NH Grievance panel strikes back

Grievance panel strikes back | Concord Monitor:

Dot Knightly holds a sign with her grandchildren in the lobby of the Legislative Office Building as members of the House Redress of Grievances Committee respond to Attorney General Michael Delaney's request that the committee stop interfering with the work of the state's Division for Children, Youth and Families; Tuesday, April 17, 2012.Purchase photo reprints atPhotoExtra »

By Annmarie Timmins / Monitor staff

April 18, 2012

The embattled house committee revived last year to investigate alleged abuse by state and local officials defended itself yesterday against allegations that its inquires are meant to harass and intimidate - not resolve complaints.

"The attorney general has mischaracterized members of this committee as antagonistic to state workers," said Rep. Dan Itse, a Fremont Republican who sits on the House Redress of Grievances Committee, at a noon press conference.

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Jonathan Irish of Epsom listens as members of the House Redress of Grievances Committee respond to Attorney General Michael Delaney's request that the committee stop interfering with the work of the state's Division for Children, Youth and Families; Tuesday, April 17, 2012. in 2010 DCYF seized Irish' newborn daughter, though she was later returned to irish and his girlfriend, Stephanie Taylor.Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »

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Rep. Dan Itse of Fremont and other members of the House Redress of Grievances Committee respond to Attorney General Michael Delaney's request that the committee stop interfering with the work of the state's Division for Children, Youth and Families at the Legislative Office Building in Conocrd; Tuesday, April 17, 2012.Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »

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Brad Jardis of Dover (center) asks a question of House Redress of Grievances Committee Chair Paul Ingbretson following a press conference in the Legislative Office Building to respond to Attorney General Michael Delaney's request that the committee stop interfering with the work of the state's Division for Children, Youth and Families; Tuesday, April 17, 2012. In December 2011 Jardis sought to bring attention to gun laws in New Hampshire by saying he would bring firearms onto the campus of Plymouth State University.Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »

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Representatives (from left) Paul Ingbretson of Pike, Seth Cohn of Canterbury and Dan Itse of Fremont before holding a press conference at the Legislative Office Bulding where members of the House Redress of Grievances Committee responded to Attorney General Michael Delaney's request that the committee stop interfering with the work of the state's Division for Children, Youth and Families; Tuesday, April 17, 2012.Purchase photo reprints atPhotoExtra »