Category: Written Testimony - Page 3

Legalizing Recreational Marijuana: We can do better (HB 481)

February 5, 2019 / Written Testimony

Testimony delivered to House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee by Neil Hubacker, Director of Strategic Alliances, Cornerstone Policy Research. For more information, contact cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org. Please vote ITL on HB 481, relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis: I am Neil Hubacker, Director of Strategic Alliances for Cornerstone […]

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Education Tax Credit Repeal HB 632

February 5, 2019 / Written Testimony

Testimony delivered to House Ways and Means Committee by Ann Marie Banfield, Education Liaison for Cornerstone Action. For more information, contact cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org. HB 632-FN: please vote “inexpedient to legislate” On behalf of Cornerstone Action, I urge you to reject HB 632-FN, repeal of the education tax credit. This tax

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Protect Parents’ Rights, Student Privacy (SB 196, 2019)

January 29, 2019 / Commentary, Written Testimony

Testimony submitted to Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee by Ann Marie Banfield, Cornerstone Action Education Liaison. On behalf of Cornerstone Action, representing thousands of New Hampshire residents. I offer this testimony in opposition to SB 196. The bill seeks to change the requirements for school district policies governing

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Another Opportunity for Abortion Statistics (HB 158-FN, 2019)

January 20, 2019 / Commentary, Written Testimony

Cornerstone Action supports HB 158-FN, relative to induced termination of pregnancy statistics. We have supported similar bills since 2004. We saw the commendable and painstaking bipartisan work in 2015 and 2016 that went into a statistics bill which unfortunately did not pass. It demonstrated nonetheless that bipartisan cooperation on

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Schools, Prayer, & Lawmakers: Clarity Needed (HB 289)

January 17, 2019 / Commentary, Latest News, Written Testimony

Cornerstone Action takes a cautious position on HB 289, relative to the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in elementary schools. The language of the bill is deceptively simple. It raises two concerns, however, which legislators should consider during the hearing on HB 289 (Thursday, 1/17/19, 2:30 p.m., House Education

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Maintain Integrity of Vital Records (HB 446, 2019)

January 16, 2019 / Commentary, Written Testimony

Testimony delivered to House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee by Cornerstone Executive Director Shannon McGinley. For more information, contact cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org. Please vote “inexpedient to legislate” on HB 446, relative to initiating amendments and corrections to birth certificates. Upon the introduction of the legislative service request that led

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Repeal the Buffer Zone Law (HB 124, 2019)

January 9, 2019 / Commentary, Written Testimony

[Testimony submitted to House Judiciary Committee by Christopher Jay, Attorney with Cornerstone] Cornerstone Action is a nonprofit, nonpartisan New Hampshire public policy organization that advocates to protect life, religious liberty, and family in the state of New Hampshire. We ask your support of HB 124, in repealing New Hampshire’s so-called

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Don’t Let Gender Politics Interfere With Clinical Care: Testimony to Senate Committee on HB 587 (2018)

April 10, 2018 / Commentary, Latest News, Written Testimony

Testimony provided to N.H. Senate Health and Human Services Committee 4/10/18 by Shannon McGinley, Executive Director, Cornerstone Action. Please vote “inexpedient to legislate” on HB 587, relative to conversion therapy seeking to change a person’s sexual orientation. Cornerstone has opposed this bill since its introduction. Since our testimony to

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No to Prostitution Study, HB 287 (2018)

February 20, 2018 / Commentary, Written Testimony

Cornerstone urges you to vote “inexpedient to legislate” on HB 287. When the bill was introduced, and throughout the work sessions on the bill, Cornerstone urged that the bill shift its focus to a study of human trafficking in New Hampshire. We also urged that legislators explicitly reject re-defining

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Health Care Freedom of Conscience (HB 1787, 2018)

February 20, 2018 / Commentary, Written Testimony

Cornerstone Action supports HB 1787-FN, relative to health care freedom of conscience. Health care professionals should not be expected to leave their religious, moral, and ethical beliefs at the door when they come to work. While HB 1787 specified conscience protection for practitioners relative to only a few procedures,

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