Crunching The Numbers To Governor Hassan's Budget Address
Yesterday, Governor Maggie Hassan presented her priorities for state spending. It was a long list that included more funding for mental health, higher education, state troopers and a new women’s...
View ArticleHassan Goes Way North And Promises Economic Development Funds
If the Senate bill that proposes a single casino in the state becomes law it “would dedicate millions of dollars per year directly to North Country economic development,” Governor Maggie Hassan said...
View ArticleSenate Takes A Look At $2 Billion Budget For DHHS
Senate budget writers turned their attention Monday to the state’s biggest agency, the Department of Health and Human Services.The proposed budget for DHHS comes in at just more than $2 billion. It...
View ArticleEstimated Tax Revenues Continue To Stir Budget Debate In Senate
While work on the state’s next two year budget continues in the Senate, the Medicaid Enhancement Tax (MET), a levy on hospital revenue, still sits in the spotlight.MET collection is $34 million short...
View ArticleA Day After Casino Vote, Senate Rejects Steady Stream Of House Priorities
A day after the New Hampshire House voted down a Senate-backed gambling bill, it was the upper chamber’s turn to weigh in on some key House legislation. And there may have been some tit-for-tat.The...
View ArticleBudgetary Back And Forth
The House has rejected revenues from the Senate’s gambling bill while Senators have said no to higher taxes on gasoline and cigarettes. Meanwhile Governor Hassan says she still wants to fund her...
View ArticleLawmakers Appear In No Rush To Compromise On Major N.H. Budget Issues
With a Thursday deadline fast approaching for an agreement on the state’s next budget, House and Senate leaders remain apart on many of the issues that divide them. Medicaid expansion--perhaps the...
View ArticleNext State Budget Passes With Broad Support
The New Hampshire House and Senate easily passed a state budget on Wednesday, sending the two-year spending plan onto the Governor for signature.After four months of debate and some late night deal...
View ArticleMeting Out Money For Mental Health Care
With rising need and limited dollars, how best can we use funding? Should we add more acute care hospital beds, boost community services, focus on drug and alcohol treatment or diseases like...
View ArticleVeterans Home Among Those Requesting Capital Funds
New Hampshire's Veterans Home is asking for $7 million for a third floor addition in the next capital budget — one of 150 projects submitted for consideration.Veterans Home officials will make their...
View ArticleGov. Hassan Asks Agencies For Conservative Budget Proposals
New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has sent state agencies a letter asking them to submit conservative budget proposals that keep spending increases at a minimum for fiscal years 2016-2017.
View ArticleState Spending Will Be Focus Of Upcoming Legislative Session
The state budget will serve as the political battleground between Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan and Republican lawmakers in the upcoming session, with state spending on universities, prisons and...
View ArticleOn The Political Front: Republicans Reelect Chair, Budget Battle Looms
NHPR’s Josh Rogers joins Rick Ganley Monday mornings to discuss developments on New Hampshire’s political front.Governor Hassan has begun her second term. Republicans voted Saturday to give Jennifer...
View ArticleDHHS Commissioner Delivers Warning On $82 Million Shortfall
New Hampshire's top health official warned lawmakers his department’s current budget has what amounts to an $82 million shortfall. The legislature’s fiscal committee meets Friday to consider a proposal...
View ArticleGovernor Hassan On Her '16-17 Budget Priorities And How To Pay For Them
We'll sit down with Governor Hassan to discuss her budget for the next biennium, the current legislature, and her goals for the next two years.GUEST:Maggie Hassan - New Hampshire Governor Maggie...
View ArticleTransportation Officials To Committee: $41M Cut Would Lead To Layoffs, Safety...
New Hampshire transportation officials say a $41 million budget cut proposed by House budget writers would have dire consequences on public safety and result in more than 300 layoffs.
View ArticleN.H. House Passes Budget, Cuts $300 Million From Hassan's Plan
The New Hampshire house has passed an $11.2 billion state budget.The proposal includes no tax and fee increases and lifts state spending by about $400 million, some $300 million dollars less than the...
View ArticleThe Numbers Behind The Budget Proposal
Every two years New Hampshire lawmakers are given the task of producing a budget for the state. The aim is to craft one that best serves Granite State residents, spends within the state’s means as...
View ArticleSpotlight On The 2016 N.H. House Budget
Last week, New Hampshire House Lawmakers sent their plan for state revenues and spending to the Senate. We’ll dig into what they did –and didn’t do– with two House Finance Committee members. We’ll...
View ArticlePanel Offers Testimony On Need For More Substance-Abuse Programs
A panel that included the step-mother of a woman who died of a heroin overdose told a House committee Thursday that proposed cuts in substance-abuse programs will exacerbate the state’s alarming rise...
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