NH: Felon elected to statehouse can’t hold public office

By   /  November 27, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Issues, New Hampshire, News  /  No Comments

OUT: Stacie Laughton will not be allowed to serve in office even though she was elected to the statehouse.

By New Hampshire Watchdog
CONCORD — A convicted felon serving a suspended sentence is ineligible to serve in the House of Representatives under New Hampshire law.
Democrat Stacie Laughton was elected as one of three Representatives for Nashua’s Ward 4, coming in third among three Democrats and ahead of the two Republicans on the ballot.
Last week, the Laconia Daily [...]

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NH: Libertarians fall short of major party status

By   /  November 8, 2012  /  Elections, New Hampshire, News, Politics & Elections  /  Comments Off

BABIARZ:

By Grant Bosse | New Hampshire Watchdog
CONCORD — New Hampshire will remain a two-party state for the next two years, as Libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Babiarz fell short of the 4 percent he needed to get his party on the ballot.
Democrat Maggie Hassan easily defeated Republican Ovide Lamontagne, 54.6 percent to 42.5 percent, while Babiarz [...]

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NH: State needs more time on Medicaid tracking system

By   /  October 17, 2012  /  Health Care, New Hampshire, News, State Budgets, State Government  /  Comments Off

GOT TIME?

By Grant Bosse | New Hampshire Watchdog
CONCORD — Five years after missing its original two-year deadline, a state contractor is seeking another extension for a software program to track New Hampshire’s Medicaid program.
Health and Human Service Commissioner Nick Toumpas is bringing a request to the Executive Council to extend the contract with Hewlett-Packard for another [...]

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NH: Agencies begin begathon, wanting 19 percent more

By   /  October 12, 2012  /  New Hampshire, State Budgets, State Government, WatchBlog  /  Comments Off

MONEY GRAB: More than 45 departments, agencies and commissions want larger budgets for a grand total of $12 billion for fiscal 2014 and 2015.

By Grant Bosse | New Hampshire Watchdog
CONCORD — State agencies are hoping for a 19 percent increase in next year’s budget, according to submissions sent to the New Hampshire Governor’s Office this month.
The wish lists from the heads of 47 departments, agencies and commissions total less than $12 billion for fiscal 2014 and 2015, up [...]

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NH: School board blocks charter schools; AG gives reasons

By   /  October 10, 2012  /  Education, Judiciary, New Hampshire, News, State Budgets, State Government  /  Comments Off

BLOCK:

By Grant Bosse | New Hampshire Watchdog
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Board of Education was acting on advice from the Attorney General’s Office when it blocked approval of any new charter schools in the Granite State.
In a letter to state House Education Committee Chairman Michael Balboni, Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards says the board lacks [...]

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