Rep. Jason Osborne: Build on GOP victories in 2023

Rep. Jason Osborne: Build on GOP victories in 2023

This column by New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne originally appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader on July 13, 2022. Read it at unionleader.com. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE economy has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. We have the lowest unemployment in decades, more revenue than expected, and our Rainy Day Fund at … Read more

PODCAST: House Leader Osborne on a Small GOP Majority Getting Big Results

PODCAST: House Leader Osborne on a Small GOP Majority Getting Big Results

On the NH Journal podcast, House Majority Leader Rep. Jason Osborne discussed how his narrow GOP majority delivered results across a range of high-profile issues. The conversation covered Education Freedom Accounts, tax cuts, the anti-discrimination law, and a ban on late-term abortions. The NH Journal episode opened with host Michael Graham before turning to the … Read more

EFA Program Survives ‘Death by 1,000 Cuts’ Attack From House Dems

EFA Program Survives ‘Death by 1,000 Cuts’ Attack From House Dems

Democrat-backed efforts to repeal, reduce, or restrict the Education Freedom Account program failed in the GOP-controlled House, NH Journal reported. Nearly 2,000 children had enrolled in EFAs since the program launched the prior June. The report described the outcome of the session’s fight, according to NH Journal. The battle over Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) appears … Read more

House GOP voting mandate passes, constitutional amendment dies

House GOP voting mandate passes, constitutional amendment dies

House Republicans approved a bill restoring voter residency requirements to state law after the state Supreme Court struck down the 2017 SB 3 law, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. A companion effort to place those definitions in the state Constitution fell short. House Republicans approved a bill to restore voter residency requirements to state … Read more

NH House seeks to lead way on cryptocurrency

NH House seeks to lead way on cryptocurrency

A first-in-the-nation financial reform aimed at making New Hampshire a beachhead for cryptocurrency investment cleared the House, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. The bill would position the state ahead of others on digital currency rules. A first-in-the-nation financial reform aimed at making New Hampshire a beachhead for investment in cryptocurrency cleared the House of … Read more

House Dem leaders call to punish one of their own

House Dem leaders call to punish one of their own

House Democratic leaders signaled that one of their own members should lose a committee seat after charges she used a racial slur toward a Black activist, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne weighed in sharply on the accusations. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, R-Auburn, said there was no excuse for … Read more

Facing Backlash, Timberlake Teachers Union Issues Apology for Anti-Parent Comment

Facing Backlash, Timberlake Teachers Union Issues Apology for Anti-Parent Comment

The president of the Timberlane Teachers’ Association issued a public apology after an NH Journal report on her description of parental involvement in education as ‘interference.’ The dispute centered on HB1015, a bill cosponsored by House Majority Leader Jason Osborne. The apology followed the NH Journal report by a day. A day after an NHJournal … Read more

Timberlane Union Prez Decries Parental Involvement as ‘Interference’

Timberlane Union Prez Decries Parental Involvement as ‘Interference’

The president of the Timberlane Teachers’ Association drew criticism after telling legislators that teachers should be able to work without ‘interference from parents and laws,’ NH Journal reported. The comment came as she opposed HB1015, a bill cosponsored by House Majority Leader Jason Osborne. The report described the sentiment behind the comment, according to NH … Read more