Garry Rayno
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: New Hampshire Ranks Near the Top for Lifetime Taxation
It is election time and the phrase “New Hampshire Advantage” passed through a lot of lips, although not many Democrats’.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: The High Cost of Ruining Public Education
Public Education was a crowning moment for the young United States as its founders knew if the republic was to survive it would need an educated citizenry.
Business & Economy
Distant Dome: Food Insecurity Is Growing Rapidly in New Hampshire
According to the 2026 Feeding America report, Coos County has the highest overall food insecurity in the state at 15.4 percent with children at 22 percent, followed by Sullivan County with an overall rate of 12.3 percent and children at 18.3 percent.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: Veto Day is Coming
They will return to the Capitol City to take up 31 of the 33 bills Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed this year.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: State Budget Problems Lie Ahead
This week the state will release revenue numbers for the first month of the new fiscal year which began July 1.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: What Does the State Really Pay for Public Education
The state education funding system has been challenged for years going back decades, with one of the most recent suits decided by the state Supreme Court and the other still before the court.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: Political Gimmicks Won’t Lower Property Taxes
A late 1970s rock band was named Cheap Trick, which could also be the title for House Bill 1300 which Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law last week.
News
Distant Dome: Ayotte’s Veto of Highway Plan Sets Off Lawmakers
Historically, there are two things a governor can do that really pisses off lawmakers, veto a hard-fought budget deal or the state’s 10-Year Highway Improvement Plan.
Feature
Distant Dome: May a 250-Year Old Experiment Survive
But the oligarchs never gave up and developed a plan to bring themselves back to power. It started with Republicans taking over state legislatures, once the hallmark of Democrats and ended with the US Supreme Court.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: The Real Value of the Claremont Education Decisions
The Supreme Court’s two Claremont Education rulings in the last century have not drastically changed the state’s public education system or the way it is funded.