FD:?8 ADJ49@=@8:42=[ A9JD:42= @C DA:C:EF2= :?E6CG6?E:@?D]”k^Am
kAmx7 E96 3:== A2DD65[ :E H@F=5 >2<6 E96 AC24E:46 =682= 7@C >:?@CD :? }]w] 2?5 :>A24E >2?J J@F?8 >6? 2?5 H@>6? H9@ 2C6 {vq%"] %96 3:== H2D E23=65j 9@H6G6C[ E96 6DD6?46 @7 E96 E23=:?8 >62?D E92E :7 J@F G@E65 }~ E@ E23=:?8[ J@F H6C6 :? 72G@C @7 E96 C6A62= 2?5 :7 J@F G@E65 J6D[ J@F H6C6 ?@E]k^Am
kAm• wq `_hei !C@9:3:E @A6? 42CCJ:?8 @C 5:DA=2J @7 2 5625=J H62A@? H:E9:? `__ 766E @7 2 A@==:?8 A=246] %96 DA@?D@C @7 E96 3:== 36=:6G65 E9:D 3:== H@F=5 6=:>:?2E6 A@E6?E:2= :?E:>:52E:@? 5FC:?8 E96 G@E:?8 AC@46DD] ~AA@?6?ED :?5:42E65 }]w] 92D 7@C J62CD 2==@H65 H62A@?D :? G@E:?8 2C62D H:E9@FE 2? :DDF6 2?5 E9:D H2D 2 D@=FE:@? E@ 2 ?@?\6I:DE6?E AC@3=6>] %96 3:== H2D AC6D6?E65 2D 2 ?682E:G6 3:==[ x?6IA65:6?E E@ {68:D=2E6 Wx%{X[ H9:49 >62?D E@ <:== E96 3:==] p *t$ G@E6 >62?E <:== E96 3:== 2?5 }~ 2==@H65 E96 AC@9:3:E:@? @7 H62A@?D 5FC:?8 E96 G@E:?8 AC@46DD] %9:D :D 2?@E96C 42D6 H96C6 E96 24EF2= G@E6 >62?D E96 @AA@D:E6 @7 E96 :?E6?E] %96 3:== H2D x%{ @C <:==65 D@ ?@E9:?8 492?86D :? E96 =2H]k^Am
kAm• wq `ahgi t=:8:3:=:EJ 7@C E96 65F42E:@? E2I 4C65:E] %96 a_`a\A2DD65 =2H 2==@HD 2 3FD:?6DD @C :?5:G:5F2= E@ >2<6 2 5@?2E:@? E@ E96 DE2E6\2AAC@G65 D49@=2CD9:A 7F?5 7@C 2 E2I 4C65:E] %96 7F?5 H96? 6DE23=:D965 H2D :?E6?565 7@C =@H\:?4@>6 72>:=:6D]k^Am
kAm{@H :?4@>6 :D 56E6C>:?65 2D ?@ >@C6 E92? b__ A6C46?E @7 E96 7656C2= A@G6CEJ 8F:56=:?6D] x? }]w] E92E H@F=5 36 Sfh[___ 7@C 2 72>:=J @7 7@FC] %96 3:== H@F=5 C2:D6 E96 =:>:E E@ d__ A6C46?E[ @C S`ba[___ 7@C 2 72>:=J @7 7@FC] %96 2G6C286 :?4@>6 @7 2 }]w] 72>:=J @7 7@FC :D Shf[___] {2DE J62C ?@E 2== 6=:8:3=6 DEF56?ED E92E 2AA=:65 H6C6 D6CG65 5F6 E@ :?DF77:4:6?E 7F?5D]k^Am
kAm%96 >:?@C:EJ s6>@4C2E:4 !2CEJ 76=E E96 8F:56=:?6D D9@F=5 ?@E 36 6IA2?565 2D E96 D49@=2CD9:A H2D ?@E >66E:?8 E96 ?665D @7 E96 =@H\:?4@>6 2AA=:42?ED 2?5 E96C6 :D 2 H2:E:?8 =:DE] %96 >2;@C:EJ #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ 76=E 2? :?4C62D6 H@F=5 2==@H >@C6 >:55=6\:?4@>6 72>:=:6D E@ 2AA=J] %96 3:== A2DD65]k^Am
kAm• wq `cddi $E2E6 6?7@C46>6?E @7 7656C2= G244:?2E:@? >2?52E6D] %9:D 3:== H@F=5 AC@9:3:E }]w] 7C@> 6?7@C4:?8 7656C2= =2HD C6BF:C:?8 2 A6CD@? E@ DF3>:E AC@@7 @7 G244:?2E:@? 282:?DE r~'xs\`h 2D 2 4@?5:E:@? @7 6>A=@J>6?E] %96 E:E=6 @7 E9:D 3:== :D E96 @AA@D:E6 @7 E96 =2H’D :?E6?E] %96 =2H H@F=5 36 ?@?\6?7@C46>6?E @7 E96 7656C2= G2I >2?52E6]k^Am
kAm%96 >:?@C:EJ A2CEJ 76=E E9:D =2H H@F=5 :>A24E E96 C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C }]w] 962=E9\42C6 724:=:E:6D E@ 36 :? 4@>A=:2?46 H:E9 7656C2= =2H] %9:D H@F=5 ;6@A2C5:K6 |65:42C6 2?5 |65:42:5 7656C2= 7F?5:?8 2?5 C6:>3FCD6>6?E E@ E96 DE2E6’D ?FCD:?8 9@>6D 2?5 962=E9 42C6 724:=:E:6D] %96 >2;@C:EJ A2CEJ 36=:6G65 E92E 2=E9@F89 E96 =2H :D 2 G:@=2E:@? @7 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E C6BF:C6>6?ED[ 7F?5:?8 92D J6E E@ 36 H:E996=5 7C@> 2?J DE2E6 E92E 6?24E65 E9:D =2H] %96 3:== A2DD65]k^Am
kAm• wq `eadi #6A62=:?8 AC@9:3:E:@? @? 6?E6C:?8 @C C6>2:?:?8 @? 2 AF3=:4 H2J @C D:56H2=< 25;246?E E@ 2 C6AC@5F4E:@? 962=E9 42C6 724:=:EJ] %9:D 3:==’D :?E6?E :D E@ 6=:>:?2E6 E96 “3F776C K@?6” =2H E92E AC@9:3:ED 2 A6CD@? 7C@> C6>2:?:?8 @? 2 AF3=:4 D:56H2=< H:E9:? ad 766E @7 E96 6?EC2?46 @C 6I:E @7 2 C6AC@5F4E:G6 962=E9 42C6 724:=:EJ]k^Am
kAmrFCC6?E=J[ AC@E6DE6CD C6E2:? E96:C u:CDE p>6?5>6?E C:89E E@ 7C66 DA6649 3FE 42??@E DE2?5 ?62C E96 6?EC2?46 @C 6I:E @7 E96 724:=:EJ]k^Am
kAm%96 >:?@C:EJ A2CEJ 36=:6G6D 6=:>:?2E:@? @7 E96 4FCC6?E =2H H@F=5 :?4C62D6 :?E:>:52E:@? 2?5 762C 7@C H@>6? 6?E6C:?8 E96 724:=:EJ] %96 >2;@C:EJ A2CEJ 76=E E96C6 2C6 DF77:4:6?E =2HD E@ 92?5=6 :?E:>:52E:@? 2?5 92C2DD>6?E 2?5 E96 4FCC6?E 3F776C K@?6 :?9:3:ED 7C66\DA6649] %9:D 3:== H2D 7:CDE E23=65[ E96? 3C@F89E 324<[ C6>@G65 7C@> E96 E23=6 2?5 A2DD65]k^Am
kAm• wq `eefi %96 DE2?52C5 2?5 @AE:@?2= G6E6C2?’D E2I 4C65:E 2?5 2== G6E6C2?’D E2I 4C65:E] %9:D 3:== :D 6?23=:?8 =68:D=2E:@?[ H9:49 >62?D :E :D FA E@ 6249 4:EJ 2?5 E@H? E@ 28C66 H96E96C E@ FD6 E96 =2H] %@52J[ >2?J 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D AC@G:56 2? 2??F2= E2I 4C65:E[ FDF2==J 2 76H 9F?5C65 5@==2CD[ E@ G6E6C2?D]k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ }2E:@?2= vF2C5 2?5 #6D6CG:DED 92G6 ?6G6C 366? :?4=F565 :? E96 E2I 4C65:E AC@G:D:@? 3642FD6 %96J 5:5?’E >66E E96 567:?:E:@? @7 2 G6E6C2? 5F6 E@ E96:C =24< @7 24E:G6 D6CG:46] }@H E96 3:== H@F=5 6IA2?5 E96 E2I 4C65:E 6=:8:3:=:EJ E@ 3@E9 }2E:@?2= vF2C5 2?5 #6D6CG:DE] %96 3:== A2DD65]k^Am
kAm• wq `efbi %96 D4@A6 @7 76E2= AC@E64E:@?] %96 :?E6?E @7 E9:D 3:== H2D E@ D:8?:7:42?E=J 2=E6C E96 C646?E=J A2DD65 2?E:\23@CE:@? 3:== 2?5 C6BF:C65 ac H66< F=EC2D@F?5] %9:D 3:== H2D 2 A6C764E 6I2>A=6 @7 E:>:?8 2?5 FD:?8 E96 DJDE6>]k^Am
kAm%96 3:== 2CC:G65 @? E96 7=@@C @7 E96 w@FD6 7@C 5632E6 2E hib_ A]>][ 2=>@DE `a 9@FCD 27E6C E96 52J 3682? 2?5 2EE6?52?46 925 564=:?65 5F6 E@ E96 =2E6?6DD @7 E96 D6DD:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 >:?@C:EJ A2CEJ 3C@F89E :? 2? 2>6?5>6?E H:E9 DH66A:?8 C6G:D:@?D E@ E96 4FCC6?E 23@CE:@? =2H[ 2?5 E9:D H2D G@E65 5@H? `eb\`ed] x7 J@F G@E65 J6D 7@C E96 >:?@C:EJ 2>6?5>6?E[ J@F H6C6 7@C C6G2>A:?8 E96 4FCC6?E DEC:4E 23@CE:@? =2H[ 2?5 2 ?@ G@E6 >62?E J@F H2?E65 E@ <66A E96 =2H 2D :D]k^Am
kAmp7E6C E96 G@E6[ E96 >2;@C:EJ A2CEJ >2:?E2:?65 E96 23@CE:@? 3:== 2D 4FCC6?E=J :? =2H 3FE 2>6?565 E96 DA64:7:42E:@?D @7 E96 ac\H66< F=EC2D@F?5] %96 >2;@C:EJ C6G:D:@? 2?5 3:== 3@E9 A2DD65 @? G@:46 G@E6D] p3@CE:@? :? }]w] C6>2:?D DEC:4E=J 4@?EC@==65 2?5 =:>:E65]k^Am
kAmk6>m$E2E6 #6A] $E6G6 (@@54@4< :D 2 s6>@4C2E 7C@> r@?H2J]k^6>mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.