Department of Education
State Seeks To Join Federal Pilot Program for Free-and-Reduced Lunches
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Lawmakers are considering joining a federal pilot program linking families on Medicaid to the free-and-reduced lunch program in public schools.
Featured in Category
N.H. Business Taxes Slide in February But Total Revenues Up
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Business taxes have propped up state revenues for the last 18 months, but in February they produced less money than anticipated by budget writers.
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Gerrymandering Is Alive and Well in the 603
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You can pass resolutions, express your opinion at public hearings and before legislative committees, birddog the lawmakers making the decisions, but you cannot stop the majority party from giving itself every advantage it can to retain power when it redraws political boundaries.
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Don’t Believe All the Budget Spin
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State (Republican) politicians were falling over each other last week to seize credit for revenue projections for the biennium showing a $283.8 million surplus.
Beverly Stoddard
Thank you, NH, Come Build The Path to Sustainable News With Us
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This is going to continue to be an amazing ride. Build the future of sustainable news with us.
Distant Dome
Wild Ride Ahead for N.H. Lawmakers
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The Republican right-wing had a very successful session this year, probably more than even they imagined: the nation’s most expansive school voucher system, an abortion ban and more, influencing public education’s discussions of race and discrimination, reining in the governor’s sweeping emergency powers and “medical freedom” to blunt public health measures during the pandemic.
Distant Dome
Political Landscape Is Not As Pretty As The First Snow
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Although the governor said there is no gerrymandering in New Hampshire when he twice vetoed bills forming independent redistricting commissions, he must not have looked at what is now Executive Council District 2 which also stretches from the southwest corner of the state to the southeast while picking up Democratic strongholds along the way from Keene, to Concord to Dover and Durham.
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Now Is The Worst of Times
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Happy Thanksgiving and pass the Moderna please. Last week New Hampshire hit its all-time high for active COVID-19 cases, approaching 8,000.
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State Ed. Board Hears Concerns About Proposed Rules on Vouchers and Remote Learning
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CONCORD — The State Board of Education received many suggestions for changing proposed rules for the ”education freedom account” program and for reining in remote learning for extended periods of time.