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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@donovanfentonnh.bsky.social breaks it down: the state keeps cutting its share and your property taxes keep going up to cover it. That's not local overspending. That's downshifting. And it has to stop. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
1/ 70% of Granite Staters support legalizing cannabis. But New Hampshire is the only state in New England where it's still not legal. #NHPolitics www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/ne...
cannabisbusinesstimes.com
New Hampshire Senate Refuses to Debate Cannabis Legalization, Again
The upper chamber declined to entertain a House-passed bill to allow adults 21 and older the freedom to purchase personal amounts of cannabis.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential — and a strong public education is indispensable in this pursuit. We can’t keep putting off our responsibility to fund our public schools. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
New Hampshire’s schools deserve better, and today’s ruling affirms it. Property taxpayers shouldn’t be left holding the bill while the state underfunds education. We owe it to our kids and our communities to step up. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Today is a critical fundraising deadline. Republicans just passed a budget that raises costs and cuts support for Granite Staters, and we need your help to fight back. Chip in before midnight to help us stand up for working families: secure.actblue.com/donate/nhsdc...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🚨 BREAKING: New Hampshire Republicans just passed their big, bad budget. They turned their backs on Granite Staters struggling with skyrocketing housing, healthcare, childcare, and utility costs — and chose special interests over working families.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Our message: They Cut You Out. Granite Staters asked for help with housing, healthcare, and utility costs. This budget does nothing to address those needs. #nhpolitics www.wmur.com/article/clos...
wmur.com
Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Minority Leader Rebecca Perkins Kwoka react to state budget passing | CloseUp
Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Perkins Kwoka shared their thoughts with News 9 after the state budget was passed on the second attempt.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Three strikes, and this budget is out. We voted no because Granite Staters deserve better. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Strike three: Less safe. Less healthy. 18 positions cut from Corrections. $51 million cut from Health and Human Services. Granite Staters deserve better. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Strike two: Fewer opportunities for young families and small businesses. Zero new housing investment. An 18% cut to our university system. This budget sets New Hampshire back. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Strike one: Higher costs for Granite Staters. A Medicaid income tax on families. Higher property taxes from defunded neighborhood schools. This budget fails our communities. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It wasn’t just the chaos. This budget raises costs on families, cuts housing and education funding, and lays off public workers. Democrats said no because this isn’t how we move New Hampshire forward. #nhpolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/06/26/n...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This budget does nothing to address the rising costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, higher education, and energy. In short, this budget doesn’t deliver—and that’s why Senate Democrats voted no. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"Granite Staters have asked us for housing, for child care, to lower their monthly health care bills and utility bills, and this budget does almost nothing for any of those," said Democratic Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Perkins Kwoka. "It's going to make life less affordable in New Hampshire."
wmur.com
New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly pass budget bill on second attempt
It took a couple of tries, but New Hampshire lawmakers passed a state budget Thursday afternoon.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Hundreds stood in the heat yesterday to say loud and clear: this budget is not good enough. We hear you—and Senate Democrats will keep fighting to fund housing, healthcare, and our schools. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
While families face rising costs, Republicans are playing insider politics. Democrats are fighting to keep services funded and government running. New Hampshire deserves better. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
First responders showed up. They spoke out. And Senate Democrats have their back. But Senate Republicans stripped the fix from the final budget—putting public safety and retention at risk. We can’t break promises to those who keep us safe. #nhpolitics
unionleader.com
First responders warn of exodus if lawmakers approve retirement benefit changes
Local police and fire chiefs warned that approval this week of changes to the state retirement system could lead to a mass exodus of veteran first responders.
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Senator Donovan Fenton @donovanfentonnh.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Just wrapped up a fantastic training with our new county chairs—so much energy, dedication, and drive to win. The excitement in the room was contagious. The road to victory starts here! 💪🗳️ #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
From retirement benefits to education—this budget is built on broken promises. Instead of keeping their word, Republicans in Concord passed the cost to you—through rising property taxes and strained local budgets. #nhpolitics indepthnh.org/2025/06/21/d...
indepthnh.org
Distant Dome: Broken Promises Galore in State Budget Plan
One sitting legislature cannot bind the hands of a future legislature is an adage heard frequently in the State House.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Thank you, Cindy Rosenwald for New Hampshire, for your leadership and for standing strong against a budget that leaves too many Granite Staters behind. Your voice and your vote made it clear: we can—and must—do better. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Senate Republicans delayed full retirement for first responders—again. Our first responders kept their promise to us. Senate Democrats are keeping ours: we’ll keep fighting until they get the benefits they’ve earned. #nhpolitics 🔗 www.concordmonitor.com/nh-group-ii-...
concordmonitor.com
‘The rug pulled out from under me’: For certain police and firefighters, last-minute changes to retirement deal breeds distrust
Brian Karoul was ready to move back east.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Granite Staters deserve better.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
“We owe more than just a debt of gratitude to our public safety workers who do so much to keep our communities safe. This compromise position is simply unacceptable, and it is one of the many reasons why I am no longer on the committee of conference..." - Senator Rosenwald
indepthnh.org
Budget Writers Disappoint Dems and GOPs on Group II Retirement, But Agree on Many Issues
Calling it a "slap in the face" to first responders across the state, House and Senate conferees refused to fully fund the Group II retirement plan in the state budget as part of its committee of conf...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
New Hampshire created the Office of the Child Advocate after tragedy. This budget cuts its staff, limits its oversight, and delays legal counsel for kids in crisis. We’ve seen what happens when the system fails children. We can’t afford to forget. #NHPolitics #NHBudget
newhampshirebulletin.com
New Hampshire’s budget betrays its children • New Hampshire Bulletin
If the state budget reflects New Hampshire’s values and priorities, the children of our state are in trouble. The current proposed 2025-2026 budget not only does not support our children, it may indee...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Across New Hampshire, people are asking for a budget that meets the moment. Join us Tuesday, June 24 | 5:00–7:30 PM State House Lawn, Concord Let’s come together to call for investments in public education, housing, and accessible health care—because our future depends on it. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New Hampshire already has the second highest in-state tuition in the country. Cutting funding to USNH will only make it worse—and push more young people to leave the state after graduation. We should be investing in our future, not undercutting it. #NHPolitics #NHBudget
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Granite Staters consistently name housing as their top priority. But this budget defunds the very programs that work—like the Affordable Housing Fund and Housing Champions—leaving communities without the tools they need to build for the future. #NHPolitics #HousingCrisis
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Budgets reflect values. This one cuts into the very things that help families thrive—health care, education, and community support. We can and must do better. #NHPolitics 🔗 www.concordmonitor.com/new-hampshir...
concordmonitor.com
Concord Monitor
The Concord Monitor is a Pulitzer Prize winning daily newspaper and website located in the capital city of New Hampshire. The Concord Monitor is Central NH's dominant media with more than 70 percent h...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
More than 140 local officials from across New Hampshire are sounding the alarm on this budget. It underfunds housing and health care, expands vouchers, and pushes costs onto towns and property taxpayers. Our communities deserve better. #nhpolitics
granitepostnews.com
Over 140 New Hampshire Officials Slam State Budget as 'Economic Sabotage'
Exclusive: Officials from across New Hampshire call on Ayotte not to pass this harmful budget
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Cutting Medicaid and imposing a Medicaid income tax won’t save money—it just shifts costs and makes it harder for families to get care. The result? More strain on our health system and less access for everyone. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
New Hampshire’s public schools are a national success story. But Republicans are doing everything they can to dismantle them—stripping local control, expanding vouchers, and draining resources from classrooms. This shouldn’t be political. It’s about our kids and our future. #NHPolitics
seacoastonline.com
Public education in New Hampshire is on the line: Rep. Balboni
From my seat on the NH House Education Committee, it’s clear: there’s a calculated campaign underway to dismantle public education.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Always good to take a moment to laugh and recharge. These Senators and staff work tirelessly to lower costs and fight for Granite Staters—and they earned a break after last week’s three-hour, 12-amendment budget battle!
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Addressing the housing crisis will take an all-of-the-above approach. Unfortunately, Republicans chose to defund the Housing Champions program—one of our most effective tools. Granite State families will feel the cost. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
When funding is pulled from public schools and health care, we all feel it—through rising property taxes, fewer services, and higher health care costs. We need a budget that strengthens the public systems Granite Staters rely on. #nhpolitics www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/op-e...
keenesentinel.com
Guest Opinion: State Republicans choose the wealthy over those in need
Statehouse Republicans want you to believe their decisions this session are about helping families. That private school vouchers are about “choice” and cuts to Medicaid are about “responsibility.” But...
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New Hampshire families are being priced out—and businesses can’t find workers. Senate Republicans had a chance to invest in proven housing solutions. They voted no. Now, families face higher costs and fewer options. #NHPolitics
wmur.com
Report: Median home prices in NH tie record high
If you're looking to buy a home in New Hampshire, the latest housing report may be discouraging.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New Hampshire already has the 2nd highest in‑state tuition in the nation—yet Senate Republicans just cut funding to UNH, making college even harder for Granite State students. This isn’t leadership. It’s pushing our future deeper in debt. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Senate Democrats voted no—because Granite Staters deserve a budget that puts their needs first. In our new op-ed, we lay out exactly how Republicans made life harder for working families—and why this fight isn’t over. #nhpolitics 🔗 www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
unionleader.com
Sens. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, Sue Prentiss & Cindy Rosenwald: Families deserve better
LAST WEEK, Senate Republicans passed a budget that will make life harder for hardworking Granite Staters across New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The problem with the Republican cuts? They Cut You - and your priorities - Out. Even where Democrats fought - and won - we’re still worse off than before. That’s the legacy of this budget - moving backwards and driving up the cost of housing, childcare, healthcare, and energy. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Republicans claim it’s a “tight budget year.” In reality, over the past decade they've handed hundreds of millions to the ultra-wealthy—and now they’re downshifting the cost onto your property taxes. This isn’t fiscal responsibility. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Senate Republicans passed a budget that cuts housing, raises property taxes, and imposes new costs on hardworking Granite Staters—while handing more to the ultra wealthy. Granite Staters deserve better than a government that works for the few. #nhpolitics www.nhsenatedems.org/news/060525
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Working families are asking for help with housing—and this budget cuts them out. At a time when rents are rising and options are shrinking, Republicans chose to walk away from the crisis. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Republican Medicaid Income Tax will drive up already sky-high health care costs for New Hampshire families—hitting those who can least afford it the hardest. It’s not reform. It’s a cruel cost shift. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
New Hampshire families want strong public schools and lower property taxes. Senate Republicans just chose the opposite—expanding unaccountable vouchers while shortchanging classrooms and shifting costs to local taxpayers. #nhpolitics 🔗 www.keenesentinel.com/news/local/s...
keenesentinel.com
School funding priorities at issue in NH budget process
New Hampshire Democrats and Republicans are at odds over funding for public education and for school vouchers in the 2025 state budget.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The arsonists don’t get credit for putting out the fire. Republicans are bragging about undoing cuts they made in the first place. But this budget still raises costs on families and shortchanges the services Granite Staters rely on. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Senate Democrats are listening—and we hear you. We’ll keep fighting for the priorities laid out here: housing, health care, public education, and a government that works for Granite Staters—not the Free State agenda. #nhpolitics
concordmonitor.com
Opinion: Does anyone in the state Senate care about New Hampshire citizens?
Anne Grossi lives in Bedford.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Medicaid Income Tax passed by Senate Republicans will do one thing: raise costs on hardworking New Hampshire families who can least afford it. It’s punitive, unnecessary, and wrong. #nhpolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Thanks to Adam Sexton of WMUR for having Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka on CloseUp to discuss the budget and why it falls short on the issues Granite Staters care about most—like housing, healthcare, and child care. Watch the full interview here:
wmur.com
Partisan lines drawn in debate over NH Senate budget | CloseUp
New Hampshire Senate majority and minority leaders speak on CloseUp after Senate passes state budget.
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Tariffs are squeezing New Hampshire’s small businesses. Senate Democrats put forward a plan to provide relief and stability. Every single Republican voted no. When it’s time to stand with Main Street, they walk away. #NHPolitics
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Republicans raised fees on drivers, farmers, small businesses—even kids trying to fish. All while handing out millions in taxpayer-funded vouchers for the ultra-wealthy. Let's call it what it is: a Republican tax on hardworking Granite Staters. #nhpolitics
eagletribune.com
Lawmakers turn to fees to plug budget holes
CONCORD, N.H. — For years, Republican lawmakers have applied a guarantee to each budget they have passed: “no new taxes and fees.”
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New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus @nhsenatedems.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Republicans had a simple choice: invest in housing for hardworking Granite Staters—or fund welfare for the wealthy. They chose the latter, turning their backs on the top priority for 36% of New Hampshire families. #NHPolitics
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