Category Archives: Budgets
Nashua attorney asks court to dismiss spending cap lawsuit
A city attorney is denying allegations that aldermen violated the city charter when they recently adopted a city ordinance that will allow the annual budget to exceed the spending cap without the required 10 votes. In court documents, Steve Bolton, … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Local NH Politics, Union Leader
Tagged Lawsuit, Nashua, Spending Cap
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The University System of NH has a serious problem
Part of the budget is funding for the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). The public universities came to the taxpayers with their hands out asking for a combined request of $182 million over the two-year budget period. But there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, New Hampshire News, NH Political Buzz
Tagged Budget, Debt, UNH
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House speaker, governor not exactly chatty
HOUSE SPEAKER Shawn Jasper and Gov. Chris Sununu’s chief of staff are downplaying speculation that there is a growing rift between the two leading Republicans in the wake of a failed budget vote and the House vote against Right to … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Chris Sununu, NH House. Speaker Jasper
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Trump: “We’ll see what happens. If there’s a shutdown, there’s a shutdown.”
President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers. “We’ll see what happens. If there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, National News
Tagged Budget, Donald Trump, Federal Government, Shutdown
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NH Right to Life: No funding to NH abortion providers
Please call your State Senators and let them know you are counting on them to keep our tax dollars away from abortion providers. The Senate must approve a budget before June 1. We must tell them NO abortion provider funding … Continue reading
Full-Day Kindergarten: NH Republicans have lost their minds
Yesterday, the House Education Committee passed a ridiculous full-day kindergarten bill that actually increased the amount Governor Sununu wanted to spend from $9 million per year to over $14 million per year. The amendment was brought forth by ‘Republican’ Terry … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Education, Legislation, NH Political Buzz
Tagged HB 155, Kimberly Morin, Kindergarten, SB 191, Terry Wolf
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Could Full Day Kindergarten in New Hampshire Cure Athlete’s Foot?
The push to pass full-day kindergarten in New Hampshire might cure athlete’s foot. Toenail fungus? Why not? Advocates have come out suggesting it will help end the opioid crisis and solve the brain-drain problem–by keeping students from leaving the state after … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Kindergarten, NH House, SB 191
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Hassan: Trump budget threatens clean energy
Sen. Maggie Hassan told ReVision Energy employees Monday morning that the clean energy economy is possibly under threat, based on proposed budget blueprints by President Donald Trump.Hassan took the morning to tour the ReVision facility, hear concerns of employees and … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Democrats, Energy, Environment
Tagged Clean Energy, Donald Trump, Maggie Hassan, ReVision Energy
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A Question We Should All Ask Our School Board or School Budget Committee
The Question: what is your ratio of direct to indirect labor (both ways: head count and fully burdened costs). When I was on my hamlet’s Budget Committee, I had to ask that for a few years and then, given the … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics
Tagged Skip Murphy, Spending
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In Manchester public schools, 22 topped $100K in 2016
Only 22 employees of the Manchester School District – former superintendent Debra Livingston, her assistant superintendents, the school principals, the assistant principals and one teacher – earned more than $100,000 last year, a group much smaller than the 165 city-side … Continue reading
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