Business & Economy
Cannabis Legalization Gets Initial Approval From N.H. House
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By a nearly two-to-one majority, the House Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults.
Education
Education Freedom Account Program Under Scrutiny By House Committee
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The state’s Education Freedom Account program and whether it should be expanded or reined in was an all-day topic over seven bills Tuesday before the House Education Committee.
Feature
Ed Dupont Served the State Well
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Some lawmakers spend decades at the State House, do a good job for their constituents but do not really leave a mark on the state’s legacy.
Business & Economy
Fiscal Committee Votes to Accept $51.5M in Federal Medicaid Money
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The state will have $51.5 million in additional federal funds to support Medicaid recipients who qualified under relaxed guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Time to Eliminate Statewide Education Property Tax, Panel Told
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The Statewide Education Property Tax has been the subject of several lawsuits against the state with the latest currently before Rockingham County Superior Court.
Business & Economy
Change in State Retirement System Would Attract Young Workers, Supporters Claim
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New state employees would have a different state retirement program under a bill that had a public hearing Wednesday before the House Executive Departments and Administration Committee.
News
Little Interest Shown in Bills to Grant Credits for Religious Classes
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Several bills introduced this session would allow students to receive graduation credits for attending religious classes outside a public school.
Feature
Some Are Trying to Make New Hampshire More Like Florida
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Other states are facing a similar attempted conversion fighting the same battle over vouchers or “Education Freedom Accounts” as here in New Hampshire.
Education
Opposition Turns Out Against Bill Expanding Background Checks in Non-Public Education
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A bill expanding criminal background checks to employees or volunteers of non-public educational services that take state money drew opposition from a number of homeschoolers Friday at a public hearing before the House Education Committee.