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The New Hampshire House passed HB 1 and HB 2, the state’s $13.5 billion budget, a Republican package that cut both taxes and spending while addressing issues like abortion and Critical Race Theory. NH Journal reports House Majority Leader Jason Osborne, widely seen as having the hardest job in Concord on the budget, called the … Read more

Legislative leaders and Gov. Chris Sununu reached an agreement on additional reforms to emergency executive order powers, a deal NH Journal reports House Majority Leader Jason Osborne said would deliver the reform House Republicans had fought for all year. The agreement was viewed as potentially decisive for the upcoming House budget vote. Legislative leaders and … Read more

On a special NH Journal podcast, House Speaker Sherman Packard and Majority Leader Jason Osborne discussed the state budget, including spending cuts, ending the interest and dividends tax, executive power reform and restricting the use of Critical Race Theory. NH Journal reports the two leaders described how they moved from an early-session impasse to a … Read more

Speaker Sherman Packard and House Majority Leader Jason Osborne made their case for a budget they described as the most conservative in 50 years, citing the phase-out of the interest and dividends tax, property tax relief and business tax cuts. NH Journal reports leadership worked to hold a slim majority against both Democratic opposition and … Read more

This NH Journal analysis argues that despite a slim majority and a turbulent start to the session, House Republicans advanced one of the most conservative budgets in state history while Democrats failed to land an effective counterpunch. NH Journal frames the budget battle as an embarrassing defeat for Democrats. The fate of the state budget … Read more

A House committee endorsed making federal Payroll Protection Program loans exempt from the state’s Business Profits Tax, a tax cut for business owners hurt by COVID-19, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. Business owners who struggled with the impact of COVID-19 got some good news Tuesday when a House committee endorsed making federal Payroll Protection … Read more

This column by New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne originally appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader on May 10, 2021. Read it at unionleader.com. MUCH OF AMERICA listened to President Joe Biden’s first national address with much chagrin. What America heard was a president who doesn’t trust states’ rights, a president who wants … Read more

The Republican-controlled Joint Facilities Committee voted to revoke the mask mandate at the Statehouse and legislative office building as vaccinations expanded and fatalities dropped sharply. NH Journal reports House Majority Leader Jason Osborne said state government should set an example for the rest of New Hampshire by returning to normal. On Friday, the Republican-controlled Joint … Read more

New Hampshire took in $434.1 million in April revenue, more than $84 million above projections, continuing a streak of beating fiscal expectations every month of 2021. NH Journal reports House Majority Leader Jason Osborne argued the surplus made the case for the business tax cuts in the House budget. On Wednesday, the Department of Administrative … Read more

Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision to end the statewide mask mandate was attributed in part to pressure from conservative House Republicans tying budget passage to priorities such as banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory and curbing emergency powers. NH Journal reports Rep. Jason Osborne, a sponsor of the anti-CRT bill, said Republicans had no intention … Read more