Still Trying To Understand Donald Trump

And I am coming to believe that “the former guy,” as Joe Biden has happily stumbled upon calling him — an overweight carnival barker in actual clown make-up — became president of our country for very specific historical and cultural reasons (right time, right place, wrong man).

MandateFromTheKing

Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.

Sununu Says He’s Close To Nominating New Attorney General

The way it works, the governor nominates an attorney general and he or she has to be confirmed by the elected, five-member Executive Council. The Republican governor, now entering his third term, has a 4-1 Republican majority in the Executive Council for the first time in two years.

Sununu Orders All Schools To Reopen, Teachers Say He’s Late To The Game

For the behavioral health and psychological wellbeing of the state’s children, Gov. Chris Sununu said at his Thursday news conference that he will issue an executive order requiring school districts to return them to classrooms for at least two days a week starting March 8.

Senate Approves Education Aid, But Not More for Poorest Districts

The state Senate unanimously approved a bill to maintain state education aid at levels school districts received during the 2019-2020 school year for enrollment, but voted along party lines not to include additional money for the state’s 80 most needy school districts.

Changes and Flaws in School Voucher Bill Debated

A bill allowing parents to use state education money to provide alternative educational opportunities for their children has been slimmed down as Republicans try to pass one of their legislative priorities.