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A Preview of the 2009 State Legislature

By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 5, 2009.

The new state legislature will have to work through a major budget deficit and a national recession, and it’ll give thumbs up – or thumbs down – when it comes to the Governor’s budget. We’ll speak with party leaders from the House and Senate about their hopes for the coming year and what may be the big bills, big goals and challenges for 2009.

Guests

  • Maggie Hassan, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic state senator from Exeter
  • Peter Bragdon, Senate Minority Leader and Republican state senator from Milford
  • Terie Norelli, House Speaker and Democratic state representative from Portsmouth
  • Sherman Packard, House Minority Leader and Republican state representative from Londonderry
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