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Volinsky urges swift action on school funding after Supreme Court ruling
My Keene Now - New Hampshire
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July 2, 2025
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) Andru Volinsky, attorney and one of New Hampshire’s most prominent voices on school funding, joined WKBK Radio’s Good Morning with Dan Mitchell Tuesday to react to the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the...
2025 Twin State results: How Vermont fared vs. New Hampshire
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont and New Hampshire's annual Twin State contests are in high gear for another summer. The states split lacrosse's Byrne Cup on June 21. The 50th Lions Twin State Soccer Cup is slated for July 26 at Hanover High School in New Hampshire. And...
Parents concerned after Trump administration withholds billions in education funding
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 2, 2025
Schools in New Hampshire and across the country are facing a sudden funding freeze after the Trump administration announced it would withhold billions in federal dollars that districts were counting on.Parents and guardians said they're worried...
New Hampshire Republicans eke out turbulent budget victory; Democrats denounce cuts
New Hampshire Bulletin
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June 26, 2025
Republicans in the House and Senate narrowly passed the New Hampshire budget Thursday, overcoming weeks of disagreement with Gov. Kelly Ayotte over spending priorities and sending her an amended document that resolved some of her concerns. The...
New Hampshire lawmakers agree to last-minute budget compromise with Governor Ayotte, averting veto
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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CONCORD, N.H. — A flurry of last-minute negotiations on Thursday narrowly salvaged a budget deal brokered by New Hampshire Governor Kelly A. Ayotte, a Republican, who had threatened to veto a $15.9 billion two-year spending plan that lawmakers...
Interested in NH's expanded school vouchers? Here's what you need to know.
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
Summer vacation may still be in its early days for New Hampshire students, but it’s already clear that next school year will see big changes for the state’s education system. A new law allows any New Hampshire family to seek money from the state...
Failed Laconia State School Developer Scammed Millions From Victims
Patch
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July 2, 2025
The woman behind the failed $21.5 million bid for the Laconia State School property is now set to plead guilty in a federal fraud case. Posted Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 5:12 pm ET Robynne Alexander was known as a “Real Estate Investor Goddess,” who...
Scott Brown Announces 2026 Senate Campaign in New Hampshire
Times News Global
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June 29, 2025
CONCORD, N.H. — Scott Brown is officially running for the U.S. Senate in 2026. The Rye Republican aims for a return to the Senate, as reported by WMUR Political Director Adam Sexton. Brown stated, “The reason I am running is I’m kind of fed up...
Supreme Court finds state education funding insufficient
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 2, 2025
The New Hampshire Supreme Court once again says the state has failed to fulfill its constitutional duty to fund an adequate education as ordered by the justices in the foundational Claremont litigation nearly three decades ago. The justices...
Groups are begging FIFA to protect fans planning to visit US for 2026 World Cup from Trump’s immigration policies
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mast Way student wins HAVEN contest: Seacoast education news
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Mast Way student wins HAVEN Education Design contest DURHAM – Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps and Principal Misty Lowe announced that a second-grade Mast Way student won the HAVEN Education Design Contest. Eleanor "Ella" VanDenBerg won HAVEN...
Exploring the peaks of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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In my younger years in school, I always loved geography. Living in New Hampshire, there was so much to be excited about. However, it’s a big world out there with varying degrees of typography, majestic mountains, vast oceans, rivers, and lakes to...
Republicans' Chances of Flipping New Hampshire's Democratic Senate Seat
Newsweek
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June 27, 2025
Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas is viewed more favorably than former Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, among New Hampshire voters ahead of the state's 2026 Senate election, according to a new poll released this week. Newsweek reached out to...
ACLU of New Hampshire joins class-action lawsuit over Trump's birthright citizenship order
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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June 27, 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union in New Hampshire has joined a class-action lawsuit over President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order. The lawsuit comes as a response to Friday's Supreme Court ruling, which said judges cannot issue...
New Hampshire Is First in New England to Enact Universal School Choice
Cascade Policy Institute - Oregon
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June 25, 2025
By Kathryn Hickok New Hampshire has removed the income cap for families applying to its Education Freedom Account program, making it the first state in New England to offer school choice to all K-12 children. Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the...
Governor Ayotte signs New Hampshire’s $15.9b budget into law
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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CONCORD, N.H. — On Friday, Republican Governor Kelly A. Ayotte signed the state’s budget into law, a milestone and major victory for the first-term governor. The $15.9 billion budget contains the state’s spending for the next two fiscal years,...
Summer Food Program makes free meals, snacks available to NH school children at 133 sites
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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July 2, 2025
CONCORD, NH — This summer, the New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) is continuing its work with eligible organizations to serve free meals and snacks to children through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s SUN Meals and SUN Meals To-Go,...
New Hampshire Legislature to vote on banning school buildings from being used to house migrants
New Hampshire Bulletin
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June 25, 2025
Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said she filed House Bill 71 last year as “a contingency plan” in case Kamala Harris won the U.S. presidential election and “people were going to continue flowing through the border.” She said Donald Trump’s victory made...
Higher Education Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
Governing
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July 2, 2025
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. For Benjamin Wade, it was a sad homecoming. A couple of years ago, he graduated from Fontbonne University, a small Catholic school in St. Louis. With...
Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 6, 2025
CBS News
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On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Weijia Jiang: Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director Rep. Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York Director Ken Burns Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of...