Garry Rayno
Workforce Issues Exacerbated By the Pandemic
The Great Recession impacted men more than women and more women were employed in private industry than men from 2007 until 2015, but since that time more men are working than women.
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Just Approved Budget Sends State in New Direction
There are any number of controversial provisions including the divisive concepts section that is not quite the prohibition on teaching controversial racial or sexual concepts as the original but certainly would prohibit critical race theory in public schools and universities.
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Budget Provisions Aimed To Win Ultraconservative GOP Support
Republican House and Senate budget writers agreed to a budget last week that would be substantially higher than the current biennium budget and includes more controversial sections than usual.
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Ugly Legislative Session Draws to a Close
COVID-19 has meant virtual or hybrid committee meetings, virtual sessions for the Senate, and in-person sessions held on athletic fields and parking lots in Durham and a sportsplex in Bedford for the House.
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InDepthNH.org Writers Score New England Newspaper and Press Awards
We are proud to announce four of our writers recently won awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association.
Senate Finance Crafts Budget More To Sununu’s Liking
The Senate budget sends an entirely different message to the governor: “We got your back.”
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NH Legislature About To Enter Tough Final Stretch
The 2021 legislative session in its final stages and about to enter the “Let’s make a deal” segment.
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Public Education System Is Under Attack In Legislature
Change often goes unnoticed if it is done in quiet little steps.
Taxes Are Complicated and Grow More So
Everyone hates taxes. Yet very few understand how they work, but still believe they take money out of your pocket, which is not necessarily true.
Emergency Powers Boost for NH Governors May Be Curtailed
If there is one thing legislators from both sides of the aisle want to protect, it is their constitutional ability to control the purse strings, so the money grab did not sit well with either party’s lawmakers, although the Democrats were more vocal about the slight.