Feature
GOP Agenda Takes a Big Hit in the House
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After last year’s kumbaya session with its bipartisan budget, and congratulations all around, the 2024 session began ugly with the war on trans youth and stayed that way until almost the very end.
News
Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Fails to Pass the House
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Senate Democrats implored their colleagues to vote down what they called an “anti-sanctuary cities” bill, and their counterparts in the House did just that.
News
House Kills Citizenship Documentation Requirement for Voting
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A bill that would set up a new approach to voters who show up at the polls without documentation to prove citizenship was effectively killed by the House Thursday after the Senate passed it along party lines 14-10.
Business & Economy
House Kills Education Freedom Account Program Expansion
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Expanding the Education Freedom Account failed to graduate from the 2024 legislative session Thursday failing on a 185-168 vote of the House.
Courts & Corrections
Bail Reform Heading to the Governor’s Desk
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The House and Senate approved changing the state’s bail system to draw clearer lines on who should be held as a danger to the community and who should not.
Education
Legislative Committee Raises Issues on Proposed Changes to Education Rules
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A legislative oversight committee that will have to approve the rule changes governing academic standards for public schools, questioned some proposed changes in those rules, such as class sizes and alignment with state statutes.
Feature
Distant Dome: NH’s May Revenues Paint a Gloomy Picture for the Future
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But both those hanging up their legislative pins and those who hope to return cannot be overjoyed about the financial picture for the state heading into the 2025 fiscal year that begins July 1.
Negotiators Reach Deal on Education Freedom Account Expansion
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House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on expanding the Education Freedom Account program that would increase the income threshold for a family of four by $23,400 beginning next school year.
Business & Economy
No Agreement Reached in First Education Freedom Account Session
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House and Senate negotiators over expanding the Education Freedom Account program did not reach a quick agreement Tuesday during their first meeting on House Bill 1665.