Garry Rayno
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Budget Season Opens Long before Governor’s Budget Address
Governors traditionally gather the requests from department heads for what they say they will need for resources i.e. money over the next two years and blend it into a strange brew.
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State’s Economy Hangs by the Housing Market Thread
But the recent increase in real estate values has put home ownership out of reach of anyone not earning more than $100,000 annually or more.
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Lawmakers Again Will Grapple with Education Freedom Accounts
To date about 75 percent of the state funds spent for the freedom account program has subsidized tuition for students who attended private and religious schools before the program was launched in 2021 and not students leaving public schools for private or religious schools as advocates had predicted.
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Majority Needs Protections from the Tyranny of the Minority
Preventing the tyranny of the majority is essentially protecting the minority from discrimination due to the actions of the majority.
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Proposals to Change the NH Constitution Abound in New Session
CACR 4 would increase lawmakers’ pay from $200 for the two-year session to $5,000 and increase the presiding officers’ — i.e. the House Speaker and Senate President — salaries for the two years to $6,250.
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Hope and Possibilities Come with New Year at State House
The New Hampshire political scene is rampant with many unknowns heading into the new year: some will be resolved, and some will not.
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Many Good Political Souls and Practitioners in Both Parties Died in 2022
2022 was an election year and that often brings out the worst in politicians, political hacks and supporters or opposers.
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No Quick Fix To State’s Energy Woes
The Sununu administration has proposed two energy policies in the last six years with cheaper energy the driving factor and that translates into continued reliance on fossil fuels.
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New Hampshire Is Not About To Knuckle Under On Primary
Today Democratic office holders, officials, activists and party members are yelling “Hell no, we won’t go” to the Democratic National Committee over a decision to change the dates for its presidential selection process.
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Organization Day Kicks Off the New Two-Year Session of the General Court
Organization Day, the first Wednesday in December, is the day the House and Senate elect their leaders, as well as the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer.