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NH-raised Chas Guldemond top American • D1 www.unionleader.com/deals “There is nothing 8 Price $1.00 so powerful as truth” • DANIEL WEBSTER UnionLeader.com Friday, February 7, 2014 Vol. 151, No. 264 • 36 Pages Today IN Sullivan: Chamber Citizen of Year NEW HAMPSHIRE'S .Developer honored: His ber of Commerce Citizen of the tion Center at the Radisson Hotel New Hampshire Charitable Foun- Year. by Paul Boynton, president and dation, New Hampshire Institute NEWSPAPER extensive work with charities “My heart is racing,” Sulli- CEO of the Moore Center. of Art, The Muchachos, the Moore cited as one of reasons for award. van said after his name was an- Boynton said Sullivan, while a Center and NeighborWorks Staff Report nounced. “Never in my wildest successful businessman whose Southern New Hampshire. $1.15 MILLION moments did I think I’d be up here accomplishments include the “This is a man who is not just a MANCHESTER — Calling himself tonight.” renovation of the Waumbec Mills member of a board or a member Ex-SNHU official one of the most surprised people The selection was kept a se- building, was selected also be- of a committee, but an active, fully admits stealing• A3 in the room, real estate developer cret, even from Sullivan, until it cause of his extensive charity engaged participant,” Boynton Arthur Sullivan was named the was announced about 7:30 p.m. work. That includes lending his BEDFORD 2013 Greater Manchester Cham- Thursday at the Armory Exhibi- time to organizations such as the VSee Citizen, Page A4 Biking, walking master plan • B1 AVENUES STATE HOUSE SPOTLIGHT Real estate transfers • C3 STATE School OF THE debate Slopeside fires up Kathleen Baglio Humphreys STATE STAFF PHOTOS brought to you by crowd Becky Ranes Union Leader Statehouse Bureau (above), mother CONCORD — Commissioner of Joshua of Education Virginia Barry Savyon, who came ready for a fight at a was killed legislative hearing Thurs- by his father day, calling opponents of last August, Common Core “misin- Airing it out: tears up as formed.” Gov. Maggie She accused them of at- Hassan (left) tempting to deny local con- Terrain parks mentions trol to school districts that Joshua’s Law have been putting the stan- take off — a bill that dards in place for the past would make four years. TErraIN ParKS have domestic “Asking for DIVIDED grown in popularity and ac- violence a laws that pre- OVER ceptance over the years, with crime — vent imple- Common Core resorts piling the snow high during her mentation for the enjoyment of freesty- State of the flies in the lers, snowboarders and even State address face of local some ski racers. on Thursday. control,” she Bear Peak at Attitash has the said. FIRST OF FOUR PARTS Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Her pas- Baby Bear of terrain plat- sion was not lost on op- forms in its Abenaki Terrain ponents at the House Park. Education Committee “The beginner park is lo- hearing. “I have never seen cated at the base of Bear Peak Virginia Barry so fired up,” and has beginner rails, boxes said Doris Hohensee, chair- and jumps. The medium park woman of N.H. Families for is on Kachina, which offers Education. medium-size elements and The large hearing room in jumps, while Myth Maker the Legislative Office Build- has the expert park which Hassan: Keep NH economy moving has big rails and big jumps,” VSee Core, Page A2 said Bryan Desgroseilliers, Union Leader Statehouse Bureau manager of Abenaki Terrain Park. The park’s features are CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan used a “State of constantly being changed, he the State” speech Thursday to call for increased said. highway spending, endorse controversial Common Gambling “Progression and safety Core education standards, and support a just-an- are our main concerns,” nounced state Senate plan to expand Medicaid. Desgroseilliers said. “You Her Medicaid remarks drew applause from the oversight learn a new trick in the combined House and Senate session; but her lack beginner park, then bring it of funding specifics drew criticism. The Republican to the medium park then the Party quickly denounced what it saw as a move to praised expert park, then go back to hike the gasoline tax to pay for roads and bridges. Hassan touted a proposal from New England .But issue is divisive: VSee Slopeside, Page A8 governors to bring more natural gas into the region. Both sides air their views. Energy experts said the plan would require higher Union Leader Statehouse Bureau consumer prices. “The great Robert Frost once wrote ‘The best way out is always through.’ We are State politicians applaud as Gov. Maggie Hassan presents CONCORD — New Hampshire Today’s Letters: her State of the State address in Representatives Hall at would be joining the major Page A7 VSee State of State, Page A2 the State House on Thursday. leagues of casino gambling Abby ......................A5 Lotteries ...............A4 if it approves a House bill al- Business ........... B2-3 Notices .....B6-9, D5-7 Classified .... C4, C6-8 Obituaries .............B5 lowing one high-end destina- Comics / TV .......D8-9 Opinion .................A7 tion casino, opponents and Crosswords ...........D7 Sports................D1-4 supporters said Thursday. Editorial Page .......A6 Weather .............D10 Lifestyles ..............A5 Gambling foes and propo- Deal would expand NH health coverage nents at a packed legislative A Small Prayer Today’s Chuckle hearing on House Bill 1633 Dear Lord, what If love is blind, .50,000 affected: Plan ing for the next three years. praised the work of the Gam- a difference You how come there’s Senate President Chuck Morse, R- ing Regulatory Oversight make in our lives as a multibillion- billed as not expanding Medicaid Salem, disclosed the framework of the Authority in establishing we lay our burdens dollar cosmetics on You. Amen industry? program, but not all agree. new bill Thursday to a Senate com- a regulatory structure and mittee with Senate Democratic Lead- framework that would gov- New Hampshire Union Leader Union Leader Statehouse Bureau er Sylvia Larsen of Concord. Morse “It will be ern a new casino as well as ©2014 Union Leader Corp., said the plan will require three fed- all other gaming in the state, Manchester, N.H. CONCORD — A bipartisan group of eral waivers, would sunset after three something the state including the Lottery, chari- Senate leaders announced a com- years without continued 100 percent table gaming and horse and promise agreement that would bring federal contributions and would use can be proud of .’’ dog racing. expanded health insurance coverage private insurance to reach the addi- SYLVIA larsen But that was where the to about 50,000 Granite Staters below Senate Democratic leader agreement ended. 138 percent of the federal poverty VSee Medicaid, Page A2 level, using 100 percent federal fund- VSee Gambling, Page A8 Page A4 • NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER • Friday, February 7, 2014 8 State / Nation Senate wants political finance disclosure Staff Report voters the information they invasion of the right of free mention a candidate. CONCORD — The state Sen- need.” speech. He called it “the Pierce explained after the ate on Thursday voted to Pierce said that even most pernicious piece of Senate session that under require political and advo- conservative U.S. Supreme legislation that I’ve seen in the current interpretation, cacy groups that promote Court Justice Antonin Sca- the 10 years I’ve been up such a groups “would have the election or defeat of can- lia, “hardly a champion of here. to work in concert with didates in state elections to government regulation,” “If you have a group that someone else” to be consid- publicly report their receipts wrote in the landmark Citi- wants to support issues, ered a political committee. and expenditures. zens United decision that now they would have to Pierce said the bill’s goal The vote was in favor of with unlimited expendi- report,” said Boutin. “For is to “identify those groups a heavily amended Senate tures being allowed by ad- what? They are not advocat- that have been involved in Bill 120 was 19-4, with eight vocacy groups, there must ing the success or defeat of elections while protecting Republicans joining all 11 be disclosure. a candidate. It’s a slippery constitutionality and pre- Democrats in favor. Pierce said his amend- slope.” serving the right of groups to The bill is viewed as a re- ment redefines a political “It’s a shame that our fed- issue advocacy without re- sponse to spending in 2012 committee as “any organiza- eral legislators aren’t look- porting. But if they’re going by Americans for Prosperity tion of two or more persons ing at this as well,” said Sen. to spend money on our and other groups targeting that promotes the success Russell Prescott, R-Kings- elections, then voters have a Democrats and several Re- or defeat of a candidate or ton, who backed the bill. right to know that.” publican incumbents who candidates or measure or Prescott said he did not He said groups that run had conservative primary measures.” know if it will be upheld in ads that ask voters to call an opposition. He said that the Attorney the courts, “but I’m willing elected official and ask them Sen. David Pierce, D- General and Secretary of to take a chance on it. I want a question or to organize in Lebanon, said the bill gave State currently interpret a people to know where all a certain way do not have to senators “the opportunity to political committee as “one the information they see on file.