The House will revisit holding the status quo on education funding—and may revisit the entire education funding formula, while it’s at it. Also, new proposals would consolidate some programs and authorities under the DHHS Commissioner. Would legislative oversight of the department still mean anything? …
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The state’s share of education funding could remain capped at 2009 levels, according to two bills awaiting floor debate in the Senate. Either measure would save the state about $70 million a year from current funding obligations.
How good that looks depends on what town you’re looking from.
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Fairness was in the eye of the beholder at the State House last Wednesday when the N.H. House and Senate grudgingly voted in the 2010-11 budget. House Bills 1 and 2 contain the state’s General Fund spending and revenue, respectively. Earning few cheers, the legislation has been called everything from a legitimate compromise doing the “least possible harm” to an illegal “dung heap” along the way.
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New Hampshire is one step closer to its budget for the next two years, although it still may be a long way off.
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