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Distant Dome

Distant Dome

Garry Rayno

Garry Rayno

Garry Rayno’s Distant Dome runs exclusively on Manchester Ink Link and InDepthNH.org, where Rayno will explore a broader perspective on State House – and state – happenings. Over his three-decade career Rayno has closely covered the NH State House for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Foster’s Daily Democrat, and his coverage spanned the news spectrum, from local planning, school and select boards, to national issues such as electric industry deregulation and Presidential primaries. He is former editor of The Hillsboro Messenger and Assistant Editor of The Argus-Champion. Rayno graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in English Literature and lives with his wife Carolyn in New London.

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NH Minority Needs Protection from the Majority’s Tyranny

There are lots of examples of the tyranny of the majority, but last week it couldn’t be more blatant than what happened with House Bill 75.

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Distant Dome: Budget is a Beginning but More Needs to Be Done

The celebration last week over the bipartisan approval of the next biennial budget was certainly noteworthy, but despite the festivities there are some long standing problems the budget begins to address but does not solve.

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The Planets Align for the State Budget

The Senate did remove all of the retirement spending and instead wants to appoint a commission to study additional benefits in light of the long-term stability of the system which has a considerable unfunded liability.

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Budget Battles Begin after Senate Votes Wednesday

The legislative biennial budget procession will hit the third milestone this week when the Senate meets Wednesday to vote on its proposed $15.1 billion two-year operating budget.

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Distant Dome: NH Lawmakers Have Another Education Funding Plan to Consider

Last week, the third overhaul of the state’s education funding formula was unveiled before the Senate Finance Committee, which decided to include it in the Senate’s proposed state budget for the next two years.

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Distant Dome: The Action now Lies with the States

The federal government is broken when 20 or so far right extremists who represent an extremely small portion of the country’s residents, can hold the nation, the economy and the global economy hostage over what was once routine legislation.

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Distant Dome: Medicaid Expansion Should Not Be at Risk

Over the last decade, Medicaid expansion, or the Granite Advantage Health Care program has been one of the most impactful and successful the Legislature has enacted.

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Distant Dome: History Is Not Always Comfortable

For example, two communities claim to be the birthplace of the Republican Party, Exeter, New Hampshire and Ripon, Wisconsin.

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Gun Violence Exploding with No Legislative Action

Is New Hampshire living on borrowed time or just lucky?

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Education Will Be Front and Center with Lawmakers this Week

The state’s contributions to public education puts it in line with state’s like Mississippi and Louisiana although its per capita wealth averages among the highest in the country.