Category: Urgent Actions

  • Legislative Visibility, May 14

    Opposing Hateful and Dangerous Bills Good Evening Friends: The Legislative Session is quickly coming to an end and as we expected the NH-GOP has loaded a significant number of dangerous bills into the final sessions. On Thursday May 14th, both the House and Senate will be in session. The bills on the table include the…

  • AFFORDABILITY ALERT

    Why are Executive Councilors  Blocking Federal Funding for Childcare in New Hampshire? The New Hampshire Executive Council voted to delay/deny $1.2 million in 100% federally funded child care support tied to the Department of Health and Human Services’ contract amendment with Pyramid Model Consortium. This funding would strengthen Granite Steps for Quality (NH’s child care…

  • Priority Legislative Actions: Week of May 10

    OPPOSE HB 1793 OPPOSE HB 1793 so-called CAMPUS CARRY bill in all its forms, original or as amended. HB 1793 Campus Carry Proposal Recommended for Study Committee From our friends at the GunSense NH and the NH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition: HB 1793 began as a bill that would prohibit any public institution of higher education from…

  • URGENT ACTION

    Trump and Nuclear Weapons With no end in sight for the American-Israeli war against Iran, our president has become more desperate in his rhetoric and more confused about his strategic goals. A frightening possibility is that President Trump or Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will use a nuclear weapon against the Iranian people. In order to…

  • Priority Legislative Actions: Week of May 3

    Veto Alert! Please see bills (below) being voted on by the House and Senate in full session on Thursday. Make sure to contact your legislators ahead of time and please join us if you can at the State House, Thursday May 7th, 8 to 10 am. From our friends at the Rockingham County Democratic Committee:  OPPOSE HB348.…

  • Priority Legislative Actions: Week of April 26

    School tax caps on November state & federal election ballots every two years – from our friends at AFT-NH HB 1300 OPPOSE HB 1300 would require every community to vote on a school tax cap every two years in the November general election—taking a process that already exists locally and mandating it from the state,…

  • Priority Legislative Actions: Week of April 19

    STOP OPEN ENROLLMENT; SAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS! SB 101 – School “Open Enrollment” bill OPPOSE On Thursday, April 23, the NH House will vote on SB 101, the wildly unpopular “open enrollment” bill that would undermine our public education system. Instead of addressing the fundamental problem that in NH the opportunity for a well resourced…

  • Priority Federal Action: Week of April 12

    Tell Congress: No Unconstitutional War with Iran From our friends at the ACLU: President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally declare war on another country. Yet that’s exactly what he’s trying to do: dodging the Constitution to launch a war with Iran with no authorization from Congress. But waging an illegal war is…

  • URGENT VETO ACTION

    Urge Ayotte to Veto the Discriminatory Bathroom and Locker Room Bans From our friends at 603 Equality: There are 6 pieces of nearly identical pieces of legislation making their way through the NH House and Senate. Let’s remind Governor Kelly Ayotte’s that as recently as February, she’s vetoed similar legislation. These bills, seek to legalize…

  • April 8 Day of Action: ALL HANDS ON DECK

    After a tough winter, early April is a time of renewal. Daffodils are breaking through the ground and even blooming in some areas of NH.  Buds are showing on trees, and the grass is beginning to green up after a long winter. It is also a time of renewal for our efforts to create positive…