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ISSUES
EDUCATION
Capping Education Freedom Accounts would cap opportunities for students
More than 1,000 New Hampshire families have applied for one of…
HEALTH CARE
The unvaccinated account for 98% of N.H. COVID deaths since Feb. 1, state data show
Since the beginning of February, unvaccinated individuals have…
ENERGY
Merrimack Station, coal power and moral responsibility
A recent New Hampshire Public Radio story about New Hampshire’s…
STATE BUDGET
Budget deal cuts state spending by 3%, lowers taxes, creates Education Freedom Accounts
UPDATE: This analysis has been updated to incorporate the Legislative…
TRANSPORTATION
N.H. wasting $5.4 million to design obsolete commuter rail line
Amid a historic collapse in transit ridership, the Executive…
TAXATION
Supreme Court refusal to hear N.H. tax case puts all remote workers’ cross-border income in jeopardy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear New Hampshire’s…
REGULATION
On evictions, the answer is more property rights, not fewer
The Center for Disease Control’s plainly unconstitutional eviction…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
State business tax cuts have not led to a reduction in state revenue
Many people believe that cutting tax rates always and automatically…
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 […]