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Examining the Education Amendment

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.

This year’s proposal to change the New Hampshire Constitution is similar to past education funding amendments, allowing the Legislature more control over where the state sends school aid. What's different this time is the level of bipartisan support with an amendment sponsored by a Democrat and Republican and backed by Governor Lynch. We’ll find out what the amendment says and what its prospects may be.

Guests

  • Tom Fahey, State House Bureau Chief for the NH Union Leader and Sunday News
  • Jim Allmendinger, Staff Attorney for the New Hampshire affiliate of the National Education Association, involved in the Claremont legislation
  • Gene Van Loan, Manchester attorney and a director of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
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