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New Hampshire: Paul Mceachern

February 5, 2009 - 09:53 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

The Marriage Equality Discussion: A Good Day In The State House

By Rep. Jim Splaine

Every now and then -- not every day perhaps but every now and then there is a day at the State House in Concord that is simply fun.  You feel good about having participated in the process.  

Thursday was such a day.  Four bills were up for public hearing about LBGT equality.  Two would reduce our Civil Unions Law, and the other two provide full marriage equality and fighting discrimination based on gender identity.

The bills were in front of the House Judiciary Committee, chaired with the element of class by longtime Nashua Representative David Cote.  Dave's a Democrat, and a mighty good one.

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February 3, 2009 - 11:20 pm
NEWS FEED: Blue Hampshire

NEW TOPIC! Marriage Equality - Other Bills - Up For Hearing Thursday

By Rep. Jim Splaine

Your Help Is Needed!  This coming Thursday, February 5th, there will be four bills up for public hearing about LBGT equality.  Two would reduce our Civil Unions Law, and the other two provide full marriage equality and fighting discrimination based on gender identity.

The bills will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee in room 208 of the Legislative Office Building, which is directly in back of the State House in Concord.  

One of our proudest accomplishments in the 2007 Legislature was the passage of Civil Unions, a move toward full equality for our New Hampshire gay and lesbian friends, family members, and neighbors.

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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 15:01

N.H. GOP says Shaheen has flipped on nuclear energy

By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com Reporter

The New Hampshire Republican Party has released videos from a 1987 television program that they say shows former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) has changed her position on nuclear energy, videos the Shaheen campaign says were "taken out of context."

The videos show Shaheen debating former House Speaker Marshall Cobleigh on WMUR's Close-Up. At the time Shaheen was the campaign manager for Paul McEachern's gubernatorial campaign.

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