Education
The Timberlane Tax Revolt
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Hundreds of angry homeowners from Danville, Sandown, Atkinson and Plaistow drove on icy roads to the Timberlane Performing Arts Center that evening, on a mission to cut and cap their property taxes.
Underage Marriage and Sexual Assault Laws See Major Changes
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But a bill introduced this year by state Rep. Margaret Drye, R-Plainfield, would carve out a narrow exception, allowing 17-year-olds to marry with their parents’ permission if they or their intended spouse is on active military duty.
Courts & Corrections
Emotional Testimony on Proposed Military Exemption to Underage Marriage Law
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A bill that would exempt 17-year-olds on active military duty or their partners from a new state law banning underage marriage drew emotional testimony from both sides on Tuesday.
New Court Rules Affect Education Funding Lawsuit and Judges Disciplined for Misconduct
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A new state Supreme Court rule that took effect Jan. 1 lays out how the court must handle any appeals of decisions involving a justice who is disciplined for misconduct.
Business & Economy
GOP Celebrates End of N.H. Interest and Dividends Tax
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Republican House leaders, along with representatives of three anti-tax groups, held a “wake” Monday morning for the state Interest and Dividends Tax, which ends at midnight on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
‘The Candy Man Can’ In Hampstead
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In these parts, the candy man who can is Robert “Chocolate Bob” Newsteder, who with his partner, Barbara Finch, runs My Favorite Chocolate, a tiny store and chocolate factory that smells like Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter all wrapped into one.
Business & Economy
Merry Christmas: N.H. Getting $191 Million for Universal Broadband
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New Hampshire is getting the gift that keeps on giving: $191 million in federal money to put every last residence and business in the state within reach of broadband internet service over the next five years.
Courts & Corrections
State Quiet, School Districts Cautiously Optimistic About School Funding Case
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Supporters of a group of school districts led by Contoocook Valley (ConVal) that sued the state over education funding were cautiously optimistic after oral arguments before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, while the defendants – the state Legislature, governor, Department of Education and Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut – largely remained silent.
Courts & Corrections
School Districts Argue for Immediate Increase in School Funding; State Objects
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For the second time in less than a month, the state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether New Hampshire’s current school funding scheme is constitutional.