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EDUCATION
Why universal school choice would help all N.H. students — and the public schools
“Healthy market competition is fundamental to a well-functioning…
HEALTH CARE
Medicaid can’t continue expanding forever
As legislators consider more proposals to expand Medicaid eligibility…
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
Boondoggle: State study shows soaring costs, plunging ridership for commuter rail
The January, 2023, draft of the state’s Capital Corridor commuter…
TAXATION
The Interest & Dividends Tax is a New Hampshire disadvantage
Eight U.S. states have no income tax.
New Hampshire is not…
REGULATION
N.H. could become first New England state to license music therapists
As Gov. Chris Sununu moves to undo the state’s overly burdensome…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
States inaugurate a flat tax revolution
The Tax Foundation's Jared Walczak writes that a push for flat…
BETTER GOVERNMENT
The 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 […]
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The many benefits of a court docket for land use cases
BETTER GOVERNMENT, FEATURED, HOUSINGIn 2019, the state created a Housing Appeals Board to offer a speedier resolution to land use disputes between property owners and local boards. Though the cases that have gone to the board have been resolved quickly, a large backlog of cases remains in Superior Court. Richard Head, government relations coordinator for the state judicial […]