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Story Archives of 'Politics'
Lynch, Lawmakers Mull Building Aid Suspension
By Josh Rogers on Friday, November 20, 2009.The state now pays up to 60 percent of school construction costs. Governor Lynch says the law needs an overhaul, and some legislators want the program suspended for 2010. School officials say the move would jeopardize long-planned projects.
Adopt-a-Park: A Plan for New Hampshire State Parks
By Rick Ganley on Thursday, November 19, 2009.New Hampshire has 71 state parks. It's the nation's only self-funded park system, and it's operating at a loss. That leaves many smaller, lesser-known parks with little care and oversight.
State Representative Jeffrey St Cyr, a Republican from Alton, thinks he has a solution. He's proposing legislation to form an adopt-a-park program. He talked with Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley.
State Laws: Who has the final say?
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.Over the last two decades voters have passed their own laws and overturned legislation more often than ever before. We’re looking at this growing trend toward direct democracy, how it affects the way we govern ourselves, and whether citizen lawmaking truly reflects public opinion.
Guests
- Wayne Lesperance, Associate Professor of Political Science at New England College and head of its Center for Civic Engagement
- Dante Scala, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire and author of the blog Graniteprof
The Counter-Counters
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
Be afraid, be very afraid. A census agent is coming to your door! Right-wing talk radio, TV and blogs are abuzz with warnings about census gatherers, armed with handheld devices that electronically transmit your home’s location and information about your family.
The anti-census rhetoric took a grim turn in September, when census field worker Bill Sparkman was found hanging from a tree in Kentucky with “fed” scrawled on his chest –although his death has not been officially linked to his work on the census. Writer James Burnett wrote about the census backlash for the Boston Globe ideas section and joins us with more on census conspiracy theories.
Health Care Reform Hits Home
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, November 12, 2009.There’s been plenty of debate over whether to overhaul America’s health care system. But if a bill passes, New Hampshire will have to figure out how to make all the federal changes work with all of the state health care policies and programs already in place. We’ll get to the bottom of how this transition would work, and where there might be bumps in the road.
Guests
- Ned Helms, director of the New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire
- Charlie Arlinghaus, president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
State Senator Mulls Resignation
By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.Ted Gatsas is looking into when he should resign his state Senate seat.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.
Stimulus Money in Action
By Jen Nathan on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.If you’ve ever driven down a narrow rural road marred by pot holes, or walked through a crowded street begging for a larger sidewalk, you might have wondered where all that economic stimulus money is going. Now there’s an app for that.
Uniting Africa With a Roll of the Dice
By Todd Bookman on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Arbitrary borders, ethnic conflict, and minimal infrastructure divided the pan-African movement of the past century, but one man hopes to bring disparate African nations together - with a board game.
It’s called Jekaben, meaning "Let's Unite and Decide Together" in the Bambara language. A Senegalese entrepreneur who created the game hopes it will inspire youth to make the United States of Africa a reality.
A Transgender Candidate
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Voters head to the polls today in New York, New Jersey and Virginia for key elections. Political watchers are viewing several races as indicators of how the country feels about President Obama and his administration’s handling of the economy, two wars, and health care during his first 10 months in office.
We’re shifting from today’s horse races to an election a year from now, the city supervisor’s seat in San Francisco. It’s shaping up to be a remarkable race, largely due to the leading contender, Theresa Sparks, a transgender woman with a decidedly moderate streak. She’s also a former oil baron, CEO, and parent of three.
As pundits track Spark’s campaign for city supervisor, it becomes clear that this race could reveal as much about San Francisco’s politics as our country’s willingness to accept leadership from a transgender person.
For more we’re joined by reporter Nathanael Johnson, who profiled Theresa Sparks for San Francisco magazine.
San Francisco: The life and times of Theresa Sparks
(Photo by Violet Blue via Flickr/Creative Commons)
