The Exchange

Today, we sit down with New Hampshire’s Education Commissioner Virginia Barry.  We’ll talk with her about recent questions concerning the Federal No Child Left Behind law, and whether New Hampshire should seek a waiver.  Also, we'll examine recent bills in the Legislature aimed at increasing parental control over instruction and a possible education funding amendment.  

Guest

• Virginia Barry - Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education

We’ll look at the Federal, state and municipal governments and see who can write the rules and where the lines are drawn?

We talk to the author of a new book who says that Americans spend too much, save too little and borrow excessively

We speak with author Colin Woodard on his new book "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America".

A look at what's on the Exchange for the week of February 20th!

We look at the latest battle to try and get an amendment on education funding on to the state Constitution

We look at the latest debates over the so called "right to work" legislation in New Hampshire

We look at the latest headlines about the housing and mortgage markets and see what they mean and what they could mean for New Hampshire.

As a national conversation begins over military base closures, there’s a possibility that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be on the list. We’ll look at how “at risk” Portsmouth may be this time around

We'll take a look at class in 2012 America and examine why some say its harder to be upwardly mobile especially for those at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Next week on the Exchange, we begin with a look at the issue of class in this country and why some say that “American dream” of rags to riches is more elusive than ever.  Then, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, as a national conversation begins over base closures; we’ll discuss the possibility of Portsmouth being on that list.  We'll look at the mortgage market and then end week with the debate over the latest iteration of a constitutional amendment on Education Funding.  Join us all next week for the Exchange each morning at 9/and again at 8 pm, here on NHPR!

Once again, lawmakers are looking at bills to increase gambling options in New Hampshire.  With more gaming sites opening up in  Maine and Massachusetts some say that’s a reason to expand here, while opponents say just the opposite.  Meanwhile, Governor Lynch says he’s not willing to “make a bet” on gambling, making the reality of casinos in the Granite State tougher, but not impossible for this cause.

Guests

• David Hess - Republican Representative from Hooksett and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
• Lou D'Allesandro - Democratic Senator from Manchester and a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

We'll also hear from

With neighboring Vermont and Maine now allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their sick patients, we'll see if that may change the debate of passing a law here in NH.

We talk with author David Owen on his new book "The Conundrum" and how he says, "scientific innovation, increased efficiency and good intentions can make our energy and climate problems worse"

Today we sit down with the new chancellor of the New Hampshire Community College System, Ross Gittell.