CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire House gave preliminary approval to a school voucher bill on Wednesday, taking a significant step toward allowing public money to be used for private school tuition.
The bill, which is supported by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, would provide parents with the state’s basic per-pupil grant of roughly $3,000 to be used for private school tuition or home schooling. The House voted 184-162 on Wednesday to send it on to its Finance Committee. | More At NH1
The New Hampshire House today rejected HB 471, on abortion statistics. The bill would have put New Hampshire in line with the Centers for Disease Control, which has collected statistics for abortion surveillance for many years.
The vote on an “inexpedient to legislate” motion was 200-154.
The only thing that triggers Democrats more saying “Trump” is suggesting that they shouldn’t be taking money from you and giving it to Planned Parenthood. They’re apoplectic at the thought. Some Neo-Feminists will sit and knit if you put Trump them in the same sentence. Women knitting might be the least feminist thing after staying home and baking cookies.
So what will they make of this? | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Vermont lawmakers are expected to consider a recreational marijuana bill this week that would make The Green Mountain State the first in the nation to legalize weed with its legislature rather than a voter referendum. | Keep Reading at the Washington Times
Three questions:
First, what the hell took the Attorney General so long to correct the erroneous legal opinion that he rendered in April: | More at the Ed Mosca Blog
The Legislature will act Wednesday or Thursday on these important Bills! Election Reform (HB372), Interest & Dividends Tax Reduction (HB529), Education Savings Accounts (SB193)…| Read More here
The Union Leader front page headline said it best (“Tax plan analyzed: 89% of NH would save,” December 20) about how federal tax reform will put more money in Granite Staters’ pockets, boost our economy, and make our state even more competitive. We’re thrilled that Congress and President Trump were able to pass this important, beneficial legislation and disappointed that our delegation voted against the best interests of the constituents. | Keep Reading at GraniteState Taxpayers
For the sake of our exercise, I chose a handful of websites in New Hampshire, including local media, and recorded their Alexa traffic rankings for both the US and Globally. The ranking is measured on every sites home page. | Read More at GraniteGrok.com
LONDONDERRY — A revenue shortfall due to an electronic processing glitch when calculating the tax rate has joined both town and school district to come up with a way to find a solution.
Town Council Chairman Tom Dolan addressed the issue prior to a town budget hearing Dec. 11. School Board members also attended. | Keep Reading at Derry News | H/T CNHT
The administration is quick to point out that we operate with a bottom-line budget, and that the line items appropriated in the budget do not determine how the money may be used. But, our policy imposes a control on that discretion, namely, board approval for transfers exceeding $25,000. | Keep Reading at timberlandandsandown
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