Author Archives: Rep. Steven Smith

About Rep. Steven Smith

Steven Smith is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, serving his 8th term. Rep. Smith currently represents Charlestown, Newport, and Unity. Rep. Smith is the Deputy Speaker of the NH House.

NH Education Funding

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Rep. Steven Smith

Education funding is always a passionate issue. To isolate some key issues, I am going to restrict this to three items. How apportionment formulas are created State barriers to flexibility Why the sanctity of a funding source is a problem … Continue reading →

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Housing in NH

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Rep. Steven Smith

There has not been much attention paid to all the efforts being made to address housing availability and costs in New Hampshire. I have represented the Legislature in the Interagency Council on Homelessness for 4 years. In June, Pamela Hughes Patenaude, … Continue reading →

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The Wayfair Decision

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Rep. Steven Smith

There has been a lot of hysteria over the recent Supreme Court decision in SOUTH DAKOTA V. WAYFAIR. Let me explain the real facts. This case arose because Wayfair (an internet based company) was pushing ads to South Dakota residents containing … Continue reading →