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This week's State House Watch, hosted by AFSC's Grace Kindeke and Lidia Yen, was a roundtable discussion about the sessions, overall themes and impressions; key bills including education, public health, and what’s coming next as we go into the Summer recess. Segment 1 Louise Spencer – Co-founder of Kent Street Coalition Sarah Robinson, Education Justice Campaign Director, Granite State Progress Zandra Rice Hawkins, Executive Director, Granite State Progress Segment 2 Erika Perez, Movement Politics Director, NH Youth Movement Steven Kidder, member Change for Concord introduction final SHW of the season review of legislative session Uvalde HB1476 bail reform Hb1431 parental rights HB103 dental SB418 provisional ballots part 1 school board elections Croydon voters still value public education citizens can make a difference bill review 1393 school budget 1431 'parental rights' reproductive rights 1609 fatal fetal anomaly 1673 ultrasound 1625 buffer zone voting 418 provisional ballots 1131 school masks bail reform dental medicaide healthy babies/moms Sununu Center 1178 federal gun regulations part 2 local reflection of national issues bills that hit every community 1393 school budget voucher bills SB258 African American graves bail reform take the bad with the good being on defense trying to get a win HB1180 trans rights CRT immigration coalition work summer plans deep canvassing summer protest topics next session's bills are incubating now look for summer SHW recap rest and nurture Juneteenth festivals and activities looking for next year's co-hosts Governor Sununu 603 271 2121 governorsununu@nh.gov
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AFSC's Grace Kindeke and Lidia Yen, along with guest host Richard Gulla of the State Employees Association, anchor this penultimate State House Watch for 2022. Senator Donna Souci is Rich Gulla's guest for the feature interview. Listen to how Sen. Souci began her career in electoral politics. What a story.
TOPICS: intro CoC reports to be voted by full house and senate final voting May 26 HB1476 anti bail reform HB1431 anti children's rights SB418 provisional ballots Richard Gulla president State Employees Union SEIU 1984 Senator Donna Soucy District 18 intro, was a state employee before a senator healthcare medicaid insulin cost cap contraception annual co-pay acceptance of federal dollars abortion funds separate jobs rent, housing education aging pay standards minimum wage housing workforce housing tuition debt groups of people not re-entering workforce state employees contract government lags behind lack of applicants quality of life issues family leave, child care ideology covid separation of powers 2 yrs vs. 4 yrs appointees' terms out of sync public safety opiods, settlement money drug fatality commission disproportional impact Safe Stations; Doorways family impact grandparents parenting grandchildren essential service front line workers stresses on corrections employees liquor commission employees decorum at the state house covid adjustments social media free state movement destruction of government are they Republicans? are voters paying attention? information overload masks, vaccines legislative listening sessions local issues are also national fuel inflation, education property taxes workforce issues innovation out of pandemic State House Watch Newsletter Governor Sununu 603-271-2121 governorsununu@nh.gov As we are less than a month from the conclusion of this year's New Hampshire legislative session, Maggie Fogarty and Grace Kindeke of the American Friends' Service Committee - New Hampshire program remind us of the processes of concurrence; non-concurrence; committees of conference that are taking place as the NH House and Senate work over the different versions of bills passed in each body. Then they turn to this week's interviews hosted by Change for Concord's Lidia Yen and Steven Kidder, whose guests are Olivia Zink of Open Democracy, and Henry Klementowicz of the ACLU -New Hampshire.
Maggie & Grace Intro SB418 House Version Concur/NonConcur/Committee of Conference 50 Committees of Conference May 26 final action on CoC reports HB1661 omnibus parking garage bill HB1476 bail reform bill HB1431 'parental rights' Music Break: Get Up, Stand UP Olivia intro barriers to voting Henry-intro ACLU - advocacy and litigation SB418 affidavit/verification photoID requirement military/overseas solution in search of a problem 2 tier system HB1594 assistance to students with IEP trends - participation rates absentee requirements online registration confidence in the process multiracial democracy youth voting trends money redistricting democracy teams Granny D MUSIC BREAK: Revolution Lidia and Henry Electoral process SB418 affidavit ballot system new voters military/overseas voters SB366 ballot audit HB1594 assistance in registration trends in NH voting - participation/Covid/absentee Croydon, relative to voting participation every eligible citizen should vote LINKS NH House NH Senate Governor - 603-271-2121; governorSununu at NH.gov 
Today Maggie Fogarty and Grace Kindeke of AFSC-NH immerse us in labor issues with two interviews. The first one features Viola Katusiime, Lead Organizer with the Granite State Organizing Project; and David Holt, Lead External Organizer with the State Employees Association. The second is with Rev. Gail Kinney, UCC pastor & Worker Justice Minister; and Kaya Çolakoğlu, organizer with the Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth.
INTRO Maggie/Grace SB418 provisional ballots SB1431 'parental bill of rights' SB200, 240, 241 redistricting SB294, HB1476 anti bail reform HB1266 immigration enforcement Committees of Conference May 26 final session Viola and David workers Viola: GSOP activities David: SEA, SEIU LOCAL 1984 fight for $15 raise up new hampshire min wage situation in nh coalition of groups organizing locally $15 > $28 Manchester full time, part time, seasonal, school Gail and Kaya Dartmouth student workers NLRB union election NH Faith and Labor coalition corporate pushback support among the public Dartmouth dining &c Dartmouth endowment Covid students' acceptance of union contract negotiations carrying on post-graduation other issues of concern to the students WRAPUP TITLE 42 Croydon May 12 Education Commission Links AFSC-NH @swcdartmouth Raise Up New Hampshire Granite State Organizing Project SUPPORT STATE HOUSE WATCH ON WNHN-LP RADIO STATION! Today's show is devoted to Waypoint, NH and Maggie Fogarty's interview with Waypoint's Advocacy Director Keith Kuenning.
final month of legislative session concurrence, rejection, committees of conference shenanigans SB418 provisional ballots HB1476 anti bail reform marijuana HB1393 budget caps HB1266 local cooperation with immigration cops Keith Kuenning An overview of Waypoint NH and child and family issues in NH eldercare title 20 youth services runaway/homeless foster care toddler advocacy Overall status of the state's child and family well being revamping state programs family support mental health "we've never celebrated poverty in this country" poverty>homelessness>addiction The Office of the Child Advocate two year election cycle - loss of continuity - Child Advocate to provide institutional continuity it's about the kids mandatory reporters The Sununu Center including the lawsuits and the work to close the facility and create a new kind of care for juveniles in the criminal legal system SB 458- This bill relates to the Sununu Youth Services Center's closure and reopening. The Juvenile Reform Project has supported the bill's transition in focus from a privatized juvenile detention system to a therapeutically supported public facility. This protects children and prevents children from being detained in facilities outside of New Hampshire with little supervision and recourse. "Behavior is Language" Other legislation including: HB 1431 (the parental bill of rights) "children have rights too" HB 1416- Shared parenting mental health consent HB 1345- Children's privacy in mental health SB 457- Intensive Service Options Insurance / foster care agencies HB 1382- Presumed Parenting Responsibility HB 1647 and SB 431- Child Support SB 444- Legislation relative to ACE's that aims to provide additional support to children aged 8 years and below and their families. Biden clemency; re-entry plans love through the walls NH Board of Education Public Comment AFSC-NH CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT WNHN! |
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