Education
Bill Expanding Parental Rights is Praised and Damned
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A bill to broaden parental rights over school curriculum and to require teachers to answer parents’ questions had mixed reviews at a public hearing Tuesday.
Feature
Distant Dome: 603 Hysteria in Legislature This Week
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You could almost believe The 603 was akin to The Old Man of the Mountain, the New Hampshire Presidential Primary or “Live Free or Die,” instead of an area code for making telephone calls.
Courts & Corrections
Fight Shaping Up Over Marijuana Legalization
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Dueling proposals for legalizing cannabis for recreational use are shaping up to be a significant skirmish between the House and Senate.
Health & Mental Health
Death with Dignity Opponents and Supporters Tell Their Stories
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Death with dignity allows the terminally ill to once again claim control of their lives, or will encourage those on the emotional edge into suicide, a Senate committee was told Wednesday.
Feature
Distant Dome: Education Freedom Account Expansion May Be Determined This Week
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This week may tell what the fate of expanding the Education Freedom Account program will be.
COVID
State Seeks to Expand Services at Community Mental Health Centers
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The state Department of Health and Human Services hopes to help transform the community mental health centers through a federal demonstration program.
Business & Economy
Amendment Would Nullify Any Squatters’ Rights in NH
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Unlike California, New York and many other states, New Hampshire would prohibit any squatters’ rights allowing someone to remain in a building they occupied without an agreement with the owner.
Education
House Committee Seeks to Kill Senate Education Freedom Account Bill
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Rep. Alicia Lekas, R-Hudson, introduced House Bill 1665 to increase the income threshold for Education Freedom Accounts to 500 percent of the federal poverty level Tuesday before the Senate Education Committee.
Feature
Distant Dome: Education Priorities Upside Down in Legislature
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From the new proposed rules for education minimum standards to alternative education opportunities, the state legislature and the executive branch appear to have their priorities upside down.