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.
Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Allowing Two Transgender Girls to Participate in Girls’ Sports
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US District Court Judge Landya McCafferty’s ruling will allow Parker Tirrell, 15, to continue to play soccer on Plymouth Regional High School’s girls’ soccer team and Iris Turmelle, 14, to try out for winter girls’ sports teams at Pembroke Academy.
Business & Economy
Earned Interest Saves Day for State Revenue Picture
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By the grace of interest earned on federal and state money, state revenues ended the second month of the 2025 fiscal year with a surplus.
Feature
Distant Dome: Revisiting Claremont Education Decisions Comes at Your Peril
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The arguments presented in the attorney general’s, Bradley’s and the 31 Republicans’ briefs urge the Supreme Court to at least review the two original Claremont education decisions and in the case of the lawmakers to overturn those decisions.
Business & Economy
House Speaker and GOP Lawmakers Seek to Overturn Claremont Education Decision
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The Speaker of the House and 30 other Republican lawmakers argue the state Supreme Court should overturn the landmark Claremont education decisions as the justices erred in determining the state had an obligation to provide every child with an adequate education and to pay for it
Business & Economy
States, Including New Hampshire Face Declining Revenues
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The federal dollars that help prevent a debilitating recession fueled state revenues, but now more than half of the states — including New Hampshire — are experiencing lower revenues than the year before.
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State Supreme Court Upholds Student Privacy Policies
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“Parental rights” have been a long-running battlefield in the culture wars and last week’s New Hampshire Supreme Court’s decision will likely spur even more discussion next legislative session.