Arts and Entertainment
Ayotte Vetoes Book Ban Bill, Fetus Videos and Locker Room Bill
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have school districts establish a process to ban books and other “inappropriate materials” from public schools.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: New Hampshire Has an Upside Down Government
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Instead of starting at the bottom, the state starts at the top where those with the most are taken care of nicely, while those at the bottom face barriers to the help they need.
Business & Economy
State Revenues End Fiscal Year on an Upswing
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State revenues ended the 2025 fiscal year on a strong note, but the melody for the entire year remains off key.
Courts & Corrections
Distant Dome: NH Education Funding Still Before the Courts
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Education funding reform advocates scored a nearly walk-off grand slam last week with the state Supreme Court’s ConVal ruling.
Courts & Corrections
Reaction Mixed on ConVal Education Ruling
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Some believe the state Supreme Court got it right once again on education funding and taxes in its ConVal decision, but others say it fails to give lawmakers and the governor their due for education policy and funding.
Business & Economy
NH Supreme Court Sides with School Districts on Adequate Funding
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In a 3-2 decision, the state Supreme Court has again found the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide its students with an adequate education and to pay for it as it did in the Claremont ruling.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
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Republicans were the majority party both years, however, the nearly evenly divided House voted overwhelmingly for a budget with bipartisan support two years ago.
Business & Economy
Legislature Continues to Target Transgender Youth
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House and Senate lawmakers Thursday approved the final versions of bills to prohibit medical procedures for transgender minors, to restrict voting and changes to public education on their last session of the 2025 session outside of veto day this fall.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: Broken Promises Galore in State Budget Plan
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One sitting legislature cannot bind the hands of a future legislature is an adage heard frequently in the State House.