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Arnie Alpert and Maggie Fogarty of the American Friends Service Committee-NH go over this week’s activities at the State House, and they talk with Senator Dan Feltes of the Concord area and Michelle Merritt, Executive Director of New Futures http://new-futures.org/.
NH Poor Peoples’ Campaign; crossover date looms; busy house session on 3/15; SB 313; HB 1319; SB 193; death penalty repeal; – Randy Steidl, wrongfully convicted – ; – Greg Smith, former AG – ; – Take Another Little Piece of my Heart, Big Brother and the Holding Company – ; Dan Feltes and Michelle Merritt; SB 313 Granite Advantage Health Care Program, 5 years, managed care, continuity of care, work requirement, role in opioid treatment and drug court, 7500 SUD individuals per quarter, Ashley Herto story, funding sources, alcohol fund fully funded and diverted and programs held harmless, bill moves to House of Representatives; New Futures is collecting stories and signatures, House hearing 2/20 1:30pm rep hall; – Coconut, Harry Nilsson – ; SB 383 universal coverage, can we just study things?; SB 318, deregulate labor market enforcement and oversight, Wednesday session?; HB 628 Family and Medical Leave still in play, wide support; HB 1485 security deposit bill; Wednesday student walkout; local safe schools zones; Dolores, UFW, Wednesday film.