Governor John Lynch wants New Hampshire lawmakers to cut another $60 million in spending, raise the cigarette tax by 20 cents a pack and restructure state debt to close a projected $220 million budget shortfall.
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch continues to plan for laying off hundreds of state workers if the union representing most employees fails to approve a furlough plan.
New Hampshire Governor
John Lynch plans to sign a bill Monday requiring larger companies to give 60
days notice to their workers and to New Hampshire of mass layoffs or plant closings.
New Hampshire has answered the state Supreme Court’s last mandate in an 18-year-old school
funding lawsuit with Governor John Lynch’s signature on a school accountability
bill.