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The early turmoil in the Republican House caucus over the Majority Leader’s position does not bode well for what lies ahead for the GOP majority in the upcoming session.
Enrollment in the state’s Education Freedom Account program continues to rise, growing 26 percent this year and costing an estimated $28 million.
In a brief filed Monday, the plaintiffs in the Rand education funding suit on appeal before the Supreme Court, say the superior court decision should stand as it follows past rulings, past practices and constitutional provisions.
The latest round for education funding lawsuits enters the judicial ring this week in Rockingham County Superior Court and will be argued over the next two weeks.
State utility regulators voted to prohibit New Hampshire and Maine consumer advocates from participating in a review of a $385 million transmission line upgrade that has drawn criticism from officials, advocates, and property owners and residents along the 49-mile project.
Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff’s two education funding decisions — ConVal School District and others, and Rand and others — are before the Supreme Court on appeal.
Whoever wins the governor’s race and controls the House — the Senate is off limits for Democrats thanks to gerrymandering — will face a daunting task in a state government spoiled by the lure of easy federal money intended to blunt the worst fiscal impacts of the COVID pandemic.
The Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules delayed taking action on new rules governing the minimum standards for public schools until its November meeting.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.