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Education Amendment Fight Begins

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

More state aid going to the schools that need it most versus the state shedding its responsibility to help cover the cost of an adequate education for all students.

That’s the very familiar argument that lawmakers, lawyers, education experts and the governor are having now that a constitutional amendment has been introduced.

The proposal would allow the state greater flexibility in how it targets state education funds.

What isn’t known is whether there is more political will now to push an amendment through, than in previous sessions.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Bill to Prohibit Guns at State House Draws Fire

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

A plan to make it a felony for anybody but on-duty law enforcement officers to carry a weapon at the State House is facing stiff resistance. State gun groups have the proposal in their crosshairs, and the politically-charged issue is leaving top House Democrats feeling a bit gun-shy.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Coffey Gets Tough Questions From Justices

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

The State Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether a three-month suspension is sufficient punishment for Judge Patricia Coffey’s role in helping her husband put his assets into a trust during disciplinary proceedings that led to his disbarment.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Bob Sullivan on Renewed Cyber-Terror Worries

By Andrew Walsh on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

NHPR webmaster Brady Carlson passed us this article about renewed concerns over cyber-terrorism and national security. To summarize: rumors of successful cyber attacks on overseas power plants have some security experts worried about our own nation's safety.

Super Tuesday Wrap Up

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

24 states will vote on Tuesday with a significant number of delegates at stake. We’ll look at the results and where the candidates go from here, and we’ll also hear from political watchers in some of the states involved.

Guest

  • Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, and author of the GraniteProf blog

We'll also hear from

  • Bob Hennelly, Senior Reporter at WNYC in New York covering Albany, Trenton and New York’s City Hall
  • Martha Bebinger, General Assignment Reporter for WBUR in Massachusetts
  • Kitty Felde, Special Correspondent for KPCC in California
  • Jo Mannies, Regional Political Correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Missouri
  • Mark Moran, News Director for KJZZ in Arizona
  • Jim Galloway, Political Correspondent and Editor of the Political Insider blog for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Georgia.
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