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NH Delegation Differs on Cuts to CPB

By Julie Donnelly on Friday, June 17, 2005.

The US House of Representatives is poised to make major cuts to funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.

The cuts, if passed by both the House and the Senate, could have a significant impact on public radio and television in New Hampshire.

NHPR correspondent Julie Donnelly has more from Washington.

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Franklin Charter School Future Uncertain

By Amy Quinton on Friday, June 17, 2005.

Tuesday is the last day of school for children at the state’s first charter school.
Franklin Career Academy opened its doors last September for students in grades seven through 12.
But to date, school administrators say the Career Academy has not received the state education money it needs to operate.
As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, parents, teachers, and students have been told the school may not reopen in the fall.

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Powers of HHS Head At Issue In Budget Negotiatons

By Josh Rogers on Friday, June 17, 2005.

House and Senate leaders have begun their final budget negotiations. A point of friction is the department of heath and human services -- both the department's funding level, and the authority the senate wants to grant Commissioner John Stephen.

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