We are done. The 2012 legislative session was gaveled to a close at 6:45 PM last Saturday (5/5). Some of the chronological highlights of this long, busy (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 16 (4/24 – 4/28)
By the end of the week, things started to move along in the Senate and by Saturday (4/28), Conference Committees had been appointed in both branches (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 15 (4/17 – 4/20)
Last week, the House worked to put the finishing touches on a few lingering committee bills and quickly took up and addressed legislation that came (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 14 (4/10 – 4/13)
GMP-CVPS Merger – This ongoing saga continued last week, with little evidence that the controversy over the $21 million refund question would abate (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 13 (4/3 – 4/6)
Last week, there was limited activity on the House floor, with committees pushing hard to complete their review of the bills that are still in play. It’s not quite (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 12 (3/27 – 3/30)
Over the past week, the House tackled three significant pieces of legislation, and one of my bills made the final grade in the (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 11 (3/20 – 3/23)
There was a whirlwind of activity and some long hours on the House floor this past week. In all, we ended up giving final approval to 28 bills in Week 11 – an (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 10 (3/13 – 3/16)
There was a flurry of committee activity in Week 10, as Legislators got back to work after Town Meeting break. Friday (3/16) was “crossover day”; the (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 9 (2/28 – 3/2)
Tax Billing Confidentiality – This past December, the Town of Manchester fought the good fight before the Supreme Court and won a determination, stating (more…)
2012 Legislative Update: Week 8 (2/21 – 2/24)
Some weeks are better than others under the golden dome, and for me, Week 8 was a very good week – with two of my initiatives (more…)