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House Kills Ban On Taxing Internet

on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:16

Exempting broadband and wireless internet connections from the state’s communication tax remains a priority for republican leaders, but the House voted 247-93 to kill the repeal. A big reason way is because the senate-crafted proposal also undid House leaders’ plan to place $16 million in the state’s rainy day fund. Steve Stepanek is chairman of House ways and means.

"The prime purpose of this bill was to put money into the rainy day fund. The senate has no intention of putting any of this money into the rainy day fund."

After the house vote, Senate President Peter Bragdon says he remains

Managed Medicaid Gets the Nod

on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 00:00

The Executive Council approved the largest contract in state history. On a 3-2 vote, the Council approved a $2.3 billion deal to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. State officials say the move is essential to preserving a program that provides health and social services to about 10% of the state’s neediest residents. Critics worry the shift to managed Medicaid could lead to less care, compounding severe hardships. A new era in social policy has begun in New Hampshire.

Senate Begins Battle Over Abortion Funding

on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 14:50

Thursday, members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee considered a bill that would ban public funding of facilities that provide abortion. Opponents of the bill, which has already been approved by the House, say it could jeopardize $700 million in federal Medicaid funds. The bill's sponsor, Republican of Rochester Warren Groen, says preventing the state from funding abortion is a smarter way to use scare with public dollars.

"The goal here is efficient use of taxpayer dollars so that the taxpayer dollars can be focused in the best way to provide healthcare for women in the most

House Folds on Gaming Bill

on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 12:28

Gambling in New Hampshire ran up against a stacked deck in the Statehouse today.