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Guest co-host Louise Spencer of The Kent Street Coalition sits in with Arnie Alpert to bring us the latest updates from the State House. Their guest this week is Representative Rennie Cushing of Hampton. The main topic is the successful override of Gov. Sununu’s veto of HB455, repealing the death penalty.
House – guns – Charleston loophole, 3 day wait, gun-free schools opt-out vs. local control, conference or concurrence?; State budget in Senate, $60million difference vs. House, for schools, capital gains?, business taxes?, mental health wait-times, secure psych unit, paid family leave?, veto?, continuing resolution?, special session?, (UL article by Dave Solomon); HB706 re:gerrymandering, House expected to concur with Senate version; minimum wage; – ‘Amazing Grace’ led by Pete Seeger – ; – Senate Roll Call Vote – ; Renny Cushing on the phone, some factors leading to the outcome, common ground on criminal justice, unsolved homicides, repeal attempt history, re: long term struggle for change, Gov. Badger 1834, over-the-horizon vision, many people participated, Seamus Heaney poem, generational change vs. changing minds; – ‘Bound for Freedom’, Emma’s Revolution – ; worldwide movement; other issues, competing unmet needs, mental health wait times, secure psychiatric unit, forensic hospital, “least restrictive setting”, DCYF, child refugees.
