The budget process “must include strategies to uphold the essential role government plays in fulfilling its social contract to protect and provide for those-in-need and sustain our communities,” according to a position statement from the N.H. Center for Non-Profits, which says the non-profit sector contributes more than $8 billion, or 14.5%, of the state’s GDP.
Alliance Report
Twelve Prominent Conservation Groups Ask Senate to Reverse House Cuts
N.H. Lakes Association and the Nature Conservancy are among those who say cuts to the state’s natural resources agencies “undermine the foundations of sustainable economic development.” Two well-known lake initiatives are among the programs set to be terminated.
Controversial Mean High Water Benchmark to be Lowered
A bill to re-set Ossipee Lake’s benchmark from 410 ft. to 407.25 ft. has cleared the state senate and is headed to the governor for signature.
Why We Oppose SB27
The boat speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee doesn’t apply to Ossipee Lake, but what’s being learned from the speed limit law is important for all of the state’s large lakes.