Good Morning. My name is Ann Marie Banfield and I am here representing Cornerstone Action. Cornerstone Action represents approximately 6,000 New Hampshire residents. I am here in support of HB 164 in addition I would like to address the Common Core Standards and why I do not believe their

Today, the House committee on State and Federal Relations held a public hearing on HB89, which would require the state’s Attorney General to sign onto the pending federal lawsuit again the congressionally passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Testifying in support of the bill was Cornerstone Action Executive

Today, the House Republican Leadership outlined their priorities for the for the 2011-12 session. Highlights of these priorities were first reported yesterday in an Associated Press report. Commenting on the House Republicans’ agenda, was Cornerstone Action Executive Director, Kevin Smith: “We applaud the Republican leadership making a balanced budget,

The fact of the matter is that the Democratic leadership, which Senator D’Allesandro is still a part of, used smoke and mirrors accounting gimmicks to supposedly balance the state budget. Rather than first assessing whether the properties in question were even marketable, the previous Democratic administration recklessly included the sale of these properties as part of their budget “fix” knowing full well it was highly unlikely the revenue would never come to fruition.