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EDUCATION
How educational entrepreneurship can create new opportunities for N.H. children
By Kerry McDonald
Parents in the Granite State and across the…
HEALTH CARE
Temporary licenses offer life support for N.H. health care system as permanent fix proves elusive
On Feb. 1, amid a critical shortage of health care personnel…
ENERGY
Federal agency lobbied to block New England access to domestic natural gas, emails show
A federal government agency worked in the winter of 2019 to prevent…
STATE BUDGET
With electricity rebate, legislators could spend more than 75% of the 2022 budget surplus
Gov. Chris Sununu has proposed tapping $60 million of the state…
TRANSPORTATION
New Hampshire’s chosen commuter rail partner has a dismal safety record
If you planned to start a new enterprise and hire someone to…
TAXATION
Massachusetts votes to raise New Hampshire’s median income
One of the more important New Hampshire stories of the 2022 mid-term…
REGULATION
The gubernatorial candidates’ housing plans: An assessment
By Jason Sorens
Gov. Chris Sununu and his opponent, Sen. Tom…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The dumb fight over an 0.1% business tax cut
Republicans in the Legislature are pushing to lower New Hampshire’s…
BETTER GOVERNMENT
A bill to be considered by the House of Representatives this week would end the legal doctrine of qualified immunity in New Hampshire. This policy brief offers a quick explainer of the bill and the broader issue of qualified immunity it addresses. What is qualified immunity? Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine created by the […]
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How the state budget enhances the Legislature’s emergency powers
BETTER GOVERNMENT, BLOG, FEATUREDThe final House-Senate compromise added to this year’s state budget was a deal to give the Legislature more power during a declared state of emergency. This was an issue of heated debate, as many legislators thought the House and Senate needed a more active role in governing during a state of emergency. The compromise doesn’t […]