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Senate Budget Cuts Could Cost Some Taxpayers More

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.

WHEN LAWMAKERS TRIM THE STATE'S BUDGET, IT'S USUALLY DONE IN THE NAME OF KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT'S HANDS OUT OF THE TAXPAYERS POCKETS..

BUT THE BUDGET PASSED BY THE STATE SENATE LAST WEEK INCLUDED A CUT THAT CRITICS SAY COULD ACTUALLY COST SOME TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY.

NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO'S MARK BEVIS HAS THE STORY.

Families USA Report on the Cost of Uncompensated Care

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Winnipesaukee Speed Limit Debate

By Garrett Young on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.

Proposed legislation that would impose speed limits for boats on Lake Winnipesaukee has begun to have a polarizing effect in the lakes region. The bill would set a speed limit of 45 miles per hour during the day and 25 miles per hour at night. The proposal has sparked a debate over who has the right to enjoy the lake, and at whose expense.

NHPR?s Garrett Young has more

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A Tale of Two Schools

By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, June 14, 2005.

The size of the gap between school districts that spend the most amount of money and those that spend the least continues to grow.
A recent study by the non partisan New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies shows that the difference amounts to almost 100-thousand dollars per classroom.
So what would a teacher in a low-spending school do with an extra 100-thousand dollars per classroom, and where would a high-spending school make cuts?
New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton takes an inside look at two such schools.

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