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Read Leader Alexis Simpson's statement following reports of leaked GOP Signal chats supporting "segregated schools." Read the full article from Granite Post here:
granitepostnews.com/2026/01/14/l...
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Granite Staters have made it clear they do not want politicians interfering in personal medical decisions or creating new barriers to care, and this vote shows how out of step House Republicans are with the people they represent.
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Our caucus is lucky to have many different professionals who serve as your state representatives. Hear Rep. Cormen, an emeritus professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, give his take on data centers in NH!
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www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
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Rep. Tom Cormen: Power-hungry data centers don't fit New Hampshire realities
LARGE DATA centers have been absent from New Hampshire…so far. Let’s keep it that way.
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-tom-cormen-power-hungry-data-centers-dont-fit-new-hampshire-realities/article_92a47e84-0d11-456d-a7a9-a414cf312c7e.html
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As working families struggle to afford groceries, rent, utilities, and health care, Republicans just voted to raise property taxes by giving billionaires and corporate lobbyists another tax break.
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Today, House Republicans attempted to bankrupt OUR public schools and TAKE AWAY voter control of town and city budgets (HB 675). House Democrats protected our public schools and our local communities.
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Just SEVEN days into the New Year, House Republicans voted against the Property Tax Relief Act of 2026. They are not serious about lowering your property taxes.
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House Republicans have no desire to lower your property taxes.
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10 days ago
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We’re back in session! And this week, House Republicans are voting to raise YOUR property taxes while cutting taxes AGAIN for the wealthiest corporations in our state. Call your representative and tell them to vote NO on HB 155.
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Rep. Kathy Staub (D-Manchester) joined Steve Marchand on his substack live this week to discuss Raising the Wage with her upcoming legislation HB 1484! Listen to the full episode below!
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11 days ago
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Happy 250th birthday to our great state! We will continue to fight for it every single day.
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12 days ago
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🪙Save Your Spare Change! 58 fee increases that Republicans put in the state budget took effect yesterday. Republican fee increases will cost Granite Staters an additional $31.5 million a year.
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www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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New Year will bring higher fees for NH residents, many touching vehicle registration
A New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute report finds 58 state fees will be newly imposed or increased on Jan. 1.
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-12-23/new-year-will-bring-higher-fees-for-nh-residents-many-touching-vehicle-registration
15 days ago
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This year, it's all hands on deck! 900+ bills will be introduced next week and begin to get scheduled for hearings. What is YOUR plan to get involved?
15 days ago
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Ringing in 2026 with clarity ✨🥂🎉 What’s in: affordability, healthcare, community. What’s out: NH GOP cruelty disguised as policy, tax giveaways to the ultra-rich, and taking from those who have the least.
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17 days ago
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"Building an ICE processing warehouse in New Hampshire would entangle our state in a federal detention system that has repeatedly failed to meet basic standards of fairness and humanity."
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18 days ago
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Especially poignant this season, Leader Simpson discusses on the podcast, An Honorable Profession, how faith informs her politics and encourages Democrats to show up as their authentic selves. Happy Holidays, Granite Staters!
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25 days ago
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📢 Bipartisan bill in Senate on 1/7! ♻️HB 451 = NO tax, NO state money. Paint buyers fund recycling, taxpayers SAVE on HHW disposal. Lower municipal costs, protect small businesses, preserve choice, + recycle paint safely. Read more:
www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
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Reps. Judy Aron, John Hunt & Karen Ebel: Save local tax dollars while cleaning your cellar
YOU ALWAYS thought you’d use all that old paint sitting in the cellar. You didn’t. What to do? We wait patiently for the town’s next household hazardous waste day and,
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/reps-judy-aron-john-hunt-karen-ebel-save-local-tax-dollars-while-cleaning-your-cellar/article_21de2ac8-30ad-406f-904b-ecbbe452771d.html
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Leader Simpson joined Steve Marchand on his podcast this week to talk all things Fair Chance Agenda, winning a majority, and meeting the needs of working people. Tune in!
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"Instead of enjoying time with loved ones, parents are lying awake at night worrying about how to stretch their paychecks one more week, or whether they’ll have to scale back traditions that mean so much to their kids."
www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio...
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Working for a New Hampshire where everyone gets a fair chance: Simpson
NH Democrats' Fair Chance Agenda offers practical, commonsense solutions designed to lower costs, reduce stress, and give families breathing room.
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/12/22/working-for-a-new-hampshire-where-everyone-gets-a-fair-chance-simpson/87871141007/?fbclid=IwdGRleAO2SXhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe33vWkmC_WEUTAvtOyta_4EsyuXhn0eG9q_f8FrqqNtfTh_c6cIm0M3Tahn8&brid=KusCmIVu1hORrHots7B4JQ#gjb8c3vhzfnua0aa3w24v4vol2wkbnv9
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"A Republican bill to be voted on in January ... will, for the first time in over a hundred years, give towns permission to limit or avoid providing help to those in need." - Rep. Laurel Stavis Tell your Rep to vote against HB 348 + read more:
vnews.com/2025/12/11/r...
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New Hampshire bill threatens aid to needy - Valley News
Republican bill threatens New Hampshire's commitment to helping those in need. HB348 allows towns to limit aid based on residency requirements.
https://vnews.com/2025/12/11/republican-bill-threatens-nh-aid/
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🚨Republican budget decisions have consequences: Ayotte and NH Republicans are cutting dental and mental health care for kids in state custody - our most vulnerable residents - so they can spend another $20 million on school vouchers for millionaires.
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about 1 month ago
On this first night of Hanukkah my family prays for the light to heal hearts. May the miracle of light unite us to oppose hate and violence, today more than ever. Chag sameach.
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In the past 24 hours: a shooting at Brown University and an anti-semitic attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Make no mistake: inaction anywhere on gun safety is measured in trauma and lives. Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones. 💔
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Congratulations to the incredible Rep. David Paige for receiving the Legislator of the Year Award from Housing Action NH! We are so grateful you never give up the fight for affordable housing!
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School Vouchers = ⬆️Higher Taxes ❌Reduced Support for Public Schools ⁉️Zero Accountability In Merrimack alone, nearly $1 million is being diverted to vouchers this year while 20 public school teachers are on the chopping block due to insufficient state funding.
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about 1 month ago
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Everyone deserves to feel safe in the winter — and lease agreements should be explicit in determining whose job it is to remove snow and ice at a rental property! A simple bill with an important impact, thanks Rep. Foss!
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VOUCHER SCAM: "What has occurred is the diversion of funds that might instead be invested in our district schools to educate over 150,000 children and provide property tax relief to both residents and businesses." - Rep. Mike Cahill
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Rep. Michael Cahill: Remember that camel’s nose? It's costing us millions
INCLUDED in the recent barrage of Republican self-congratulatory opinion pieces were two on education. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne and Craig Hulse touted the growth of Education Freedom Accoun...
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-michael-cahill-remember-that-camel-s-nose-its-costing-us-millions/article_6d965e64-3d3a-4ac2-84d4-6216bc4fa0f4.html
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School vouchers = NH’s most fiscally irresponsible program: ⬆️Increase spending 70% this year to $51M ⬆️Most beneficiaries already in private school ⬆️Most beneficiaries from ULTRA-wealthy families ⬇️Low-income students enrolled down 50%
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As New Hampshire education freedom accounts double, percentage of low-income recipients drops • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s education freedom account, or EFA, program has 10,510 students participating this year, nearly double the number last year, according to figures released by the Department of Education...
https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/12/03/as-new-hampshire-education-freedom-accounts-double-percentage-of-low-income-recipients-drops/
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Wishing you a warm and happy Thanksgiving!
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Yesterday
@bostonglobe.com
asked Leader Simpson what she was most looking forward to on her Thanksgiving table — local, homemade cranberry sauce of course!
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about 2 months ago
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Happy Thanksgiving from House Democrats to you — listen for some quick points to tell your relatives what happened here in Concord this year!
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about 2 months ago
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"I am calling on Speaker Packard to remove Rep. Morse from the Education Policy Committee." - Alexis Simpson
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about 2 months ago
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Gov. Ayotte and all elected Republicans need to admonish President Trump’s call for elected Democratic congresspeople to be killed. Political violence is NEVER okay and they must speak out against it.
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about 2 months ago
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NH’s housing crisis keeps escalating — rents up, wages flat, + too little new housing. The GOP shutdown cut SNAP and drove up health costs, making it even harder. We’re fighting for the Fair Chance Agenda: affordable housing, child care, lower energy costs, and mental health supports.
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When Republicans say they’re for “cutting taxes,” they don’t mean yours. NH Republicans rejected $28 million in state aid that would have helped ease local property taxes. No property tax relief for you — courtesy of the NH GOP.
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Because of Republicans in Congress, tens of thousands of Granite Staters just lost SNAP — $12M a month in food aid frozen. A $2M “fix” for mobile pantries is coming, but that’s only 15% of what NH families rely on. Check below for pickup times + share to help a neighbor.
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House Democratic Leader Simpson and Rep. David Paige visited Conway last week to hear how local groups are struggling to help Granite Staters meet basic needs after 8 years of GOP controlled state government. We won’t stop bringing their stories to Concord.
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NH Republicans & Gov. Kelly Ayotte's policies have real impacts on rural communities, from rising housing costs to limited access to child care and health care. Democrats are fighting for policies that let every Granite Stater put down roots and build a future right here at home.
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A federal judge has ruled that Trump’s refusal to pay SNAP benefits is unlawful, with no help from spineless Gov. Ayotte who refused to stand up for Granite Staters and sign onto a lawsuit fighting to feed hungry families.
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"House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson of Exeter said Ayotte lacked the backbone to challenge President Donald Trump in contrast to Republican governors from Vermont and Nevada who had joined governors from 23 blue states."
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Read more:
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75,000 Granite Staters are about to lose food assistance. This isn’t inevitable—it’s a choice. Republicans control every branch of government in DC and NH. They can stop this.
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Nearly 76,000 Granite Staters' SNAP benefits are going to be impacted by Donald Trump and the GOP’s government shutdown. Governor Ayotte, pick up the phone and fight for your constituents.
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Last week, we sat down with housing advocates in Manchester to talk about the real problems facing Granite Staters and barriers to affordable housing. Every person in New Hampshire deserves a fair chance to work and LIVE here.
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3 months ago
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Cutting taxes for the rich isn’t relief — it’s greed. Cutting taxes for working families and investing in solutions? That’s what Democrats fight for.
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The ongoing Republican federal shutdown—stacked on Trump’s health-care cuts—is hitting rural NH hard. Premiums could nearly double for 70,000 Granite Staters if Republicans don’t step up and do their job.
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NH’s housing crisis is driving young people away, hurting businesses that can’t hire, and increasing homelessness among older residents. Only 15% of NH households can afford a median-priced home, leaving fewer with a fair chance to succeed.
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Lawmakers, advocates say high home prices driving young people out of New Hampshire
A new report from New Hampshire Housing shows that the median-priced single-family home in the state is out of reach of most Granite Staters.
https://www.wmur.com/article/high-home-prices-new-hampshire-102225/69123560
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From Trump to Gov. Ayotte and State House Republicans — no plan, only noise. Granite Staters deserve better. Hear from Leader Simpson in her speech over the weekend at the NHDP convention. 🙌🏻
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3 months ago
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From childcare centers to Main Street, Granite Staters want a fair chance to thrive—and House Democrats are fighting for it.
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3 months ago
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Childcare business owners are begging for support from our legislature. We heard this first hand last week in the Upper Valley. ⬇️ Granite Staters deserve a fair chance to AFFORD childcare.
vnews.com/2025/10/14/s...
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West Lebanon child care center faces challenges - Valley News
Twin River Children's Center in West Lebanon faces challenges in staffing and funding. State support and subsidies are crucial for survival.
https://vnews.com/2025/10/14/staffing-challenges-west-lebanon-center/
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Kelly Ayotte and House Republicans funneled millions to private schools and out-of-state corporations — now they want to QUADRUPLE your property taxes to solve their budget crisis. That’s not a
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October is breast cancer awareness month. 1 in 10 people fighting cancer are on Medicaid. We are fighting to repeal Kelly Ayotte’s Medicaid Income Tax which will soon increase premiums by HUNDREDS of dollars for Granite State families.
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