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But rather than put money away for a looming rainy day that was inevitable when the federal money dries up, led by Gov. Chris Sununu, Republican lawmakers and a handful of Democrats cut the rates of the two businesses taxes that supply the largest amount of state generated revenue, eliminated the state’s only tax on wealth — the business and interest tax — and lowered the rate of the second biggest state generated revenue source, the rooms and meals tax.
For the families I represent, quality and affordable health care is already hard to come by. That’s why I’m so alarmed about what comes next for all of us in the wake of the sudden closure of the Ammonoosuc facility in Franconia.
Proposed legislation for the upcoming 2026 session would make sweeping changes in the state’s Education Freedom Account voucher program from eliminating a cap on enrollment to the Department of Education managing the program.
Jeffrey Epstein, Rob Reiner, crypto deals, the Kennedy Center; Venezuela, the White House, vaccinations and wind farms. That is only the past few weeks. As 2025 limps to an end, it hardly seems possible that so much has transpired and the primary catalyst for so much sadness has been one man.
A new car becomes affordable when your car does not pass inspection (a thing of the past in New Hampshire in a month or two), but the same car would be unaffordable if your car is running well and not rusted from all salt dumped on New Hampshire roads.
The Manchester NAACP expresses deep concern following the shooting death of Nickenley Turenne, a 24-year-old Black man, during an interaction with the Manchester Police Department after a police pursuit.
What better measure of treating the most vulnerable than the public education system open to all, not just those with the resources to send their children to private or religious schools.
These disparities exist not because of individual behavior, but because of structural barriers: unequal access to care, implicit bias in clinical settings, a lack of culturally concordant providers, and the cumulative stress of navigating racism long before labor begins.
The voucher program is an albatross around the neck of our public universities too. This year’s budget, which allows for $87M to private school students, cut the University System’s budget by $35M.
There are many kinds of marriages in the world, but mine comes with an extra seasonal clause; every December, I share my husband with the world.
