This week the US Senate has started to debate immigration reform. This bill is large and very controversial. Everyone seems to agree, including me, that we need to create a real pathway to citizenship. We need to welcome immigrants to spur our economy, not to mention the additional tax revenues. Earlier … Continue reading →
After the 2012 election of President Obama, the Republican Party realized that they scored very poorly with Latino voters. This could be why the GOP is pushing as hard as it can for immigration reform. Immigration reform has been a hot topic for many, many years now. It has been broken for … Continue reading →
Last week we reported on how the NH House killed two bills (SB 100, SB 153) that were directly targeted at the NH Public Workers. In a sneaky parliamentary trick the Senate added both these bills as amendments. “The Senate voted on 13-11 party line votes to add to these measures bills … Continue reading →
With nearly a year and a half to go until the next major election, the mud is already flying. This week, Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire went on the offensive against Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Their $110,000 ad buy is focused on Senator Shaheen’s vote for the Affordable Care … Continue reading →
Yesterday labor leaders from throughout New Hampshire stood in the Legislative Office Building urging NH Senators to restore the proposed cuts to the NH Budget. Well as you have probably already heard the NH Senate passed their budget with millions in cuts. Yesterday at the press conference NH AFL-CIO … Continue reading →
New Hampshire is at what is unfortunately shaping up to be an ideological crossroad. Do we as a state expand Medicaid or not. Both the left and the right agree that expanding Medicaid would help tens of thousands of Granite Staters. They quibble over the number of people who are uninsured versus … Continue reading →
STATE BUDGET UPDATE The Senate Finance committee has finished their work and with a vote of 4 to 2 recommended passage of their proposed budget. As with any budget there are good and bad provisions within it. The Senate Finance committee put together a budget with no revenue increase. They … Continue reading →
Millions of Americans are what are commonly referred to as the working poor. These are workers who have jobs, yet do not make enough to get off government assistance programs. Many corporations pay their employees the absolute minimum and refuse to even offer them healthcare leaving states to pick up … Continue reading →
Earlier this year the NH Labor News talked about a proposed legislation being pushed in the NH House that would bar employers from prospective employees from being forced to give their social media passwords as a condition of employment. The post “NH Legislatiors Katherine Rogers and Peter Sullivan Work To … Continue reading →
Yesterday was a big day in the NH House for NH workers. Since the session began I have been watching a number of bills and their progress through the Legislature. The first bill is SB 100 (NHLN post). This bill would remove the option to have a paper check printed … Continue reading →
