Bill Marsh, a retired ophthalmologist and former state representative, discusses his decision to run for Senate and his experiences in politics. He highlights his accomplishments in passing bipartisan bills, particularly in healthcare, during his time in the House. '

Marsh also explains his decision to switch party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, citing disagreements with the Republican Party's COVID policies. '

He discusses various issues, including educational freedom accounts, landfills, gas station regulations, cannabis legalization, and optometrists performing eye surgeries. Marsh expresses concerns about public health, access to healthcare, and the need for thoughtful legislation.

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Effingham has a bad gas problem in the struggle over whether to enable a gas station to be built on a site that is ecologically unsound.

David Smith, the co-founder of the Ossipee Lake Alliance; Tara Schroeder of the Green Mountain Conservation Group; and Bob Newton, a Professor Emeritus from Smith College and a groundwater technology expert, join Digging In to discuss the effort to build a gas station in Effingham.

Attempts to build the gas station on this site have been a long saga, with building commencing prior to obtaining the necessary permits and challenges to building the gas station on what many argue will cause serious environmental harm.

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Rep Lucy Weber is the Democratic House Floor Leader and parliamentarian. Parliamentary procedures are critical rules governing the NH House that can help pass or sink a given piece of legislation. The success of such maneuvering depends upon both parties' attendance in the House, which can change hourly. The majority at the time of the vote will typically win the day.

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