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EDUCATION
A few regulatory changes could make N.H. first in freedom for education entrepreneurs
There’s more that can be done to make New Hampshire a freer…
HEALTH CARE
The state says optometrists can’t do surgeries, including ones they’re trained to do
As part of their doctorate-level education, optometrists learn…
ENERGY
How one New England gas terminal exposes terrible U.S. energy policies
Travis Fisher and Josh Loucks of the Cato Institute this week…
STATE BUDGET
Debunking five myths about N.H.’s business tax cuts
Nine years after the state began reducing business tax rates,…
TRANSPORTATION
Feds devote another $19 million to save declining Manchester bus service
From 2013–2022, the Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) increased…
TAXATION
In N.H., you can’t tax “the rich” or “big businesses” without taxing the little guy too
It’s election season, and once again progressives are advocating…
REGULATION
Baby, please don’t go banning “price gouging” of concert tickets
The West’s top musical acts all play Los Angeles (population…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Legislators vote to strengthen local tax caps, especially for school districts
While crime stories, campus protests and political drama captured…
BETTER GOVERNMENT
A surprising divide has arisen this year over how the state should respond to increasing volumes of public records requests. On one side, we see discord and anger. On the other, unity and progress. The split shows the value of a win-win approach to solving problems. Many officials responsible for providing access to public records […]
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Legislators distributing random numbers is no basis for sound public policy
BETTER GOVERNMENT, FEATURED“This is not a world to live at random in as you do.… Everything in this world is matter of calculation.” — Thomas Jefferson, Oct. 12, 1786 Random chance is a constant feature of life on Earth, and for centuries it was a feature of human government. Kings and councils ruled with “arbitrary power,” as […]