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Garry Rayno

Garry Rayno’s Distant Dome runs exclusively on Manchester Ink Link and InDepthNH.org, where Rayno will explore a broader perspective on State House – and state – happenings. Over his three-decade career Rayno has closely covered the NH State House for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Foster’s Daily Democrat, and his coverage spanned the news spectrum, from local planning, school and select boards, to national issues such as electric industry deregulation and Presidential primaries. He is former editor of The Hillsboro Messenger and Assistant Editor of The Argus-Champion. Rayno graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in English Literature and lives with his wife Carolyn in New London.

Co-production between InDepthNH and Manchester In Link

Is Compromise Becoming a Dirty Word in Concord, Too?

A bitter battle ensued …

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Distant Dome: NH’s Budget Fiasco

Last week the House failed to pass a budget for the first time in half a century, maybe longer.

It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Congress at the NH State House

DISTANT DOME: New Hampshire lawmakers always said “we are different, we’re not like Washington,” but these days the New Hampshire Legislature looks more and more like Congress.

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The Need for Transparency in NH

Newly appointed Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut didn’t disclose that he contributed to a legal fund in the Croydon case when he was nominated to the post earlier this year by Gov. Chris Sununu.

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Is Hydro-Québec Having ‘Second Thoughts’ On Northern Pass?

In two Le Journal de Quebec articles, Hydro-Québec appears to be saying it is reassessing its involvement in the project and its financial arrangement with Eversource.

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Long Forgotten Promises and More for NH Lawmakers and Governor To Break

DISTANT DOME: With new administrations in Concord and in Washington D.C., a long-running Broadway musical comes to mind — Promises, Promises — a play about power and lust.

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Sununu’s Budget Priorities Clear, But His Right-To-Work Centerpiece Crushed

DISTANT DOME: Of the 1,000 or more bills lawmakers will debate this six-month session, the budget package — House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 — will have far greater impact on the state than the hot-button issues like right-to-work and concealed carry for firearm

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How Did the Last Election Happen? NH’s Garry Rayno Is Back and He Explains

DISTANT DOME: Is it time to rethink how we establish political districts here in New Hampshire and nationally to better reflect the will of the majority?