Education
Senate Finance Begins Final Work on its Proposed, Two-Year Budget Plan
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CONCORD — The Senate Finance Committee hopes to finish 99 percent of its work by the end of the week but has many outstanding issues to navigate before a final vote.
Health & Mental Health
House Finance Subcommittee Wants to Hold Medicaid Expansion Bill for a Year
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A House Finance Committee’s subdivision wants to hold a bill reauthorizing the state’s Medicaid expansion program for a year.
Feature
Distant Dome: The Action now Lies with the States
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The federal government is broken when 20 or so far right extremists who represent an extremely small portion of the country’s residents, can hold the nation, the economy and the global economy hostage over what was once routine legislation.
Health & Mental Health
Granite Advantage Program Clears First House Hurdle
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The state’s Medicaid expansion program cleared its first hurdle in the House unscathed after three hours of debate Thursday.
Education
House Kills Parental Bill of Rights for This Session and Next Year’s Session
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The motion to indefinitely postpone, which prevents a similar or identical bill from coming up again before the current term ends in December 2024, was approved on a 196-190 vote.
Feature
Distant Dome: Medicaid Expansion Should Not Be at Risk
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Over the last decade, Medicaid expansion, or the Granite Advantage Health Care program has been one of the most impactful and successful the Legislature has enacted.
Business & Economy
Senate Finance Approves Trams for Cannon Mountain
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The Senate Finance Committee Friday looked favorably on a proposal to spend $18 million to replace the tram cars and upgrade the tramway at state-owned Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
News
Senate Concerned House May Kill Medicaid Expansion Program
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Senators are concerned the House may not be willing to approve an extended reauthorization of the state’s Medicaid expansion program.
Courts & Corrections
Plaintiffs Argue Gerrymandering Diluted Democrats’ Votes in New Districts
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Redistricting issues do not belong before the courts, the state argued Thursday before the state Supreme Court, saying instead the process belongs with the legislature.