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Rep. Gregory Hill, R-Northfield, testified in favor of his resolution to declare the Supreme Court’s Claremont education funding decisions are not binding on the legislature Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee.
Resolution Would Make Claremont Education Funding Decisions Moot for Legislature
Jon Stone has been attempting to keep the investigations into his actions as a police officer, and the possible reasoning for his firing from the department, hidden from the public.
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.”
A bill declaring May 3 Old Man of the Mountain Day in New Hampshire was signed by Gov. Chris Sununu in a ceremony that included original music, the unveiling of a crystal etching, and a prayer.
A bill that would, once again, create “donor towns” under the Statewide Education Property Tax had a public hearing Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee.
Mayors from eight cities – from Berlin to Manchester to Claremont, Somersworth and beyond – have again appealed to Gov. Chris Sununu for help assisting unhoused people after a tragic holiday week that saw two homeless people die and a woman give birth in a tent during freezing cold weather.
The Department of Safety said Thursday’s fake school shooter threats across the state show why training and exercises are important, but wouldn’t say exactly which schools and communities were impacted.
Protesters came to the State House Wednesday to support a contract to teach sex education to at-risk youths in Manchester and Claremont but it did not get off the table with a majority of the Republican-controlled council saying they were hearing from parents concerned about their rights.
Gov. Chris Sununu Thursday had a perfect record as the legislature sustained all eight of his vetoes including one that would have enhanced regulations for siting landfills that was overridden in the House.