Posts by Scott Merrill
The legislative administration committee held a public hearing January 13 about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for the recall and removal by petition of state court judges. Judges in New Hampshire are appointed by the governor and serve until age 70. They can only be removed through impeachment.
“When you launch a system and then are indifferent to how it operates, adverse consequences follow,” said AARP attorney Geron Gadd, citing insufficiencies in monitoring when services are being delivered and a failure on the part of DHHS to provide people notice and meaningful ways to report when they’re in crisis.
Priorities of the task force include reducing extremely high caseloads, increasing funding.
Changing times are forcing debates about difficult topics.
“Twenty-six attorneys left the Public Defender program in FY21 – that is more than twice the normal attrition rate. An additional 6 attorneys have already tendered their resignations since July 1. When attorneys leave the program, their cases are split among the remaining attorneys, exacerbating stress levels and caseloads.”
Facebook group shares stories and offers advice for those seeking help with unemployment benefits.
Solving the affordable housing deficit in the Granite State remains a priority for housing advocates.
For Assistant Merrimack County Attorney, Brendan Cahalin, alcohol was a powerful and effective way of coping with life’s problems—and then it stopped working.
Biden’s speech at the Sheraton Wayfarer in Bedford, which closed its doors in 2010, was one of many in a career that has taken a variety of twists and turns—and given 2021’s political climate which includes perceived threats to democracy and personal liberties, the speech he gave that evening in New Hampshire reads as a timely one.
The N.H. Supreme Court issued its opinion Nov. 17 on the question of whether a remote quorum of the House of Representatives violates Part II, Article 20 of the state’s constitution. According to the Justices’ opinion it does not.