Posts by Andrew Sylvia
The New Hampshire House of Representatives’ Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs had a lot on its plate on Thursday here’s a recap.
The Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) Finance and Facilities committee recommended a $188,759,220 Fiscal Year 2024 Manchester School District tax cap revenue and expenditure budget on Wednesday night, as well as additional requested funding beyond tax cap limitations and a proposed school food and nutrition budget as well.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs met on Wednesday, here’s a recap of what went down.
On Tuesday, the New Hampshire Senate Committee on Election Law and Municipal Affairs heard testimony on SB 224, a bill that modifies criteria for the adoption of housing opportunity zones by a municipality and expands the definition of inclusionary zoning for affordable housing.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu provided a speech outlining his proposed Fiscal Year 2024-’25 budget on Tuesday that appeared to reach out to both sides of the aisle as the slog toward the state’s next biennial budget now truly begins.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on Science, Technology and Energy had a packed slate on Monday. Here’s what they worked on.
On Monday night, the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) chose Symmes, Maini and McKee Associates (SMMA) to help guide its long-term facilities plan following a hotly-contested debate over finalists for the role.
Echoes of last week’s controversial school board meeting in Milford made its way to the public comment section of Monday night’s Board of School Committee (BOSC) meeting, as three members of the public referenced Milford in attacks on the Manchester School District’s policies regarding support of transgender students.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives Education Committee had a full slate on Friday. Here’s what they discussed.
On Friday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) hosted a press conference at The Growing Years Early Childhood Center in Manchester highlighting New Hampshire’s lack of childcare availability.
The Manchester School District is limiting attendance to all sporting events for the rest of the winter season to family members of student athletes following a recent fight in a basketball game between Manchester Memorial and Nashua North.
Wednesday held a slew of gun-related bills for review in the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Here’s a recap.
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On Tuesday night, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Special Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs and Youth Services heard additional information a pending proposal from Gatehouse Treatment to help the provide members of the city’s homeless population seeking detox services from opioid and other forms of drug and alcohol abuse, followed by its approval by the full board later in the evening.
When a homeless person from Town A goes to Town B seeking shelter or other services, who pays for those services? One piece of legislation under review in the state legislature seeks to answer that question.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives Education Committee had a busy schedule on Monday. Here’s a recap of what they discussed.
There was plenty discussed this weekend about the Democratic National Committee’s decision regarding New Hampshire’s role in the Presidential Primary Nomination Calendar, as there has been in recent months and likely in future months as well. In the end though, did this weekend’s decision to officially put South Carolina first really matter? The short answer is no, and the long answer is not at this time, and that long answer deserves a thread.
Late last month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety heard testimony on a bill that could impact parole access for prisoners that have made a genuine effort to rehabilitate themselves.
In addition to a bill seeking to prohibit future state funding on commuter rail, there were several other bills discussed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives Public Works and Highways Committee on Friday. Here’s a recap.
Is it a boondoggle or a necessity for New Hampshire’s economic future? That was the question in the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Works and Highways on Friday as they heard testimony on a bill that would prohibit the use of state funds for new passenger rail projects.