Garry Rayno
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Distant Dome: PragerU Is a Bad Fit for the Granite State
Did you know it was white people who ended slavery? Or that slavery was commonplace in the world as far back as the third century?
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NH Business Tax Cuts Are Just Trickle Down Economics
Despite politicians’ claims of business tax rate cuts spurring the state’s economy, a recent study indicates the state’s economy would grow faster by putting additional money in the hands of low- to moderate-income residents.
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Distant Dome: State Has Had 30 Years to Fix Ed Funding System
This year is the 30th anniversary of the state Supreme Court’s Claremont education decision, but the fundamental issues raised by the five plaintiff communities is not yet “settled law.”
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Distant Dome: State Revenues Running Well Ahead of Estimates
The initial figures for state revenue collected in the 2023 fiscal year ending June 30 shows the state collected $539 million more than predicted by budget writers two years ago.
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Distant Dome: Return to a Darker Time: The Supreme Court Story
Despite assurances about not upending settled law during their confirmation hearings before the US Senate, the three Supreme Court justices seated during the Trump administration, have not lived up to their words.
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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.