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The prime sponsor of the proposed amendment, Rep. Catherine Sofikitis, D-Nashua, was not optimistic about a positive recommendation from the committee, but said she viewed her proposal as the beginning of a dialogue to discuss the policy and to begin moving away from the divisions plaguing the country.
The near sacred process of choosing who will be running for what was once considered to be the leader of the free world is about to commence. But this year’s presidential run for the roses feels different than past races.
The House wants Congress to make an official declaration of war before the New Hampshire National Guard is deployed in a combat zone overseas.
Meeting Thursday, the House in a series of close votes, killed bills that would have aided transgender individuals and voted to join about 20 other states in banning transgender surgery for individuals under 18 years old.
The House decided not to increase state school building aid or feed more students on the free and reduced lunch program, but did agree to a new landfill siting process and moving election information management into the 21st Century.
The House Wednesday decided charter schools should be able to participate in the state building aid program, but failed to approve greater safety measures for students on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.
Gone are the Kumbaya days of the bipartisan budget deal and work on expanding housing and day care services, two of the state’s biggest needs, if New Hampshire is to be economically viable.
But the fairly new Education Freedom Account program approved three years ago in the state’s two-year budget package has no limit on what is spent from the state’s Education Trust Fund. Sort of like Santa Clause this time of year.
The state wants a Rockingham County Superior Court judge to consider its decision on the Statewide Education Property Tax final so it may be appealed to the state Supreme Court.