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Right to Know ombudsman warns office could expire June 30 without legislative action; House language would reattach office and change compensation
Summary
Thomas F. Kerr, New Hampshire’s right to know ombudsman, told the Senate Finance Committee his one‑person office faces statutory expiration on June 30 unless the Legislature renews it and that House Bill 2 would restructure the office and change pay and staffing arrangements.
Thomas F. Kerr, the state Right to Know Ombudsman, told the Senate Finance Committee that his office — staffed only by him — will expire at midnight on June 30 unless the Legislature acts to continue it or pass substitute language to restructure it.
Kerr summarized his first annual report and noted the office provides a lower‑cost alternative to Superior Court for appeals under RSA 91‑A (the state right‑to‑know law). Complaints filed with the ombudsman proceed with a $25 filing fee to his office instead of higher court filing costs. He said the office has processed hundreds of inquiries and formal filings since its creation…
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