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New Hampshire Campaign Finance Reform

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, April 11, 2002.

After years of debate, federal regulations were just signed into law. Now, some granite state lawmakers want reform on the state level. We'll look at what they're proposing and why. Laura's guests are Tom Fahey, State House bureau chief for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News and Kevin Landrigan, political reporter for the Telegraph of Nashua.

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Creating the Non-Lethal Weapons of the Future

By John Walters on Thursday, April 11, 2002.

Glenn Shwaery is director of the Non-Lethal Technology Innovation Center at the University of New Hampshire. NTIC is doing research on ways to subdue people without causing injury or death. Today, it's tear gas and rubber bullets. Tomorrow, it might be force fields, or synthetic spider webs, or super-slippery substances. Find out more at www.unh.edu/ntic/

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Court: State Must Hold Schools Accountable

By Trish Anderton on Thursday, April 11, 2002.

The state Supreme Court has ruled New Hampshire must do more to ensure students get an adequate education.

The decision caps the latest round in the battle between the state and the Claremont Coalition, a group of five communities that sued over the state's education funding system more than a decade ago.

NHPR's Trish Anderton reports.

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Public Seeks More Focus on Education Quality

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, April 11, 2002.

A coalition of non-profit organizations has released a report on educational issues facing the Granite State. Testing, accountability and public involvement all emerged as major themes. The report?s release came, ironically, on the same day, the state Supreme Court issued their latest Claremont decision. NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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