Education
Two Education Freedom Account Changes Fail to Find a Majority
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Changes to the Education Freedom Account program split the House Education Committee Wednesday and will be debated on the floor of the House later this month.
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Changes to the Education Freedom Account program split the House Education Committee Wednesday and will be debated on the floor of the House later this month.
A bill that would, once again, create “donor towns” under the Statewide Education Property Tax had a public hearing Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has opened a lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in the New Hampshire 2024 Republican presidential primary, according to the latest UNH Survey Center poll.
Gov. Chris Sununu approved the 10-year master plan for the Mount Washington state park this week and is expecting an estimate for a comprehensive environmental assessment of summit needs as part of his budget, commission members were told Friday.
Eliminating the county delegation from a legislator’s list of responsibilities and giving that authority to county commissioners was the subject of a bill that got little support on Thursday.
The father of the Manchester boy who died this week after he was rushed to the hospital with serious burns and other abuse-related injuries last week was planning to run, according to court records.
House Majority Leader Rep. Jason Osborne, R-Auburn, and House Minority Leader Rep. Matt Wilhelm, D-Manchester, are co-sponsors of House Bill 639.
Rep. David Luneau, D-Hopkinton, speaks to the House Education Committee Wednesday about his bill to have the Department of Education take over administration of the Education Freedom Account program.
With the closing of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, formerly known as YDC, required in just five weeks, lawmakers are now scrambling to pass a new bill to create a new facility and extend the closure date.