After Senate GOPs Vote Against Field Hearing on Budget, Dems Schedule One in Hampton
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the House passed budget on Tuesday, May 6 beginning at 1 p.m. at the State House, but the Republican controlled body voted against a suggestion they “go on the road” to hear what the public has to say.
‘Hit from all sides right now’: Proposed budget cuts could strain NH’s safety net health system
Health care providers and mental health agencies are pushing back on proposed cuts to Medicaid and other health programs in the state budget, warning they could harm some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Concern Expressed for State Services Under House Passed Budget
The state budget passed by the Republican controlled House of Representatives for the next two years has many organizations in the state talking about potential impacts of cuts to municipalities, tourism, education, healthcare and family planning.
What’s at stake if NH eliminates Office of the Child Advocate
The New Hampshire House has voted to eliminate the Office of the Child Advocate as part of its state spending plan.
NH House Republicans pass 2026 budget that raises taxes on working families, funds school vouchers and tax breaks for wealthy
New Hampshire House Republicans voted on Thursday to pass the most bitterly partisan budget in a generation, a $16 billion plan that guts many state programs aimed at providing healthcare and affordable housing in order to pay for a vast expansion to the state’s school voucher program and offset recent Republican tax cuts for the […]
Two-Year State Budget Action Now Moves To NH Senate
The next two-year state budget now moves to the State Senate.
NH House passes budget plan that includes deep spending cuts, eliminates state jobs
The New Hampshire House approved a $16 billion state spending plan Thursday, as lawmakers continue to contend with an uncertain economy and the possibility of future cuts to federal programs.
Activists rally for ‘better budget’ than House GOP plan facing pivotal vote
About 200 residents rallied outside the State House for a “better budget” as House Democrats urged colleagues to turn down the House’s $15.4 billion state budget plan that contains significant cuts to higher education, the arts, energy, public safety and human services.
From burials to vanity plates, fee hikes abound in NH House’s budget plan
The $16 billion state budget proposal the New Hampshire House will consider this week doesn’t raise a single state tax. It’s a feature top Republican budget writers emphasized as they presented the plan to colleagues Tuesday.
As NH Republicans consider axing the state’s child advocate, one family shares their story
In January, Julie and her husband, Richard, from southeastern New Hampshire, were being told two seemingly contradictory things: They needed to pick up their daughter, who has struggled with severe behavioral problems due to her reactive attachment disorder, from her treatment program at state-owned Hampstead Hospital or else face child abandonment charges. At the same […]