Education
Opposition Turns Out for Expanding Education Freedom Account Program
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Little support was shown for the Senate’s proposal for expanding the Education Freedom Account program to eliminate any income requirement Tuesday.
Business & Economy
Bill Seeks to Add Parents to Educators’ Responsibilities
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Adding that educators have a responsibility to parents as well as their students to the educators’ codes of conduct and ethics is not needed and could lead to potential problems, the Senate Education Committee was told Tuesday.
News
Distant Dome: The Last Election Could Impact Your Personal Health
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“Elections have consequences,” is an old adage and the last general election may be one of the most consequential in many years, both in New Hampshire and nationally.
Business & Economy
NH House Says ‘No’ to Sanctuary Cities
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The House wants to prohibit sanctuary cities or towns in the state to shelter undocumented immigrants, but Democrats argued now is not the time with the Trump administration deporting immigrants without due process or any evidence they committed a crime.
Arts and Entertainment
NH House Votes to Expand Education Freedom Accounts Program
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By a slim margin, the House Thursday approved expanding the Education Freedom Account program to every child in the state in the second year of the next biennium.
Business & Economy
Parents’ Questions Would Require ‘Honest and Complete’ Answers Under SB 96
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A bill mandating teachers answer parents’ questions about their child “completely and honestly” came under fire at a public hearing Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Quick Fix Won’t Overturn Injunction Blocking Divisive Concepts Law, Panel Told
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A bill to add a teacher’s mental state to the state divisive concepts law is not enough to overturn the federal court’s injunction, a House committee was told Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Concerns Raised about NH House Budget Plan
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The Republican members of the House Finance Committee presented their proposed fiscal 2026-2027 operating budget to their colleagues Tuesday prior to the vote on the two-bill budget package Thursday.
Business & Economy
Distant Dome: Tax Cuts Take Their Toll on Next State Budget
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In broad terms, the very people who had to make the decisions for the draconian cuts in the proposed budget are the ones who helped put the committee in its awkward position.