Read news coverage of the 2024 presidential primary calendar, and you’ll see words like “in limbo, “unsettled” and “in flux.” But ask New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan about the notion that New Hampshire won’t hold the first primary, and he’s got a word of his ...
Last week, the third overhaul of the state’s education funding formula was unveiled before the Senate Finance Committee, which decided to include it in the Senate’s proposed state budget for the next two years. Gov. Chris Sununu unveiled his plan in his February budget address, the House ...
“Shut up,” he said. That was the response from New Hampshire state Rep. Tommy Hoyt when a voter asked him to support “Parents Bill of Rights” legislation when it came up for a vote. Hoyt, a Democrat, declined — and not so politely. “Do you know why children’s results tanked ...
The federal government is broken when 20 or so far right extremists who represent an extremely small portion of the country’s residents, can hold the nation, the economy and the global economy hostage over what was once routine legislation. The issue is not really to cut spending — that ...
Over the last decade, Medicaid expansion, or the Granite Advantage Health Care program has been one of the most impactful and successful the Legislature has enacted. The program had a rough beginning as the remnants of the O’Brien led House and their allies in the Senate did all they could ...
History is a funny thing. For example, two communities claim to be the birthplace of the Republican Party, Exeter, New Hampshire and Ripon, Wisconsin. Around here Exeter is thought to be the holy place, but almost everywhere else in the country — including Wikipedia — believe it was ...
