Brad Cook, a shareholder in the Manchester law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, heads its government relations and estate planning groups. He can be reached at bcook@sheehan.com.
Although he had been out of the U.S. Senate for 20 years, several hundred people and many notable colleagues attended the Nov. 29 tribute to the late Warren Rudman in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building.…
Former U.S. Sen. Warren B. Rudman, truly a unique citizen in recent New Hampshire history, died on Monday, Nov. 19, after a long battle with lymphoma. He was a pivotal New Hampshire politician, connected in many ways to other politicians…
The state is now clearly neither “red” nor “blue” but vibrantly “purple”
With three constitutional amendments on the ballot, there’s more to think about than personalities
Books on Kennedy, Johnson and presidential relationships add perspective about the men who have held the job
Hassan-Lamontagne gubernatorial race tops list of interesting contests
Those who don’t vote should not complain about the results of the primaries
My final column on the upcoming primary races is about the New Hampshire House, which -- unlike the Senate, governorship, or Executive Council -- is largely unpredictable because of its 400-member size. Why is the New Hampshire House so big?…
Smaller number of Democrats are running for re-election, while more Republicans are running for re-election of the Senate out of necessity.
While the big news recently was the number of incumbent Republican state senators choosing not to run for re-election, 11 of the 19 filed for re-election. The 19-5 majority held by Republicans this past year was almost historic in nature.…
The recent legislative session was unique in the memory of political observers and participants, as the partisanship and lack of civility in the House as well as style of its leadership all added up to an unpleasant experience for many,…
