Legislation to reduce secrecy around municipal land purchases – such as $1.4 million in deals city officials conducted behind closed doors – has stalled in the state Senate after opposition from the New Hampshire Municipal Association.Advocates for.
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Measure received bipartisan committee approval
April 6, 2021
In the sharply divided New Hampshire House of Representatives, the two opposing parties appear to have found common ground on what promised to be one the most controversial and contentious bills of the session.
House Bill 111, which targets the immunity protecting public officials, most notably police officers, from liability against civil lawsuits for conduct and decisions taken within the scope of their duties. The bill is based on model legislation drafted by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian public interest law firm headquartered in Arlington, Va., with seven offices around the country.
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NH Liberty Alliance-backed reps target city council powers, state-imposed property tax cap
April 5, 2021
The New Hampshire House will be taking up a handful of bills this week aimed at asserting the power of the state while shrinking the authority of its municipalities.
Much of the legislation has been introduced and supported by Republican lawmakers, many of them endorsed by and associated with the NH Liberty Alliance, a coalition formed in 2003. And for the most part it has met stiff opposition from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and local government officials.
City council authority
One, House bill 439, which would limit the authority of city councils, was called “one of the most serious attacks on local control this year” by the New Hampshire Municipal Association