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ArchivesTax Structure Flaws Go Beyond SchoolsBy Bert Whittemore on Wednesday, January 31, 2001.Tax reform and education funding are not the same issue and it is time for NH to look at the inadequacies of its current tax system. Commentator Arnesen says NH pays the highest property taxes in the nation through a system that is "inelastic, outdated and indiscriminatory." listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Rye Refuses to Pay $2.5 million in TaxesBy NHPR Listener on Wednesday, January 31, 2001.Rye selectmen vote to withhold their property tax payment. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Death Penalty Opponents Renew FightBy Trish Anderton on Wednesday, January 31, 2001.Last year New Hampshire won international attention when the legislature voted to repeal the state's death penalty. Opponents of capital punishment are pressing the issue again, even though Governor Shaheen is standing by her belief that some crimes are serious enough to merit death. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Death Penalty Opponents Renew FightBy Erica Erickson on Wednesday, January 31, 2001.Activists are once again pressing to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty, despite the promise of a veto from Governor Jeanne Shaheen. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Education Commission: Take Over Failing SchoolsBy Erica Erickson on Tuesday, January 30, 2001.A state committee on adequate education says the state should monitor school performance and give poor school districts just three years to improve. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
California Blackouts Unlikely in NHBy David Darman on Tuesday, January 30, 2001.NH state officials and industry experts assess the likelihood of power shortages in NH, as the state enters the next phase of deregulation on April 1. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
A Commuter Rail for the Seacoast?By Roger Wood on Monday, January 29, 2001.A task force in Portsmouth is investigating whether or not there is sufficient demand to re-establish passenger rail between Boston and Portsmouth. The current track has been abandoned for 3 decades and rebuilding it could cost as much as $114 million. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Blackouts Plaguing California Not Likely In New HampshireBy David Darman on Monday, January 29, 2001.Proponents of electric power deregulation used to promise lower prices and much more. But, instead of lower prices, the deregulation experiment in California has led to severe price hikes for millions of customers, and recently, to several days of rolling blackouts. As New Hampshire readies itself for the next phase of its electric deregulation in April, some customers fear the California experience will be repeated here. NHPR?s David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
LITTLETON HOSPITAL MOVESBy Rebecca Brown on Friday, January 26, 2001.PATIENTS AT THE LITTLETON HOSPITAL WERE MOVED TO A SPANKING NEW FACILITY. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Catching Up With ConcordBy John Walters on Friday, January 26, 2001.Each Friday afternoon on NH Today, we hear about news and issues in a different section of the state, from an editor or reporter of a local paper. This time, the focus is Concord -- how the area is affected by the school funding uncertainty, the debate over a development project on Concord's south end, and discussion in Bow about whether to become an SB2 town. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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