Education
Oversight Committee Discusses Accountability for Education Freedom Account Program.
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Enrollment in the state’s Education Freedom Account program continues to rise, growing 26 percent this year and costing an estimated $28 million.
Education
Plaintiffs Argue Rand Decision on Statewide Property Tax Should Stand
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In a brief filed Monday, the plaintiffs in the Rand education funding suit on appeal before the Supreme Court, say the superior court decision should stand as it follows past rulings, past practices and constitutional provisions.
Education
Distant Dome: Two Weeks of Education Funding Legal Wrangling Ahead
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The latest round for education funding lawsuits enters the judicial ring this week in Rockingham County Superior Court and will be argued over the next two weeks.
Energy
No Room at the Table for Utility Consumer Advocates on $400M Project
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State utility regulators voted to prohibit New Hampshire and Maine consumer advocates from participating in a review of a $385 million transmission line upgrade that has drawn criticism from officials, advocates, and property owners and residents along the 49-mile project.
Former Education Commission Members Believe ConVal Decision Flawed
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Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff’s two education funding decisions — ConVal School District and others, and Rand and others — are before the Supreme Court on appeal.
Feature
Good and Bad News Await the Next Governor and Legislature
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Whoever wins the governor’s race and controls the House — the Senate is off limits for Democrats thanks to gerrymandering — will face a daunting task in a state government spoiled by the lure of easy federal money intended to blunt the worst fiscal impacts of the COVID pandemic.
Business & Economy
Legislative Committee Puts Off Vote on New Education Rules
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The Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules delayed taking action on new rules governing the minimum standards for public schools until its November meeting.
Business & Economy
Interest Rate Cuts Help and Hurt States, Report Says
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The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.
Business & Economy
ConVal Plaintiffs Want GOP Amicus Brief Stricken from Record
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The plaintiffs in the ConVal School District education suit on appeal to the state Supreme Court want the court to remove an amicus brief filed by the Speaker of the House and 30 other Republican lawmakers from the record.