State House Watch with Arnie Alpert and Maggie Fogarty of the American Friends’ Service Committee’s New Hampshire program begin the 2020 season discussing the work of the New Hampshire Executive Council with councilor Andru Volinsky.
Bills returning from the 2019 session to the second year of the biennium.
Not a budget year but an election year.
How to get the State House Watch newsletter.
HB731 and other minimum wage bills.
NH Alliance for a Moral Economy.
HB397 driver licensing for immigrants.
No-war-with-Iran.
“Money is King“, Lella McCalla
Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky
“Confirmations, contracts, and commuting” (i.e. transportation).
Confirmation of Health and Human Services Commissioner.
Back-of-the-budget-cuts – – implementation of programs.
Education – federal charter schools grant, or not – grant process – impacts.
State Employees Association – contract impasse – contract process – 4.0% vs. 2.32%.
“You’ve Got to Move“, Aaron Neville
State contracts’ wages vs. poverty. Prevailing Wage law?
NH Supreme Court appointment, or not.
Foster care and adoption management contract, Bethany Christian Services, church and state, border child separation tie-in, contract performance.
Links
www.afsc.org/nh
www.raiseupnh.org/
www.afsc.org/action/no-war-iran
Website: www.nh.gov/council
E-mail: gcweb@nh.gov
