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As New Hampshire enters its fifth year of wrangling over how to pay for public schools, a leading business group says the state is footing too much of the bill for education. The Business and Industry Association or BIA says it?s working on a plan to cut the state?s share by as much as a third. But critics say that would leave some towns struggling to pay for schools. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

Lisa Peakes talks with Jim Gallagher,from the State Department of Environmental Services, about the low lake level and its consequences.

The slowdown in the high-tech economy has hit hard in southern New Hampshire and the seacoast, where several companies have gone through layoffs. Unemployed high-tech workers have been gathering at so-called ?pink-slip parties? in Portsmouth, to polish their job-hunting schools and meet potential employers. NHPR?s Trish Anderton attended a pink-slip party last night and heard these stories from job-seekers.

Notre Dame College in Manchester confirmed today that it will close in May, 2002. The college is ceasing operations after 50 years, because financial dynamics and a decline in enrollment meant it could no longer afford to keep its doors open.

NHPR's David Darman has more.

A new economic survey released today by the Federal Reserve Board says the economy in New Hampshire has weakened in the past two months, and is in recession. Public Service of New Hampshire senior economist Dennis Delay talked with NHPR's David Darman about the findings of the new report. Delay says it confirms that most industries in New Hampshire are going through some difficult times.