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ArchivesGovernor PetersonBy John Walters on Monday, June 23, 2003.Walter Peterson was Speaker of the State House in the 1960s, and Governor from 1969 to 1973. He’ll talk about his life in and out of politics, the issues he cared about, and his frequent battles with William Loeb of the Union Leader. He’ll also talk about his post-political career as an educator. State Budget BattleBy Laura Knoy on Monday, June 23, 2003.A compromise plan will be voted on this Tuesday. But it’s possible Governor Benson will veto the latest version. We’ll talk about what that could mean and the broader politics and policy of this latest budget showdown. Laura’s guests are Stuart Wallace, New Hampshire Historian and professor at UNH Manchester, Gary Reyno, Statehouse reporter for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News and Charlie Arlinghaus, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. NH's Real Estate Market-Still Tight.By Mark Bevis on Monday, June 23, 2003.WALKING OR DRIVING AROUND YOU LOCAL TOWN, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MORE HOUSES SEEM TO BE UP FOR SALE. NHPR'S MARK BEVIS DID. SO HE CALLED THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS TO FIND OUT IF THE HOUSING MARKET HAS ACTUALLY COOLED DOWN A BIT. HE SPOKE WITH ASSOCIATIONS VICE PRESIDENT PAUL GRIFFIN. NH Boaters Need CertificateBy Shannon Mullen on Monday, June 23, 2003.If you want to drive a boat in New Hampshire, and you're between the ages of 16 to 26, you'll need a certificate. That's been the law for 2 years. But this is the first season the state will give you a ticket for breaking it. As New Hampshire Public Radio's Shannon Mullen has more. Wanted: One State for a Political ExperimentBy Trish Anderton on Monday, June 23, 2003.For decades, Libertarians have warned that big government is eroding basic American rights. The Libertarian party advocates low taxes and a bare minimum of laws and regulations. Now some activists have formed the Free State Project to demonstrate that such a government would work. Their plan is for 20-thousand members of the organization to move to the same state. With that critical mass, they'd try to reshape how that state is run. New Hampshire Libertarians are holding events all week to convince the Free Staters to make the Granite State their political Laboratory. NHPR's Trish Anderton reports. |
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