Posts by Garry Rayno
House Bill 623 would have the state distribute the same amount of education aid in the next two fiscal years, 2022 and 2023, as it distributes this fiscal year, 2021.
Proponents and opponents of “education freedom accounts” Tuesday debated if the bill would benefit students or special interests, and if it would provide greater educational opportunities or be an invitation to commit fraud.
One bill would exempt records in personnel files, internal investigations and pre-employment background investigations of state and local law enforcement officers from any public disclosure including the state’s right-to-know law.
The opening of the 2021 legislative session Wednesday for the Senate and House was like night and day.
This year is and has been a sad reminder of how fragile life is as the pandemic continues to rage with a vaccine on the horizon.
A change in party control will mean an about-face on a federal grant to encourage and help develop and expand charter schools in New Hampshire.
“I see two different worlds,” David Ryan said. “You’ve heard (the saying) people born on third base think they hit a triple, but there are kids in Manchester, Nashua, out in the western part of the state and up north that aren’t even on the team.”
Lawmakers should be urged to use the Education Funding Commission’s recommendations to begin changing the system as soon as possible.
State officials are negotiating with Vermont to house some of their children at the Sununu Youth Services Center for youths the court determines are delinquent.
Opening the initial hearings on the 2022-2023 biennial budget Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in a far better position than envisioned last spring in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Education Funding Commission Monday grappled with the principles of a more equitable system as it nears its deadline to produce a final report.
A record turnout, new voters, coattails and a return of Trump backers who sat out the 2018 election produced a mixed bag of results for the state’s two political parties Tuesday.
Under the weight of more than $100 million of debt, LRGHealthcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday in federal bankruptcy court.
Staffing long-term care facilities was a challenge before the coronavirus pandemic but is now a critical issue, a legislative study committee was told Thursday.
Public school officials told legislators Wednesday the state has sent conflicting messages, failed to provide timely safety and health guidance, and needs to provide additional money to school districts in order to continue reopening schools during the pandemic.
You have to wonder what motivates some people to run for the House. Do they want to make the state better, to represent their constituents or to impede the legislative process believing no government is better than what exists?
The state’s current system is inequitable for both students and taxpayers, according to a recent report discussed Thursday by the New Hampshire Commission to Study School Funding.
Despite a pandemic, New Hampshire voters turned out in record numbers to reward incumbents and familiar names on the ballot in Tuesday’s primary election, an election like none experienced before.
In a primary like no other, conventional wisdom may not be that conventional as candidates square off under the weight of a pandemic most had hoped would be contained by now.
Long-time Manchester Police Officer Gary Tibbetts died Friday at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla., from COVID-19.