I have been in the New Hampshire House and Senate for a total of 29 years, and in all that time I have probably read and voted on over 10,000 bills. Our Legislature works on many very important issues which…

“What’s a zombie bank?” That’s a question I heard a commentator on a prominent news network ask recently. The general topic was what the federal government would do with Citigroup. The TV personality who received the question was a consumer…

The Obama administration is taking actions to make a big dent in the small-business credit crunch by offering new incentives to small-business borrowers and lenders through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Treasury Department actions. The bill’s primary goals…

Over the past several months, the New Hampshire Department of Labor has led an effort in the state Legislature to enact a state version of a federal bill known as The WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act). In…

When Governor John Lynch unveiled his budget plan last week, he proposed revenue enhancements and cost-cutting measures — both necessary to get us to a balanced budget. He got it right when he proposed closing some residential treatment facilities and…

In his inaugural address, Gov. John Lynch warned that the state’s financial difficulties could not be solved by “a mythical pot of gold at the end of a magical rainbow.” Whether intended or not, his statement directly repudiates the media…

It’s a surprise to no one that this coming fiscal year will be a challenge to all agencies charged with raising revenue for the state. But even when people are spending less and less, the expectations to raise revenue only…

With several governors giving serious consideration to refusing the federal stimulus package it has become apparent that individual states are preparing to challenge the federal government based on their interpretation of the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. According to…

February was filled with a month-long celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the mythic and saintly Abraham Lincoln. Today we are mired in a deep recession, and the entire country today is suffering the adverse economic effects…

Shortly before Thanksgiving in 2005, workers at Car Component Technologies lived this nightmare. A total of 560 workers in Bedford and Merrimack were out of jobs without warning - no final paycheck, no severance, no health coverage and no ability…

Be fair with those you rise above, Falls are often caused by shoves. Starve the ego’s voracious beast, Be honest with yourself, at least. Draw your conclusions in erasable ink, Surround yourself with those who think. Never laugh at other’s…

As I gaze through the glass-front cooler at the rows of plastic bottles, the polite young cashier breaks the silence with a simple request: “What would you like to drink?” She probably wonders what’s taking me so long. It had…