-
Here's today's negative test.Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 5 Favorites
Mood -2 🙁
-
Meanwhile, statewide, we are still climbing the up-slope of the 5th wave.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
I don’t really want to go to session today… I’m tired… but, I guess I have to…Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
someone bring me caffeine at the State House today or something…Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 2 Favorites
Mood 0
-
Good thing it's possible to get here a few minutes late without missing much (just the prayer and anthem)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
so yeah this is day 2 of this week's crossover session; yesterday's thread was here: @cooljeanius/1521844432739446784Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
Same disclaimers apply as usual, etc. etc.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
No idea how long we'll be this evening: @cooljeanius/1521847752782667781Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood -1 🙁
-
Memorial for Barbara French currently... who is a different person from Barbara Shaw! Hey wait Ms. French worked in the Concord Schools? Maybe I knew her...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Oh and she's also a different person from Barb Griffin, who is still alive and still in office... "Barbara" seems to be almost as popular of a name for NH state legislators as "Tim" isPermalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +4 🙂
-
oh and "Steve" is another popular one, too... as is "Josh"Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
but yeah anyways we're considering bills now; current one is a suicide prevention billPermalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
oh wait I guess that's not actually one for us to vote onPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
we're in bills from Judiciary nowPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Current bill: SB217, increasing the amount of time required for landlords to send eviction notices to tenants from 30 to 60 days. As a tenant, it's something I'd want (if I were in danger of getting evicted; thankfully that seems pretty hard to make happen with HUD housing)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
SB217 is ITL-ed; looks like the House Landlord Caucus continues to rule the roost around here...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
SB302: a personal privacy bill. Goes by on voice vote.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
I don't think I included the #NHPolitics hashtag yet in this thread so I'll do so here and then forget about it againPermalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
Current bill: SB344, about remote participation and the right-to-know lawPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Now: SB388, which came out of committee unanimously, but apparently we're tabling now due to a floor amendment not getting drafted in timePermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
327-2! lolPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
I challenge some #NHPolitics reporter to find out who the "2" were (It was a division, not a roll call, so they'll have to actually ask some people to find out)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
Done with bills from Judiciary; onto bills from the Labor CommitteePermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Now: SB345, establishing a maximum 35-hour workweek for 16 and 17-year-olds. It would have also set a limit on nightwork for kids, too, but the committee amendment just removed that part...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Brian Sullivan is proposing a floor amendment putting back in the limit on nightwork on school nights for youth.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Some commotion about making sure Rep. Seaworth speaks only to Rep. Sullivan's amendment, and not the entire bill.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
"most of us have kids, some of us have grandkids" good grief the average age of this Legislature is too old; what about those of us who were recently kids ourselves?Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +1 🙂
-
Rep. Sullivan's floor amendment fails; @tjsnh moves to tablePermalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
GOP are trying to bring back child laborPermalink On twitter.com
♻️ 1 Retweets
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood 0
-
what level of dishonesty is it to say "we need to have a discussion on this bill!" (against tabling) and then immediately waving off debate after the motion to table fails?Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 2 Favorites
Mood -2 🙁
-
SB345 passes; looks like the GOP gets their wish to bring back child labor... we'll be voting on a "print remarks" motion nowPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
"print remarks" motion fails; Marjorie Smith reminds us that we can still find the debate by rewinding the YouTube streamPermalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood -2 🙁
-
bills from my committee now!Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
good grief I thought this amendment would be non-controversial: @cooljeanius/1516058793678942220Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
all it does is change "trash" to "waste"! I don't get why that would be controversialPermalink On twitter.com
Mood -3 🙁
-
executive session results on the bill: @cooljeanius/1516065329599991808Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
So that was my first PI!Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood 0
-
SB245 is tabled; onto SB246Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
This was a Republican bill so I don't get why it's all Republicans opposing it: @cooljeanius/1512087487425888269Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Maybe it's just their general anti-regulation stance, in which case I guess the odd part is that a Republican introduced it in the first place, not that Republicans oppose it: @cooljeanius/1512088621993496581Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
Reps Maggiore and Mangipudi continue to have their last names mixed upPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
I thought Republicans were big private-community dwellers...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
Next is SB329; this is one of those bills that had random amendments added: @cooljeanius/1519320174314373120Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
I hope we can kill the committee amendment: @cooljeanius/1519322218823565312Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood -1 🙁
-
Results from executive session on SB329: @cooljeanius/1519335905064009728Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
oops Rep. Maggiore just goofed his PI, lolPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
there is no need for tax cap language in this billPermalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
boo, they got their tax cap amendment in... hopefully it gets removed in a committee of conference...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
next: SB400, this one was even worsely amendedPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
This was the main topic of my LTE printed yesterday: @cooljeanius/1521817780789690368Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
maneuvering is kinda complicated here; we don't want this tabled *yet*, but maybe later depending on which amendments pass...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
Permalink
On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
it ended up being Republicans passing it due to their bad amendments they passed, but we haven't approved those as the Full House yet: @cooljeanius/1519350705190014979Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
this is also known as the "housing toolbox" bill: @cooljeanius/1519336648789708803Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
SB400 is tabled, oh well, so much for housing, but at least we managed to avoid the bad amendments...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -4 🙁
-
That's it for my committee; onto SB258 from Resources, Recreation, and Development, relative to the graves of African Americans alive during the period of American enslavement.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
motion is to put it to interim study, but we'd prefer to just pass itPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Interim Study motion for SB258 passes; onto bills from Science Technology, and EnergyPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Rep. Jackie Cali-Pitts speaking in favor of a youth environmental education and conservation council (SB263)Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +2 🙂
-
Now: SB269: a study commission for energy saving weatherization programs. It's a motion of "Interim Study"... on a study commission. Redundant much?Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood 0
-
Now: SB271, relative to the Burgess BioPower facility. Apparently this is pretty important to the city of Berlin and the North Country in general.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
Peter Somssich has a floor amendment to it that he's speaking toOn twitter.com
Mood 0
-
assuming this was the same bill: @WoodBIOMASS/1519780819677577217Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
.@DMoKreis supports the committee amendment; that's good: @DMoKreis/1518963605684817922Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +5 🙂
-
Sen. Shaheen has been on the issue of keeping it going for awhile now: @SenatorShaheen/1281330796566138882Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
...since 2014: @SenatorShaheen/536984300093448192Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
...actually since 2012: @SenatorShaheen/259334013519552512Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Rep. Kuster, too: @RepAnnieKuster/305037972418465793Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
...and also Kelly Ayotte, so I guess the tradition of taking pictures at it is bipartisan: @burgessev/319480309928325120Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
ah apparently 2012 was when it was built: @NHAFLCIO/179941263850745857Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Oh right in 2013 people still had to do RTs/QTs with a manual "RT"; here's the original of the Burgess Everett RT above: @KellyAyotte/319479382483795969Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
anyways try searching "Burgess BioPower" on here; you can get a pretty decent history of it just from what's been tweetedPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
Current bill: SB424, about so-called "Renewable Natural Gas" (methane recovery from landfills). Rep. Somssich moves to table.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +1 🙂
-
anyways it's lunchtime nowPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
k we're back now; still in the SciTech billsPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
.@JackieCinMHT speaks about SB448, an energy use reduction bill for state agencies.Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 2 Favorites
Mood 0
-
"most of us here drove here today" ...well, I didn't! I walked! (lol I realize I'm probably the only exception here)Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 2 Favorites
Mood +3 🙂
-
GOP are being anti-EVs, as usualPermalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood 0
-
Republicans continue to prove they are against energy efficiency, by killing SB448Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood -3 🙁
-
redistricting timePermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Max Abramson is actually opposing his own party on gerrymandering here, but of course he has to get in digs against Dems while he's at itPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
ok for some reason he had to explain the character "Kenny" from South Park while he was at it, tooPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Ross Berry is now speaking about his map; I really don't like how Concord and Manchester are stuck together with it...Permalink On twitter.com
♻️ 1 Retweets
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood -4 🙁
-
Concord gets to be the dominant city in our district under the current arrangement (yes Nashua is bigger but it's less centrally-located), and I don't want to give that up to Manchester. Keep us separate.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
(this is all being done as an amendment to SB200, btw, which was originally just about the election of district commissioners in Haverhill)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Majority committee amendment (Rep. Berry's map) is adopted; time to see if we can replace it with the minority amendment (a least-changes map that moves just one town)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
minority amendment is rejected... hm, I thought there might also be a floor amendment before voting on the entire bill?Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -1 🙁
-
I guess Rep. Abramson gave up on his floor amendment...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
SB200 passes along party lines; let's hope Gov. Sununu sticks by his threat to veto...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Next: SB447 from Transportation, an electric vehicle and infrastructure fund.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
SB447 is tabled; Republicans continue to suppress electric vehicles.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
3 more bills from the regular calendar, all from Ways and Means, before we get to bills removed from the consent calendar.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
Current bill: SB318, "extending the hours in which games of chance may be conducted" (which means gambling)Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
Sue Almy speaking to her amendment to SB318... something about "Poker Palaces"...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
debate over whether to call them "Poker Palaces" or "Charitable Gaming Locations"Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
amendment replaces the entire bill, apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Rep. Almy's amendment fails; SB318 passes unamended.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
current bill: SB435, a tweak to the Business Profits TaxPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
SB435 passes on voice vote; time for bills removed from the consent calendarPermalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
Rep. Osborne moves to table SB399, which passed unanimously out of committee and was on the consent calendar, but was removed only so we could amend it in response to Alito's leaked SCOTUS opinion.Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +1 🙂
-
we tried to special-order this bill to yesterday: @cooljeanius/1521921243326435328Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
...but that failed: @cooljeanius/1521921823599841280Permalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
Rep. Osborne yesterday: "You'll just have to wait until tomorrow!" Rep. Osborne today: "lol just kidding; you'll actually have to wait indefinitely"Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
SB399 is tabled along party lines; oh well...Permalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Current bill: SB429, which Rep. Oxenham removed from the consent calendar to introduce a floor amendment to. It's about the Site Evaluation Committee.Permalink On twitter.com
Mood +2 🙂
-
am so confusedPermalink On twitter.com
Mood -2 🙁
-
argle barglePermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0
-
Final(?) bill: SB316, on lucky 7 licenses... goes by on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
Mood +3 🙂
-
3rd reading motion; I actually opposed it this time since I thought some people might want to remove some things from the table, but 3rd reading motions always pass, so, nvmPermalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +1 🙂
-
.@mannyfornh giving a unanimous consent speech about Cinco de Mayo, which is actually in memorial of the Battle of Puebla, *not* Mexican Independence Day!Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 4 Favorites
Mood +1 🙂
-
.@rosemarierung has a unanimous consent speech for Teacher Appreciation Week.Permalink On twitter.com
❤️ 1 Favorite
Mood +4 🙂
-
ok we're done nowPermalink On twitter.com
Mood 0