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It's no secret that New Hampshire is one of the fastest growing states in the country.

And no part of the state is feeling that growth more than towns in the south.

As a result, many towns are growing out of their schools.

This week voters in many towns were asked to approve plans for new or expanded facilities.

Some complied.

Some decided to spend their tax dollars elsewhere..

NHPR correspondent Avishay Artsy has this wrap up.

In the past few years, customers of New Hampshire smaller electric companies have enjoyed relatively stable rates. Sometimes, those rates were lower than they were five years ago.

But that pleasant situation faces a threat.

Two of the state's power companies are in the field right now, shopping for new long term power contracts. And what they're finding is, it's not a buyer's market.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

The town meeting has been considered one of the purest forms of democracy, now over 192 years old, town meetings has become a long standing tradition in Northern New England, where each march residents gather to discuss the issues, vote in their elected officials and vote on everything from the budget, to zoning to how the town governs itself. We'll look into the long history of town meetings, see how they evolved and question as Northern New England grows, if they're beginning to become outdated. Laura's guests are Professor Frank Bryan, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont and Author of "Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How it Works" and Susan Clark, Adjunct faculty member who teaches Community Development at Woodbury College in Montpelier Vermont. Frank Bryan and Susan Clark have co-collaborated on a new book "All Those in Favor: Rediscovering the Secrets of Town Meeting and Community.