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New Leaders Call for New Tone at Statehouse

Brady Carlson and Josh Rogers — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:36:17 +0000

It's called Organization Day at the Statehouse - it's the day lawmakers are sworn in, leaders are elected, and, as they say, the future is yet unwritten.

NHPR's political reporter Josh Rogers joins All Things Considered host Brady Carlson with more on the House and Senate leaders and whether their calls for a new tone in the legislature were comments on the previous legislative session.

Familiar Faces Elected As Leaders In N.H. House And Senate

Michael Brindley — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:43:48 +0000

The leaders appointed by the newly elected state Legislature Wednesday are familiar faces.

N.H. House Swings To Democrats, Republicans Hold Senate 13-11

Sam Evans-Brown — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:20:55 +0000

There was a big surprise waiting for New Hampshire politicos this morning. As the final votes were tallied in the four hundred races for the State House of Representatives, the Democrats had won a 221 to 178 majority with one race still undecided.

Prospects of a divided state legislature has both sides singing about bipartisanship.

Given that many of the races for the NH House are decided by fewer than a hundred voters, there will likely be a couple dozen recounts.