Business & Economy
House Votes New Requirements for Absentee Voting
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The House made it more difficult to vote by absentee ballot passing several bills that will require more information to vote in absentia Thursday.
Education
Education Freedom Accounts Expanded by House
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The House once again voted to expand the Education Freedom Account program, opening it to any New Hampshire child regardless of his or her parents’ income.
Business & Economy
Identical Parental Rights Bills on Way to Governor for Her Expected Signature
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Two identical parental rights bills are headed to the governor for her expected signature after votes in the House and Senate Thursday.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: This Is How Democracy Dies
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After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election with a seven-point victory over US. Sen. John McCain, the Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire and elsewhere began a campaign to keep many people home on voting day.
Business & Economy
Rep. Weyler Calls School Boards ‘Corrupt’
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Rep. Kenneth Weyler, R-Kingston, called the boards corrupt because he claimed they have not done anything to raise student performance levels.
Business & Economy
House Finance Committee Votes Along Party Lines to Expand Education Freedom Account Program
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Down party lines, the House Finance Committee Wednesday voted to approve opening the Education Freedom Account to any student regardless of the parental income.
Business & Economy
Report Finds State at Risk with Federal Fund Cuts
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The recent claw back of federal grants and spending could eventually have a significant impact on the state’s economy according to a study done by the NH Fiscal Policy Institute on the effects of federal funding on the state.
Arts and Entertainment
Distant Dome: One Measly Dollar for the Arts
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In our little piece of the world here in New Hampshire, our mountains have inspired countless paintings, as have our lakes, our seacoast and our factories lining the Merrimack River in Manchester.
Education
Department of Education Ties Federal Money to Trump Executive Orders
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School boards and superintendents balked at signing a mandatory document from the New Hampshire Department of Education required for schools to receive federal money and grants.