On this State House Watch, Arnie Alpert and Maggie Fogarty of the NH American Friends’ Service Committee first review some of last week’s observances of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in New Hampshire. Then they will turn to the many topics of interest to State House Watch and their guest Representative Renny Cushing.
Minimum wage, SB 410, Senator Soucy, Rep. Schultz’s bill;
Red scare and hate and fear in NH, bill to posthumously exonerate Willard Uphaus and Goody Cole;
– “Brother Can You Spare a Dime” – The Weavers –
History of a ‘real’ witch hunt;
NH as the last holdout of the McCarthy scare;
Uphaus vs. Trump: Withholding of information as civil disobedience vs. personal self-preservation;
Do University and Legislative employees have the same right to associate and to organize as other sectors of the labor force?
Do citizens enjoy a right to privacy regarding their personal financial affairs?
– “The Death of Goody Nurse” – John Allison
Should law enforcement officers pass a psychological evaluation along with their firearms certification? What protocols apply to officer-involved shootings?
How will HHS handle psychiatric patients housed at the State Prison?
For-profit prisons vs. constitutional responsibility to rehabilitate offenders;
Dartmouth grant of 1807 – to benefit impoverished New Hampshire students – vs. renting out woodland cottages tax-free.
Corvin Park – private hunting reserve not requiring hunting license.
