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Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2012 State Summit this week -- we hope you found the panels helpful. We look forward to an exciting 2012 and welcome any suggestions you might have to make the next State Summit even better!
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A Great Day in New Hampshire
Labor and progressive partners scored a huge victory in New Hampshire today, as the state House voted to uphold Governor Lynch's veto of the Right to Work bill. America Votes congratulates Labor, who worked so hard for months on this bill - and we thank the hundreds of volunteers who helped in this important effort.
The AV office in Concord became an impromptu campaign headquarters this morning, as volunteers streamed in once they got word that today might be the day the Speaker would call for a vote. More than 200 volunteers arrived at 7:00 am from labor unions and community allies. Volunteers created a strong, positive presence for legislators that are standing with us - lining the hallways, packing the gallery, greeting and thanking the Reps.
There was a whip team assigned to and track legislators to make sure they were there and in their seats. There was a boiler room used to run data for the whip team so we know where all of our legislators were and that the full whip team had all the info they needed. And there was a lobby team which was a group of lobbyist that have been working with the Reps since the beginning who were there for support if they are approached by the speaker and to answer questions.
Obviously, the fight continues, as Republicans in New Hampshire have vowed to bring the issue up again next year. But, for today at least, we congratulate you all and the folks in New Hampshire for a big win.
New Hampshire State Director Josiette White manning the First Aid station during today's day of action.
New Hampshire Redistricting
The Public News Service put out a story today about the lack of transparancy in the redrawing of congressional lines in New Hampshire. America Votes - New Hampshire State Director Josiette White is quoted in the piece.
You can read and listen to the full piece here.
Group You Should Know: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
With conservatives taking over many state legislatures in 2011, the new majorities have wasted little time ramming through radical legislation on issues from choice to collective bargaining rights to voter ID. It seems that the language of many of these bills is strangely similar from state to state. As it turns out, you can thank the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for that. Granite Progress put up a research brief on ALEC -- you can read the full post here.
NH Speaker places corporate intrests ahead of the people's
While the New Hampshire House and Senate were finally getting close to agreement on budget talks last week, House Speaker O'Brien was busy making plans of his own. O'Brien was recently in D.C. meeting with special interest groups, including the Heritage Foundation that is largely funded by the tobacco company Philip Morris, after which he returned to New Hampshire and demanded that cuts to taxes on cigarettes be included in the budget plans. According to a new report, the tax cut will "likely reduce tax revenue by at least $14 million over the biennium and perhaps by as much as $30 million." Instead of fighting for the people of New Hampshire and the issues they are worried about in discussion over the budget, O'Brien is more focused on standing up for big business to the point where he was "holding the State of New Hampshire hostage."
New Hampshire Workers Fight for Their Rights
This week, the Finance Committee of the NH House of Representatives voted to repeal collective bargaining arrangements during a committee discussion on an unrelated bill, HB 2 dealing with the state budget. Today the committee held the final vote on HB 2 and were met by over 100 hard-working New Hampshirites. Thanks to our friends at Granite State Progress for the photos.
