NH challenges vaccine mandate in court, legislation
November 6, 2021
New Hampshire joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and Republican legislative leaders said they would press ahead with their own legislation as well, according to Read More
NHGOP On Offense Over Biden’s Vax Mandate
September 12, 2021
After President Joe Biden announced sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal workers, contractors and large private employers, New Hampshire Republicans treated it as a winning political issue while Democrats largely Read More
NHJournal Asks: Who Is Your ‘Favorite Founder’ This Fourth of July?
July 1, 2021
Ahead of Independence Day, NH Journal asked New Hampshire political leaders from across the spectrum to name the Revolutionary American who inspires them most. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne chose Read More
State House Dome: Budget battle became a CPR-like rescue
June 27, 2021
A the New Hampshire Union Leader column recounts how the budget fight turned into a last-minute rescue, with House Majority Leader Jason Osborne pulling together a fractured Republican caucus to Read More
With New Budget Signed, NH Joins National Fight Against CRT
June 27, 2021
With Gov. Chris Sununu signing the state budget, New Hampshire joined a national wave of states acting against Critical Race Theory in government agencies and schools. NH Journal reports the Read More
NH Legislature Passes ‘Transformational’ $13.5 Billion State Budget
June 24, 2021
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 Read More
EDITORIAL: GOP Budget Win Shows Value of Progress vs. Progressives
June 24, 2021
This NH Journal editorial frames the Republican-passed state budget as a win for Granite Staters and contrasts the GOP agenda with Democratic floor arguments it portrays as out of step Read More
New Deal Between Sununu, Legislature on Exec Power Could Push Budget Over Top
June 23, 2021
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 Read More
‘We Need More Republicans:’ GOP House Leaders Working to Build Budget Majority
June 22, 2021
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 Read More
PODCAST: Speaker Packard, Leader Osborne Talk ‘Most Conservative Budget in 50 Years’
June 22, 2021
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 Read More
ANALYSIS: NH Democrats and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Budget Battle
June 17, 2021
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 Read More
State tax cut for PPP loans clears big hurdle
May 25, 2021
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 Read More
