 November
27 - Acceptance of the Report of the NH Commission on Preparedness
and Security -- The remarks of Governor Shaheen, as she accepts
a report developed by the New Hampshire Commission on Preparedness
and Security. Shaheen indicated in her remarks how the Commission
also was instrumental in coordinating New Hampshires state homeland
security efforts, including airport security. [view
press release] |
| November
27 - Assessment of New Hampshire's Preparedness and Security
-- The following report was submitted to Governor Shaheen by the
New Hampshire Commission on Preparedness and Security, as a method
for improving the state's readiness towards potential terrorism
incidents and highlighting current areas of weakness. [view
report] |
| November
26 - Governor Promotes Role of Technology in Improving Security
-- Lieutenant Gov. Jeanne Shaheen today said effective deployment
of technology will be the key to improving the safety of our transportation
systems and borders without hindering commerce and trade at a tour
of Imaging Automation in Bedford. Several New Hampshire companies
produce technologies that will be critical as the nation improves
security in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, including
Imaging Automation, which develops and manufactures state-of-the-art
document authentication and identify verification technologies used
in immigration, border control, passenger processing and fraud detection.
[view
article] |
| November
15 - Lt. Governor Maureen O'Connor Testifies on Anti-Terrorism
Bill -- Lt. Governor Maureen O’Connor today testified in favor
of Senate Bill 184 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Criminal
Justice. The anti-terrorism legislation, sponsored by Senator Robert
Spada (R-Parma Heights), legally defines an act of terrorism as
an action that is intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population
or government policy. The bill increases penalties for such offenses
and allows Ohio courts to use the death penalty in cases where a
victim was killed as a result of an act of terrorism.
[view
article] |
| October
31 - Governor Shaheen, Attorney General, Safety Dept. Propose
to Update Laws, Impose Stiff Terrorism Penalties -- Gov. Jeanne
Shaheen, Attorney General Phil McLaughlin and Deputy Safety Commissioner
John Stephen today proposed legislation to update New Hampshire's
laws to address biological and chemical terrorism and hoaxes. The
legislation would make it a Class A felony to deliver a biological
or chemical weapon to a public facility and a Class B felony to
threaten another with a biological or chemical substance and to
falsely report a biological or chemical attack, or to commit a so-called
hoax related to chemical or biological weapons. [view
article] |
