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For Hassan, Some Administrative Lessons from Lynch

In New Hampshire, the role of the governor can be divided into two segments: on one side, the governor is an administrator, a sort of city manager for state government. This area is often seen as Lynch’s greatest strength. His approach to administrative management is one that the incoming governor can emulate.

Because New Hampshire’s executive branch is independent of the governor in many ways (as opposed to a cabinet-style executive branch common in most states), the governor’s ability to select managers is limited. In Hassan’s case, many of her most critical department heads aren’t up for appointment for years, in some cases for another three years... Click here to keep reading.

NH DHHS - Governor Lynch to Proclaim November as “Safe Disposal of Medical Sharps Month”

Government, Industry and Health Care Leaders Announce Safe Sharps Disposal

Initiatives



WHAT: Press Event



WHEN: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012



WHERE: Executive Council Chambers, NH State House, Concord, NH



WHY: At a special event Thursday morning, Governor John Lynch will

proclaim November as “Safe Disposal of Medical Sharps Month.”

The Medical Sharps Subcommittee of the Health and Human

Services Oversight Committee of the New Hampshire Legislature

has collaborated with government, industry and health care

leaders to help educate New Hampshire residents about the

proper disposal of medical sharps.





A representative of Waste Management, Inc. will announce an

agreement to bring sharps disposal boxes to the State House and

Legislative Office Building in Concord. The secure, metal

boxes will be provided courtesy of Waste Management. The

company will also provide free, regular collection and disposal

of the used sharps.





State Representative J. David Knox, Chairman of the Medical

Sharps Subcommittee will also announce efforts to provide

20,000 free labels for NH sharps users reading “Medical Sharps

Container – Not for Recycling.” The labels, designed to be

applied to sealed detergent bottles filled with used household

sharps, will be available at many local transfer stations

throughout the State and will also be distributed by the

Granite State Diabetes Educators

Photo-Op: Governor-Elect Hassan, Governor Lynch to Meet in State House

CONCORD – Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., Governor-Elect Maggie Hassan will meet privately with Governor John Lynch at the Governor’s office in the State House.

A brief media spray for still and video photography will be held at the beginning of the meeting.

WHAT:            Governor-Elect Hassan to Meet with Governor Lynch

WHEN:            Thursday, November 7, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE:           Governor’s Office, State House, Concord

Hassan to Hold GOTV Rally with Gov. Lynch

Election Night Party in Manchester

MANCHESTER – Democratic candidate for Governor Maggie Hassan will rally supporters and volunteers at a Get-out-the-Vote event tomorrow with Governor Lynch in Nashua. Gov. Lynch has endorsed Hassan in the election, praising Hassan’s “integrity, compassion, intelligence, and common sense.”

In addition to the Nashua rally, Hassan will continue her GOTV efforts across the state tomorrow, with stops in Hollis, Amherst, Bedford, Goffstown, Merrimack and Windham.

Hassan will begin Election Day at 7:15 AM by voting with her family in Exeter at Talbot Gym on Linden Street.  The campaign will hold an Election Night Party at the Puritan Backroom.

Hassan’s public schedule for November 5 & 6 is as follows:

Monday, Nov-5

8:00 AM:              Visit Hollis Country Kitchen w/Councilor Deb Pignatelli, Sen. Peggy Gilmour, Rep. Melanie Levesque

                            3 Proctor Hill Rd., Hollis

8:45 AM:              Visit Black Forrest Cafe
                                212 NH 101, Amherst

10:00 AM:            Visit OFA staging location

                            23 Church Rd., Bedford

10:35 AM:            Downtown Goffstown walk w/Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, starting at:
                                Howe’s Pharmacy, 39 Main St., Goffstown

12:00 PM:            GOTV Rally w/Gov. Lynch at Martha’s Exchange
                                185 Main St., Nashua

6:00 PM:               Visit Merrimack Common Man

                             304 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack

7:00 PM:               Visit Windham Common Man

                              88 Range Rd., Windham

Tuesday, Nov-6

7:15 AM:              Voting w/Hassan family at Exeter Talbot Gym
                                30 Linden St, Exeter

7:00 PM:               Election Night Party
                                Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Rd., Manchester

Governor John Lynch Endorses Maggie Hassan for Governor

Lynch: "Maggie Hassan is the leader we need to keep New Hampshire moving forward"

CONCORD – Saying Maggie Hassan is the leader New Hampshire needs to move the state forward, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch today endorsed Maggie Hassan for Governor at a rally at the Concord City Auditorium.

"Maggie Hassan is the leader we need to keep New Hampshire moving forward ¬– creating jobs, ensuring our kids get the best education possible and keeping New Hampshire a business-friendly state with no sales or income tax," Governor Lynch said.

As Senate Majority Leader, Hassan worked closely with Governor Lynch to balance the state budget, without an income or a sales tax, by making the tough decisions necessary to cut state spending during the recession. As Governor, Hassan will veto an income or a sales tax and implement an innovative jobs plan that builds on the foundation set by Governor Lynch to help businesses grow and keep New Hampshire moving forward.

"I have known Maggie Hassan and worked closely with her.  And I can tell you this – she is a person of integrity, a person of compassion, a person with the smarts, common sense and New Hampshire values we need to lead our state forward," said Governor Lynch.  "She is someone who gets up every morning with the purpose of helping her community and her state, and building a better future, not just for her family, but for all our families."

Governor Lynch continued, "If we want to continue what we started eight years ago – bipartisan leadership that is making progress on the issues that matter most to our people – we need to elect Maggie Hassan as the next Governor of the State of New Hampshire!"

“I am so proud to have Governor Lynch’s support in this campaign to keep New Hampshire moving forward,” said Hassan. “Governor Lynch is a role model, and I was glad to have the opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with him on so many issues. He has shown us all how to bring business smarts, compassion and common sense to the budgeting process. How to put partisanship aside to get results. And how to always put the people of New Hampshire first.  Those are examples I will take with me to the State House.”

“We can continue in the direction of Gov. John Lynch, bringing people together to move New Hampshire forward, or we can go in the direction of Speaker Bill O’Brien and the current legislature, where the needs of middle-class families take a backseat to an extreme social agenda,” Hassan added.

During her time in the State Senate, Hassan worked with Governor Lynch to keep the unemployment rate low, maintain one of the lowest tax burdens in the nation, and cut the high school drop rate in half while making the hard choices to cut spending, balancing the budget and leaving a surplus.  Hassan’s “Innovate NH” jobs plan will build New Hampshire’s workforce by freezing college tuition; provide tax credits to businesses; and give businesses technical assistance to help them grow and create jobs.

Maggie’s opponent Ovide Lamontagne has said he would be a “radically different” governor than Governor Lynch[i], with extreme positions like rejecting federal funds for local schools[ii] and ignoring rising tuition costs caused by cuts to higher education.[iii] He supports plans to dismantle Medicare[iv], criminalize abortion and limit insurance coverage for birth control[v], and defund Planned Parenthood, increasing the cost of critical health care services for New Hampshire women and families.[vi]