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Bite: 11:21:16 Some programs that people and businesses currently rely on will no longer be there. Track: Governor Lynch unveils a tough budget for tough times. |
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Bite: 11:21:16 Some programs that people and businesses currently rely on will no longer be there. Track: Governor Lynch unveils a tough budget for tough times. |
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HELLO. I'M RICHARD AGER. WELCOME TO NH OUTLOOK. IT WAS PROBABLY THE BUSIEST WEEK IN A VERY BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ON TUESDAY, GOVERNOR JOHN LYNCH DELIVERED A LONG, TOUGH AND DETAILED BUDGET SPEECH. WE'LL GET TO ANALYSIS IN A FEW MINUTES BUT FIRST, SOME HIGHLIGHTS. |
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JOINING ME AT THE STATE LIBRARY IN CONCORD: NORMA LOVE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KEVIN LANDRIGAN OF THE NASHUA TELEGRAPH TOM FAHEY OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION-LEADER. WELCOME ALL. 1: AT BEGINNING OF THE SPEECH - HE SAID "NEW HAMPSHIRE IS BETTER POSITIONED THAN MOST STATES TO EMERGE FROM THIS RECESSION. NEW HAMPSHIRE IS STRONG. " HE ALSO THAT "SOME PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES CURRENTLY RELY ON WILL NO LONGER BE THERE." DIFFICULT LINE TO WALK. 2: NOBODY COULD ACCUSE THE GOVERNOR OF LACKING DETAIL IN HIS SPEECH. IT RUN WELL OVER AN HOUR WITH A LOT OF WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO REACH THE CHOICES THAT WERE MADE. 3: REACTION FROM THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES DEPENDED ON WHICH CHAMBER YOU ASKED. KEVIN - I BELIEVE SPEAKER BILL O'BRIEN SAID IT WAS "DOA - DEFICIT ON ARRIVAL". REPUBLICAN SENATORS WERE MORE MUTED. SENATOR JEB BRADLEY SAID THE GOVERNOR SAID THE GOVERNOR: "MADE SOME TOUGH CHOICES, A SOBER BUDGET…THAT REFLECTS THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT NH FACES." 4: LET'S GET TO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS. GOVERNOR PROMISED NO NEW OR HIGHER TAXES - AND IS ASSUMING EXISTING TAXES AND FEES WILL BRING IN 3.5 PERCENT MORE IN 2012, 3.8 PERCENT IN 2013. THAT'S ABOUT DOUBLE THE REVENUE INCREASE ANTICIPATED BY HOUSE REPUBLICANS. REVENUES: $2.8 BILLION. 5: BIGGEST AREA OF THE BUDGET IS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - WHERE RISING NEEDS AND FALLING BUDGETARY RESOURCES MEET. NO MORE HEALTHY KIDS - THAT WILL BECOME IN-HOUSE. ELIMINATED THE CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS PROGRAM. EXAMPLE OF EXPLANATION: GOVERNOR CONSIDERED ELIMINATING MEDICAID OPTIONAL SERVICES - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR SENIORS, NURSING SERVICES, OR WHEELCHAIRS. INSTEAD - STATE WILL KEEP $20 MILLION IT HAD BEEN SENDING HOSPITALS FOR PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. HE THEN SAID "THE HOSPITALS CAN AFFORD THIS CHANGE". HE SAID THEY GET MILLIONS IN TAX BREAKS FOR BEING NON-PROFITS, AND THEN SPEND MILLIONS ON EXECUTIVE SALARIES, NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADVERTISING TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER. HE THEN CALLED FOR A MORATORIUM ON HOSPITAL EXPANSIONS. VERY TARGETTED CRITICISM. 6: THIS BUDGET REDIRECTS $8.5 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO NURSING HOMES AND INSTEAD WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT HOME-AND-COMMUNITY BASED CARE. THAT WAS A DIRECTION JOHN STEPHEN WANTED TO GO IN AS HHS COMMISSIONER. 7: 255 STATE WORKERS LOST THEIR JOBS ON THE EVE OF THIS BUDGET. THIS BUDGET ELIMINATES 1,100 POSITIONS, MOST OF THEM VACANT. REACTION FROM SEA WAS MODERATE. 8: IN THE PIECE, WE HEARD THE GOVERNOR SAY" THIS BUDGET PROVIDES LEVEL FUNDING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS IS NOT A CUT. … FOR 2012 AND 2013, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL RECEIVE IN ADEQUACY AID EXACTLY WHAT THEY RECEIVED IN 2011. THIS IS NOT A CUT." THIS DESPITE AN EXISTING STATE LAW THAT WOULD HAVE SENT A $140 MILLION INCREASE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. ALSO LOOKING FOR MAJOR REFORM IN SCHOOL BUILDING AID - $20 MILLION IN 2012 AND $50 MILLION IN 2013. "SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE BUILT GRAND NEW FACILITIES. OTHERS ARE STILL PUTTING BUCKETS UNDER LEAKY ROOFS." AID TO municipalities: level funding AGAIN OF meals and rooms distributions in 2012 and increasing it by $5 million in 2013. 9: Higher Education: Lynch would reduce aid to two and four-year college systems by 5 percent but invest $2 million more a year for an advanced composite manufacturing program at community colleges 10: ON THE STATE PENSION PLAN - HE ECHOED THE SENATE PLAN TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND LENGTHEN THEIR REQUIRED YEARS OF SERVICE. REVENUE SHARING: $100 MILLION. LYNCH GETS RID OF THESE GRANTS TO CITIES AND TOWNS. 11: THE ONLY MAJOR AGENCY TO RECEIVE AN INCREASE OVER GENERAL AND STIMULUS FUND SPENDING IS THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. IT IS NOT AN INCREASE I LIKE. BUT IT IS A NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY. POINTING TO JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT AS NEEDING CHANGES BUT STILL BEING THE STRATEGY TO REDUCE INCARCERATION RATES AND COSTS. HE EVEN MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE OR MULTI-STATE PARTNERSHIPS. LOT OF ISSUES THERE. SAID THE CONCORD PRISON IS COMPLETELY OUTDATED. 12: NO CUTS TO THE JUDICIARY. AND APPLAUDED NEW CHIEF JUSTICE LINDA DALIANIS FOR THEIR PLANNED OVERHAUL OF THE COURT SYSTEM. 13: TWEAKED THE LEGISLATURE A BIT - ASKING THEM TO RETURN A $5MILLION SURPLUS ACCOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND. 14: GOVERNOR FINISHED BY SAYING THIS "WILL NOT BE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, OR THE HOUSE'S BUDGET, OR THE SENATE'S BUDGET. BUT THE STATE'S BUDGET". DID THAT STRIKE ANY KIND OF CHORD? REBUILD THE RAIN y Day fund to $30 million. LOTS OF OTHER ISSUES - ? ON THURSDAY A NUMBER OF BILLS TO REPEAL Gay Marriage WERE HEARD. REPS HALL WAS PACKED. HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT WAS SAID. 12;41:40 My reason for opposing gay marriage is the word marriage. Many people took and got married to raise a family and basically bring them up as children. I know there's going to be some who disagree and say you're against gay - you're a homophobe, you're this, you're that. But the bottom line is, for millions of years, we've used the term 'a man and a woman' as marriage. Then one day, many religious people, Christians, all woke up and it was over. Just like that, on one group. 13;08:17 I've been an ordained Episcopal priest for 22 years so I hope that gives me some license to straighten out a little of what we've heard about the historical nature of marriage. At the very beginning of recorded marriages, women of course were property and chattel of their men so I'm not really thinking we want to base our conversation today on the history of marriage. 13:08:46 ONE OF THE RULES OF JOURNALISM IS THAT THE REPORTER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THE STORY. HOWEVER, IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS DESPITE YOUR BEST EFFORTS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS WEEK, THE HOUSE OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO PASS HOUSE BILL 113 - A BILL TO ELIMINATE STATE FUNDING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION. KEVIN - WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS? GOES TO THE SENATE NEXT. ON THAT NOTE, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'M RICHARD AGER. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON NH OUTLOOK. |
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That's all the time we have today for this edition of NH Outlook. I'm Richard Ager, I'll see you next time. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/18/2011 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:00 Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. It was probably the busiest week in a very busy legislative session. On Tuesday, Governor John Lynch delivered a long, toughand detailed budget speech. We'll get to ananlysis in a few minutes but first, some highlights. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Lynch\ Governor of New Hampshire, Norma Love\Associated Press, Kevin Landrigan\Nashua Telegraph, Tom Fahey\New Hampshire Union Leader, Rep. Alfred Baldasaro\ Londonderry, Rev. Caroline Fairless\Episcopal Priest, New London |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/18/2011 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:00 Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. It was probably the busiest week in a very busy legislative session. On Tuesday, Governor John Lynch delivered a long, toughand detailed budget speech. We'll get to ananlysis in a few minutes but first, some highlights. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Lynch\ Governor of New Hampshire, Norma Love\Associated Press, Kevin Landrigan\Nashua Telegraph, Tom Fahey\New Hampshire Union Leader, Rep. Alfred Baldasaro\ Londonderry, Rev. Caroline Fairless\Episcopal Priest, New London |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 2/18/2011 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:00 Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. It was probably the busiest week in a very busy legislative session. On Tuesday, Governor John Lynch delivered a long, toughand detailed budget speech. We'll get to ananlysis in a few minutes but first, some highlights. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Lynch\ Governor of New Hampshire, Norma Love\Associated Press, Kevin Landrigan\Nashua Telegraph, Tom Fahey\New Hampshire Union Leader, Rep. Alfred Baldasaro\ Londonderry, Rev. Caroline Fairless\Episcopal Priest, New London |