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On April 25th-27th, the New Hampshire Writer’s Project is hosting a conference called Poetry and Politics. It will mark the first ever gathering of the state Poets Laureate. John talks to Marilyn Nelson of Connecticut and Baron Wormser of Maine about their writing the office of the Poet Laureate and the connection between poetry and politics.

And next Friday on the Front Porch, we’ll hear from one of the presenters featured at the conference.
Learn more at http://www.nhwritersproject.org/poetryandpolitics/

We look at how Governor Craig Benson?s doing after four months in office. During his campaign he promised no new taxes and to run government like a business. We?ll talk about how that approach is working in Concord. Laura's guests are Dante Scala, Professor of Politics at St. Anselm College www.anselm.edu, Josh Rogers, NHPR State House Reporter www.nhpr.org and Dan Tuohy, State House Reporter for the Eagle Tribune http://www.eagletribune.com/.

The New Hampshire house yesterday passed a 2.7 billion dollar general fund budget that does not include a proposed 39 cent hike in the cigarette tax. House GOP leadership says the budget is a responsible proposal that can fund state services and avoid a threatened veto from Governor Craig Benson. But Democrats and some moderate Republicans say the budget will cut crucial state services and hurt those most in need.