MVDC Actions - Week of 04/06/2025

Thank you for joining us!

50 protests.
50 states.
1 movement.

Join us in the fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach.

*Pencil in 4/19 for the next nationwide event!

Still Defending Library Funding!

*Call/Write to Save Library Funding*

*Call/Write to Save Library Funding*

Nearly all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was placed on administrative leave 3/31/25. As a result, all processing of grants has been suspended. Within weeks, libraries across the country will experience the impact of this loss of funds.

Call on Congress (YET AGAIN) to Protect Federal Library Funding

We need all library supporters to call their members of Congress and urge them to protect federal funding for libraries by preventing the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

It’s Budget Week in NH!

HB1 and HB2 - the NH State Budget for the next two years will be voted on during the House full floor session on Thursday, April 10th.

The budget has been garnering much warranted attention. The state is experiencing revenue shortfalls caused by prior GOP tax cuts. Instead of correcting that error, the budget put forth by Governor Ayotte and modified by Republican legislators includes many harmful cuts. Worse these budget woes haven’t stopped Republican legislators from including the unpopular and expensive universal vouchers (EFAs - remember them?) into the budget. The budget also includes Republican priorities that aren’t even related to the budget. Many of the items will erode local control and could increase property taxes.

State Budget Zoom Webinar with the NH Fiscal Policy Institute

Monday, April 7th at 10:30AM

The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute is hosting a Zoom to present an overview of the House Finance Committee’s proposed budget. NHFPI's experts will analyze the House Finance Committee’s budget proposal, providing insights into key themes, historical context, and the economic and revenue trends shaping this year’s budget cycle.

An audience Q&A will follow the NHFPI staff led presentation.

Want to Learn More?

This recent InDepthNH article outlines the budget bills. The bills are likely to be amended as the weekm progresses so stay tuned for updates.

Protest Opportunities

Kent Street Coalition

Budget Visibilities this Week

Wednesday, April 9th, 12:00-1:00PM

Thursday April 10th 8:00-10:00AM 

Let's win NH back.

Rally for a Fair Budget

Wednesday, April 9th, 12:00-1:30PM 

NH State Capitol
107 N Main St, Concord

Republicans in Concord are hiking your taxes while handing out breaks to the ultra-wealthy.

Enough is enough.

The New Hampshire state budget should reflect our priorities and benefit all Granite Staters. Let’s make sure our voices are heard loud and clear!

Bring a friend, bring a sign, and let’s fight for a budget that puts people first.

This week’s sign in opportunities…

It’s getting down to the wire. Even with the budget on center stage, there are still bills in committee this week.

Sign in at the links below to OPPOSE several we are following.

NH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

If you need further directions for the House Remote Testimony tool, click HERE. 

MONDAY - OPPOSE

OPPOSE SB72:

SB72 - establishing a parents' bill of rights in education.

NHDP - This bill could compel school employees to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexuality to their parents. The bill also includes provisions for civil and criminal remedies for violations, including mandatory suspensions for educators found guilty of infringing on parental rights. This bill will increase costly court cases, litigation, and puts teachers and their profession at risk for simply doing their jobs.

1. Sign into the House Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Enter your personal information.

3. Select:

    • Tuesday, April 8th on the calendar

    • HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY LAW

    • 1:15 PM - SB72

    • I am a member of the public.

    • I am representing myself.

4. Click: "I oppose this bill", then hit the submit button at the bottom of the form. Adding remote testimony can help make your case, but just sharing your opinion is also useful.

OPPOSE SB57:

SB57 - establishing a study committee to analyze reducing the number of school administrative units

NHDP - Similar to the House version, this bill seeks to study the possibility of REMOVING cohorts of school administrative units when our local boards and communities decide TOGETHER in local conversation about the need for such an entity. This bill takes that local decision-making away from them.

1. Sign into the House Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Enter your personal information.

3. Select:

    • Monday, April 7th on the calendar

    • HOUSE EDUCATION POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

    • 10:30 AM - SB57

    • I am a member of the public.

    • I am representing myself.

4. Click: "I oppose this bill", then hit the submit button at the bottom of the form. Adding remote testimony can help make your case, but just sharing your opinion is also useful.

OPPOSE THESE TWO:

SB217 - relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects.

NHDP - This bill would impose statewide mandates on how local communities govern. There is a possibility of this bill creating an unfunded mandate as it instructs towns to create graphs and studies over a ten-year period, causing confusion to constituents around historical and potential projects.

SB105 - enabling towns to adopt budget caps.

NHDP - This is another attempt to insert statewide mandates over a town’s ability to already meet, discuss and decide if they would like to go in the direction of considering and adopting budget caps. Towns across the state rejected caps being imposed on local communities.

1. Sign into the House Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Enter your personal information.

3. Select:

    • Monday, April 7th on the calendar

    • HOUSE MUNICIPAL & COUNTY GOVERNMENT

    • 10:15 AM SB217

    • I am a member of the public.

    • I am representing myself.

4. Click: "I oppose this bill", then hit the submit button at the bottom of the form. Adding remote testimony can help make your case, but just sharing your opinion is also useful.

Repeat steps 3 & 4 for SB105 @ 10:45 AM

TUESDAY - OPPOSE

NH SENATE

If you need further directions for the Senate Remote Testimony tool, click HERE. 

TUESDAY - OPPOSE

OPPOSE HB690:

HB690 - directing the department of energy to investigate the state's withdrawal from ISO-New England and other strategy decisions that impact ratepayers in relation to New England's environmental policy.

NHDP - This bill is an unnecessary and costly exercise that risks destabilizing New Hampshire’s energy future. ISO-New England provides critical grid management, market efficiency, and reliability that New Hampshire alone cannot replicate without incurring significant expenses.

1. Sign into the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Select:

  • Tuesday, April 8th on the calendar

  • SENATE ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

  • 9:30 AM - HB690

  • I am a member of the public.

  • I am representing myself.

3. Click: "I oppose this bill", then click the continue at the bottom of the form.

4. Enter your personal information and click continue.

5. Review your info, check the checkbox and click continue.

WEDNESDAY - OPPOSE

OPPOSE THESE TWO:

HB679 - relative to immunization requirements.

NHDP - While parents will still have the option to choose to vaccinate their children, this bill will definitely result in less uptake of childhood immunizations. New Hampshire will then follow other states in dealing with outbreaks of preventable illnesses, many of which have devastating and long-lasting consequences.

HB357 - relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements.

NHDP - This bill would also remove modification of the list of required vaccines from the rule-making process and transfer this to the legislature, making the response to any emergency lengthy, cumbersome and not timely. If adopted, New Hampshire would be the only state in the nation not requiring varicella or Hib and only one of three not requiring Hepatitis B vaccine

1. Sign into the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Select:

  • Wednesday, April 9th on the calendar

  • SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  • 10:00 AM - HB679

  • I am a member of the public.

  • I am representing myself.

3. Click: "I oppose this bill", then click the continue at the bottom of the form.

4. Enter your personal information and click continue.

5. Review your info, check the checkbox and click continue.

Repeat steps 2 thru 5 for HB357 @ 10:15 AM

THURSDAY - OPPOSE

OPPOSE THESE TWO:

HB324 - relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.

NHDP - This bill is another attempt to ban books from school libraries by restricting access to controversial materials. It is not needed and will intimidate educators from retaining certain items in their library collections. Schools have policies in place to explain how materials are chosen for their libraries, as well as procedures to address parental complaints regarding books and media.

HB741 - allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.

Moving students between districts could strain school budgets, increase inequities by favoring families with more resources, and create unpredictability in enrollment and staffing for schools and districts.

1. Sign into the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.

2. Select:

  • Thursday, April 10th on the calendar

  • SENATE EDUCATION

  • 9:30M - HB324

  • I am a member of the public.

  • I am representing myself.

3. Click: "I oppose this bill", then click the continue at the bottom of the form.

4. Enter your personal information and click continue.

5. Review your info, check the checkbox and click continue.

Repeat steps 2 thru 5 for HB741 @ 9:45 AM

This Week’s Suggested Emails

We’re talking about the budget again this week. In addition to talking about the overall budget (HB1 and HB2), we’re asking that you specifically mention two bills still under discussion that are particularly damaging to schools and to local control.

Call or email our representatives in Concord and let them know you OPPOSE HB1, HB2, HB115, and HB741.

Tweak the words to make them your own. Add a story if you have one. Some legislators will discount written input if they see that it is a simple copy/paste…

SUBJECT LINE: Mont Vernon Constituent OPPOSES HB1, HB2, HB115, ad HB741.

Dear Rep ???

I am a registered Mont Vernon voter and I’ll be considering your voting record next election. I’m asking you to OPPOSE the current state budget and HB115 and HB741 as they are consdiered in this week’s sessions.

As you know, HB115, “relative to universal eligibility for the education freedom account program”, is so unpopular with Mont Vernon voters that we adopted a Warrant Article at the 2025 Town Meeting asking you to reject it. This year the program cost is estimated at $28 million. If you vote to remove the income cap, estimates show the cost reaching as high as $100 million. If the budget is as tight as we’ve been led to believe, we cannot afford the cost.

I am also asking you to oppose HB741, “allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.“ Moving students between districts could strain school budgets, increase inequities by favoring families with more resources, and create unpredictability in enrollment and staffing for schools and districts.

Granite Staters are working hard every day to build a better future for their families and our communities. The state budget bills that are on the table don’t reflect our shared values—fair wages, strong schools, affordable healthcare, and the infrastructure we need to thrive.

New Hampshire deserves a budget that works for the people, not just the powerful. Please oppose the current budget and these specific bills.

Sincerely,

Your name

- Mont Vernon, NH

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