NH House Votes To Pass Budget Democrats Oppose, But It’s Not Over

GOP Budget Gets Banged Up On Way To House Passage

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NH House Votes To Pass Budget Democrats Oppose, But It’s Not Over

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – Despite the efforts of Democrats to offer a “better budget alternative,” the majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives approved a $15.4 billion two-year budget that cuts many services and hikes fees on Thursday. House Bill 2, enabling legislation for that budget which went through a series of amendments, passed. House Minority Leader Rep. Alexis Simpson, D-Exeter, said the state budget is a re…

Rep. Alexis Simpson: A budget is a statement of our values. House Republicans are showing us theirs.

AS THE House Finance Committee worked through the state budget over the past few months, a couple things became abundantly clear. Despite constant claims to the contrary, the decisions that House Republicans are making to slash state programs and services…