In June, the New Hampshire Legislature was able to salvage much of the bipartisan work of 2020. Due to the pandemic, our colleagues in the House met at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center. The Senate met in the House chamber.
Senators were able to group into omnibus packages priority legislation that had bipartisan support.
kAmx 925 ?6G6C FD65 +@@> 367@C6 E96 A2?56>:4[ 3FE :E BF:4<=J 3642>6 4@>>@?A=246] $6?2E6 !C6D:56?E s@??2 $@F4J 2?5 x H@C<65 E@86E96C E@ :56?E:7J :>A@CE2?E =68:D=2E:@? E92E 3@E9 D:56D DFAA@CE65 2?5 9@H H6 4@F=5 8C@FA 3:==D D@ E92E E9C66 >@?E9D @7 H@C< 4@F=5 36 92?5=65 :? EH@ D6DD:@? 52JD]k^Am
kAm|2?J A:646D @7 =68:D=2E:@? H6C6 DFAA@CE65 :? E96 $6?2E6[ 4@?4FCC65 H:E9 3J E96 w@FD6 2?5 D:8?65 :?E@ =2H 3J v@G] r9C:D $F?F?F] %9:D :D ?@E6H@CE9J 8:G6? E96 492==6?86D E96 {68:D=2EFC6 72465 E9:D D6DD:@?]k^Am
kAmwq\`ac_ 4=@D6D 2 =@@A9@=6 E92E 2==@H65 D6IF2= AC652E@CD :? A@D:E:@?D @7 2FE9@C:EJ @G6C E66?286CD E@ E2<6 25G2?E286 @7 E92E 2FE9@C:EJ E@ 6?8286 :? D6IF2= C6=2E:@?D9:AD] %9:D =@@A9@=6 42>6 E@ =:89E 2D 2 E62496C :? E96 r@?4@C5 $49@@= s:DEC:4E H2D H:E?6DD65 92G:?8 2 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 2 DEF56?E 3FE 4@F=5 ?@E 36 AC@D64FE65] x? 724E[ 2 DEF56?E Wp?2 v@3=6X H2D DFDA6?565 7@C C6A@CE:?8 E96 :?4:56?E]k^Am
kAm(@C<:?8 H:E9 E96 v@G6C?@C’D ~77:46 2?5 r@2=:E:@? 282:?DE $6IF2= 2?5 s@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46[ x DA@?D@C65 $q\ceg E@ 4=@D6 E96 =@@A9@=6] |J 2>6?565 G6CD:@? @7 E96 3:== H2D 25565 E@ wq\`ac_ 2?5 A2DD65 :? yF?6] |D] v@3=6 2?5 x H6C6 :?G:E65 E@ E96 3:== D:8?:?8 3J E96 8@G6C?@C[ 2?5 x D2:5 2E E96 E:>6[ “%96 @?6 E9:?8 x H@F=5 D2J 23@FE p?2 :D E92E D96 :D H2J E@@ 9F>3=6 :? 56D4C:3:?8 96C C@=6] pE 2 E:>6 H96? @FC ?2E:@? :D =@@<:?8 7@C C@=6 >@56=D 2?5 96C@6D[ H6 92G6 @?6]”k^Am
kAm(:E9@FE p?2’D 4@FC286 2?5 A6CD:DE6?46[ E9:D :?4:56?E >:89E ?@E 92G6 4@>6 E@ =:89E] sF6 E@ 96C 24E:@?[ E66?286CD 2C6 36EE6C AC@E64E65 7C@> D6IF2= AC652E@CD]k^Am
kAmv@G] $F?F?F 2=D@ D:8?65 wq\`aec[ H9:49 D6ED DE2?52C5D :? =2H 7@C A6C7=F@C@496>:42=D :? 5C:?<:?8 H2E6C] %96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t?G:C@?>6?E2= $6CG:46 925 AC6G:@FD=J D6E E96D6 DE2?52C5D[ 3FE E96J H6C6 492==6?865 :? 4@FCE] $6EE:?8 E96 DE2?52C5D :? =2H @776CD 36EE6C AC@E64E:@? 6DA64:2==J E@ C6D:56?ED :? D@FE96C? }6H w2>AD9:C6 H96C6 !upD 92G6 A@D65 2 D:8?:7:42?E E9C62E] !2CE @7 E92E =68:D=2E:@? :D 2? 2FE9@C:K2E:@? 7@C E96 DE2E6 EC62DFC6C E@ 3@CC@H Sd_ >:==:@? 7@C 2 =@?8\E6C> 3@?5 E@ >:E:82E6 E96 4@DED @7 4@>A=:2?46 7@C >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 2?5 AF3=:4 H2E6C DJDE6>D]k^Am
kAmv@G] $F?F?F 2=D@ D:8?65 wq\````[ H9:49 6?4@FC286D 56A=@J>6?E @7 3C@2532?5 :? F?56CD6CG65 CFC2= 2C62D @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6] x DA@?D@C65 $q cdh 2?5 4@DA@?D@C65 $q\cdf 2E E96 C6BF6DE @7 E96 r2CC@== r@F?EJ qC@2532?5 x?:E:2E:G6 2?5 E96J H6C6 7@=565 :?E@ wq\````] %96D6 3:==D 2==@H 8C62E6C A2CE?6CD9:A 36EH66? 3C@2532?5 AC@G:56CD 2?5 >F?:4:A2=:E:6D E@ 6IA2?5 :?E@ CFC2= F?56CD6CG65 2C62D @7 @FC DE2E6]k^Am
kAm%96 8@G6C?@C 2=D@ 92D 2==@42E65 Sd_ >:==:@? @7 7656C2= rp#t$ 7F?5:?8 7@C 3C@2532?5 56A=@J>6?E] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96 DEC:4E 7656C2= 8F:56=:?6D @7 E96 rp#t$ p4E C6BF:C6 7F?5D 36 6IA6?565 3J s64] b`[ H9:49 >62?D >2?J E@H?D 42??@E 67764E:G6=J 2446DD E96>] x 92G6 FC865 @FC 7656C2= 4@?8C6DD:@?2= >6>36CD E@ 6IE6?5 E96 E:>6 7@C 3C@2532?5 56A=@J>6?E]k^Am
kAmw@A67F==J 2? 6IE6?D:@? H:== @44FC 7656C2==J[ 3FE :EUCDBF@jD 2=D@ 4C:E:42= =@42==J E92E r2CC@== r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED C6DA@?5 E@ E96 DFCG6J 23@FE 3C@2532?5 56A=@J>6?E :? E96:C ?6:893@C9@@5D] %92E DFCG6J 42? 36 7@F?5 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^?44@F?4:=]@C8^3C@2532?5Qm?44@F?4:=]@C8^3C@2532?5k^2m] #:4< w:=2?5 2?5 $E6G6 z?@I 92G6 5@?6 2 E6CC:7:4 ;@3 =625:?8 r2CC@== r@F?EJ qC@2532?5 2?5 E9:D DFCG6J :D 2? :>A@CE2?E DE6A 7@C 6?92?465 56A=@J>6?E]k^Am
kAm$F?F?F 2=D@ D:8?65 wq\`eab[ H9:49 6?DFC6D A2E:6?ED 42? 86E 2? 2AAC@AC:2E6 >65:42= 4@?DF=E2E:@? C6>@E6=J 3J A9@?6 @C @?=:?6[ 2?5 AC@G:56CD 2C6 C6:>3FCD65 2E E96 D2>6 =6G6= 7@C :?\@77:46 G:D:ED] #6A] q:== |2CD9 @7 qC@@<7:6=5[ 2 >65:42= 5@4E@C[ =65 E9:D DF446DD7F= =68:D=2E:G6 677@CE[ H9:49 92D 364@>6 6G6C >@C6 :>A@CE2?E 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am
kAm~? E96 r~'xs\`h 7C@?E[ }6H w2>AD9:C6 92D 366? G6CJ 7@CEF?2E6 E@ 92G6 925 564=:?:?8 2?5 ?@H DE23=6 42D6 C2E6D] %96 8@G6C?@C 2?5 962=E9 @77:4:2=D 92G6 5@?6 2 8@@5 ;@3 @7 >2?28:?8 E9:D G6CJ 5:77:4F=E D:EF2E:@?] qFE H:E9 E96 C6DFC86?46 @7 E96 G:CFD :? >2?J @E96C =@42E:@?D[ :E :D :>A@CE2?E E92E 2== @7 FD 5:DA=2J E96 A6CD@?2= C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ >2:?E2:? D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8]k^Am
kAmz66A:?8 E96 64@?@>J @A6? >62?D H6 D9@F=5 2== H62C >2D<D H96? :? AF3=:4 A=246D] xE :D @?6 @7 E96 4C:E:42= E9:?8D 6249 2?5 6G6CJ @?6 @7 FD 42? 5@ E@ DE6> E96 DAC625 @7 E9:D G:CF=6?E G:CFD]k^Am
kAm|2?J A6@A=6 2C6 DE:== DECF88=:?8 H:E9 ;@3 2?5 :?4@>6 =@DD @C 3FD:?6DD 4FCE2:=>6?E] pD 2=H2JD[ :7 x 42? 36 96=A7F=[ A=62D6 42== >6 2E We_bX bgf\abed]k^Am
kAmk6>my63 qC25=6J :D 2 #6AF3=:42? DE2E6 D6?2E@C 7C@> (@=763@C@]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.