John Lynch News

Invigorated by state house victories earlier this month in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans are turning their attention to governorships in New England, where they believe the retirement of four incumbents and a competitive race in Massachusetts has created wide-open opportunities.

A New Hampshire legislative committee is voting on whether to mandate paid sick days for some workers.

The need for skilled workers stood out as a major woe to North Country businesses at the Jobs Cabinet meeting with Governor John Lynch on Nov.

" Moving company owner Michael Stamm thinks if New Hampshire wants to mandate paid sick days for his business, New Hampshire should pay for them, and not require him to pay.

Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., right, Helps Katie Dame and her children Lucas, center, and Cameron carry a Thanksgiving turkey and all the fixings during a food drive by the New Hampshire Food Bank at the Elmwood Gardens apartment complex in Manchester, N.H., Friday, Nov.

The parties and some candidates are early starters When do campaigns for elected office begin? It seems to happen the day after the last election.

Republican National Committeeman Sean Mahoney will not run for U.S. Senate. In a statement released yesterday, Mahoney wrote that while he considered running, his priority was ensuring that there was a candidate in the race who supported conservative principles.

CONCORD Former New Hampshire Governor and Republican State Committee Chairman John H. Sununu released the following statement on Representative-Elect Lynne Blankenbeker's victory in today's recount: "The recount is over and the results are final.

The city likely won't have the money to cover the bill for the Verizon Wireless Arena in years to come because the state is withholding some much-needed dollars, financial analysts say.

CONCORD a ' A Republican state senator is proposing legislation to give New Hampshire a right of first refusal to a federal health care reform bill.

According to my extensive research -- OK, scrolling through Wikipedia, mostly -- I believe this would be the first time that has happened ever , in the 200+ years of the party .

Nancy Pelosi told her New Hampshire poodles, Reps. Carol Shea-Pelosi and Paul Hodes-Pelosi, to vote for her mind-bogglingly complex and unfathomably costly health care "reform" bill, and they dutifully did as ordered.

Democrat Jim MacKay "is experienced, knows all the players and can make real change on our behalf," wrote one commenter on the Monitor website days before Tuesday's election.

The state's battle with the federal government administration over claimed reimbursement payments has a long, complicated history.

Now that gay marriage has been defeated in Maine, attention again shifts to New Hampshire, where lawmakers say momentum from Tuesday's vote may fuel legislation to repeal the state's law and give voters a say.

The House of Representatives overrode Governor John Lynch's veto of HB 648 to legalize marijuana by 240 to 115 - 10 over the bar of a two-thirds vote - on Wednesday, known as "Veto Day." But the state Senate came up two votes short of the needed 16 of 24 to make a two-thirds majority that would have made the Granite State the 14th state to legalize ...

By DIANA LACEY 2 hours, 57 minutes ago Gov. John Lynch's administration, not the State Employees' Association, has failed state taxpayers, contrary to what was stated in the New Hampshire Union Leader's Oct.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 The people ought to have a voice, too The New Hampshire Constitution is clear on the appointment and tenure of judges.

Fifty years after he first visited Benson's Animal Park as a child, Gov. John Lynch returned to the 165-acre former zoo-and-amusement park yesterday and pledged to help town officials in their quest to construct a new senior center on the site.

The determined opposition of nine state Senate Republicans and one Democrat blocked New Hampshire from becoming one of 14 states that legalized the possession of marijuana by chronically ill patients and their caregivers.