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Story Archives of 'David Hess'Rising Rates of Hospital InfectionsBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.It’s a national problem. More and more patients are going in the hospital sick or injured and become sicker or even die from bacteria and illnesses they pick up during their stay. Two years ago, New Hampshire passed a law requiring hospitals to report their infection rates, but little has happened on that score. We’ll find out why and look at how this issue is more complicated than it appears. Guests
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  A Legislative ReviewBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, June 12, 2008.As lawmakers wrap up the 2008 session, we’ll see what they did and didn’t accomplish this year. There were winners and losers, no matter what the issue: education, the environment, the economy. We’ll find out more and how this year’s votes at the statehouse will affect votes this fall at the ballot box. Guests
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Governor Permits Costing Plan to PassBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 9, 2008.Governor John Lynch has allowed the state’s latest education plan to become law without his signature. He let it pass so the state could meet a court-imposed deadline to determine the cost an adequate education. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
Another Ed Funding Amendment RejectedBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 15, 2008.The Governor, the Speaker, and Republican leaders all supported the amendment, but a backbench revolt from both sides of the aisle left it dead in the water. We’ll do the autopsy, find out where we go from here, and ask whether lawmakers can ever solve education funding. Guests
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House To Vote On School Funding AmendmentBy Josh Rogers on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.Amendment has the backing of Governor Lynch and legislative leaders in both parties, but it also has many opponents, including the teachers union, many house conservatives, and the Democratic chairs of a half-dozen House committees. listen:
Ed Funding Amendment Rejected By HouseBy Josh Rogers on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.Despite backing from legislative leaders and Governor Lynch, amendment falls about 100 votes short of the needed 3/5th support. The margin has top house lawmakers from both parties saying they see little hope an amendment could ever win broad bipartisan backing. listen:
Top House Dems Endorse Funding AmendmentBy Josh Rogers on Friday, May 2, 2008.New Hampshire house speaker Terie Norelli throws her weight behind a school funding constitutional amendment – but not the one backed by Governor Lynch. listen:
A Plan, An Amendment, A Deadline and Lots of Opinions on Education FundingBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 1, 2008.When it comes to ed funding, the legislature has arrived at where poet Robert Frost did - with “two roads diverging in the woods.” One path involves a Supreme Court deadline and reworking the current funding system; the other, a constitutional change backed by the Governor. We’ll talk about which path lawmakers may choose and why we still haven't found a way to fund education in the state. Guests
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An Update on Educational AdequacyBy Laura Knoy on Friday, February 15, 2008.A joint legislative committee charged with costing out an adequate education has finally arrived at a set of principles for funding education in New Hampshire. The group agrees money be sent to the school level instead of the district and that all schools should receive a universal amount of funding - $3,500 per pupil. Where they don’t agree is on how much money beyond the base amount should go towards those students on free and reduced lunch. We’ll take a look at how we got here, what the specifics of the legislative plan are and what happens next. Guests
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Lawmakers Come to Education CompromiseBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, June 22, 2007.New Hampshire lawmakers have reached a compromise on the definition of an adequate education. Now the full House and Senate must sign off. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports that leadership in both chambers expects that to happen. listen:
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