New Hampshire Politics

[KCasiglio]

N.H. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026 - The Boston Globe

Shaheen's decision not to run again deals a significant blow to Democrats who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority.

www.bostonglobe.com

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year

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Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, was the first woman elected to serve as both governor and senator in the United States.

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Representative Chris Pappas, a Democrat from New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, is considering a run for Shaheen’s seat, according to a source familiar with his thinking. Pappas has represented the competitive district, which includes Manchester and Portsmouth, since 2019.

Former representative Annie Kuster, a Democrat, praised Shaheen as exemplifying “integrity of the highest order.” Kuster said that if Pappas doesn’t run, she would “take a serious look at the race.”

On the Republican side, former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who served as ambassador to New Zealand in the first Trump administration, was considering a New Hampshire Senate bid even before Shaheen’s announcement. Brown challenged Shaheen unsuccessfully in 2014.

 

[GreenLineEnthusiast]

Knew she was retiring and still voted yes on the CR what a coward

 

[themissinglink]

New Hampshire poised to become first state to leave ozone compact

Congress chartered the Ozone Transport Commission as part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to help manage the Northeast’s stubborn smog problem.

www.eenews.net

When New Hampshire state lawmakers this year scrapped an annual car inspection requirement, supporters hailed it as a straightforward win for consumers. But the requirement’s demise also carries a broader ripple effect: prodding the state to exit a regional smog control compact.

In a draft petition released last week, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services sought EPA’s permission to withdraw from the Ozone Transport Commission, the congressionally chartered body created decades ago to deal with the Northeast’s stubborn smog problem. For member states, a vehicle emissions inspection program is a mandatory part of the regimen for curbing smog-forming pollution from cars and other sources.

 

[F-Line to Dudley]

New Hampshire poised to become first state to leave ozone compact

Congress chartered the Ozone Transport Commission as part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to help manage the Northeast’s stubborn smog problem.

www.eenews.net

You would think they'd want to keep the car inspection requirement, since the only thing New Hampshire loves more than low taxes is slapping nuisance fees on everything.

 

[RandomWalk]

They prefer to discover all the possible foot guns.

 

[Scott]

Massachusetts can require a certain level of car insurance. Can Massachusetts require motorists to have a car inspected to drive it in the state?

 

[Stlin]

Massachusetts can require a certain level of car insurance. Can Massachusetts require motorists to have a car inspected to drive it in the state?

I mean, I would point out that safety inspections are generally relatively rare nationally, if common in the Northeast - even CT doesn't require it, even as they still do emissions inspections. I imagine that any attempt will draw a commerce clause challenge.

 

[Scott]

Then let them challenge. 150,000 daily commuters should not be able to circumvent Mass state law because they say so

 

[22marc]

Then let them challenge. 150,000 daily commuters should not be able to circumvent Mass state law because they say so