Rep Suzanne Vail

Had a chance to catch up with my friend and former colleague, Rep. Suzanne Vail, at Concord Market Days this afternoon.

Back-to-back votes, same upside-down priorities: NH Republicans expanded school vouchers to millionaires—then a few minutes later tried to block a bipartisan bill to let low-income seniors in nursing homes keep a few extra dollars each month for basic needs. #NHPolitics

Rep. Len Turcotte: Housing 'crisis' Trojan horse aims to undermine local control THE state legislature, propelled by special interest groups and ideologues, is considering changes that will result in centrally planned, top-down zoning, which will greatly affect how all municipalit...

Rep. Len Turcotte blames the housing crisis on need for “immediate gratification” + “entitlement.” Tell that to the first responders + young families priced out of NH. It isn’t about lattes—it’s about survival. The NH GOP is SO out of touch. #NHPolitics www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...

No surprises today. We have to be a very vocal, & loud minority in the NH House. Most importantly we will need to have a disciplined message about our State’s economy and how Republican control of State Government has-been the true cause of rising property taxes and and a “cost of living crises”!

Granite Staters should be very concerned that the first actions of the new Republican majority were focused on shutting them out of the process. #NHPolitics

"When you feel sticker shock looking at your next property tax bill, remember that Republicans decided their wealthy donors were more important than reducing your taxes." #NHPolitics

Clicker training Sebastian to use his new exercise wheel! He's not sure it's his yet!

Editor’s Notebook: A New Hampshire lesson about subsidies for corporate polluters • New Hampshire Bulletin Of all the hidden subsidies for big business – also known as corporate welfare – the failed enforcement or dismantling of environmental regulations are the most pernicious.

“Saint-Gobain has seemed more interested in corporate-splaining its perception of responsibility than actually remediating the damage it has inflicted on the people of the state.” newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/17/e...

So proud to be reappointed to the House Committee on Resources, Recreation, and Development for the coming term!

Meet the new NH House Speaker same as the old NH House Speaker. Rep. Sherman Packard retakes the gavel with a 44 vote GOP majority—up from 43 because of the resignation of Rep.-Elect Dawn Evans, D-Somersworth. The official count is GOP-221, Dems-177, Independents-1 and 1 vacancy.

Expanded Mount Washington remote weather stations will bring ‘enhanced’ forecasts • New Hampshire Bulletin Until recently, the Mount Washington Observatory had about 17 remote weather monitoring stations. At the end of a four-year expansion, it’ll have more than 50, said its executive director.

Until recently, the Mount Washington Observatory had about 17 remote weather monitoring stations. At the end of a four-year expansion, it’ll have more than 50. From Claire Sullivan.

"Without a more inclusive (Fish and Game) commission that reflects the interests of all New Hampshire residents, there is little incentive for the majority ... to support increased public funding." Commentary from Weldon Bosworth. #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/3Z4nUOk

Got my bills filed, and ready for whatever's next!

LIMITED TIME ONLY! 2024 Summer EBT (S-EBT) offered Nov. 15th - Dec. 15th, 2024. New Hampshire Families with children may be eligible for an additional $120 in grocery benefits per child through S-EBT. There are 3 ways to receive your additional grocery money. See the flyer!

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NH House To Get 2 New Standing Committees – On Housing and Education Finance Instead of one standing committee on Education in the House of Representatives there will be two starting this session, with one that deals exclusively with education finance issues and the other to d...

🎯 What NH needs: A sustainable solution to a 30+ year educational crisis and much more affordable housing.
💩 What NH will get: More defunding of public education and ideologically inclined tweaks that will further cement a stale housing status quo. indepthnh.org/2024/11/20/n...

Ditto!

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Hear from newly elected Democratic leaders @alexissimpsonnh.bsky.social and Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka! 👏

"Together, we will fight to ensure NH remains a place where Granite Staters come first, our freedoms are protected, and our opportunities to thrive are endless." #NHPolitics

New Hampshire schools told to expect less state aid for special education costs Local school leaders say that because they have no discretion over special education costs, they’ll have to consider asking taxpayers to cover that loss of state aid or discuss cutting teaching positi...

NH Dept of Ed won't pay mandated education costs but have plenty of $$ for voucher schemes giving free taxpayer money to those already in private or homeschool. W/no checks on where $$ goes, how it's spent, for fraud, or for impacts on educational achievement #NHPolitics
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