Story Archives of 'Andru Volinsky'

House To Vote On School Funding Amendment

By 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.

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25 in 25: Andru Volinsky

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, June 12, 2007.

Our 25 in 25 series continues with the man behind the Claremont Education funding lawsuits - Andru Volinsky. Hero to some, Villain to others, Andru Volinsky for two decades has been a central figure in our school funding debates. We’ll talk with Volinsky about his career….and about how much progress he thinks has been made or not made on funding education in our state over the past quarter century.

Guest

  • Andru Volinsky, a member of Bernstein Shur's Labor and Employment, and Litigation Practice Groups and lead counsel for the school districts in New Hampshire’s landmark Claremont school funding cases
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Dancing Around Education Funding

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, March 20, 2006.

The Senate is expected to consider a constitutional amendment to give the Legislature greater authority over education funding.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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High Court Hears Linda Pepin Appeal

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, May 10, 2005.

Benson "Volunteer" challenges Insurance department ruling that she acted as insurance broker without a license. The former Cabletron executive faces $42,000 in fines after improproperly collecting $187,000 for her work on state health and dental contracts.

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Atty Volinsky Reacts to Lynch Educ. Funding Plan

By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, February 8, 2005.

The education funding plan released today by the Lynch administration has a good deal of bipartisan support.

But not every big player in the debate stands behind the governor.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Mark Bevis has more.

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Few Voters Challenged at College Town Polls

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.

Student voting is a perennial point of partisan friction in New Hampshire Elections. But on election day things were quiet in Hanover.

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State: Pepin Must Pay $42,500 Fine

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, May 26, 2004.

A New Hampshire Insurance department hearing officer has ruled that a former Benson administration Volunteer should be fined $42.000 for acting an unlicensed insurance broker

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Ed Funding and the Constitution

By Laura Knoy on Friday, January 16, 2004.

Legislators will vote soon on a proposed constitutional amendment which would give sole authority to the legislature over education funding issues. Laura's guests are Representative Marjorie Smith, (D) of Durham, and Representative Mark Carter, (R) of Peterborough. We'll also hear from Keith Herman, Governor Craig Benson's Policy Advisor, Andru Volinsky, Lead Counsel for the Claremont Coalition, and Eugene Van Loan, a Manchester lawyer who has written extensively on the need to overturn Claremont.

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Ed Funding Amendment Heads To House

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, January 14, 2004.

House lawmakers set to vote on a constitutional amendment that would give the legislature sole control over education funding. The Governor and house republican leaders strongly support the amendment, democrats strongly oppose it.

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Ed Funding Amendment

By Laura Knoy on Monday, September 15, 2003.

The governor is backing a constitutional amendment that would put the power of funding state education entirely in lawmakers' hands. We'll sift through the proposal and what its practical effect might be on public schools. Laura's guests are Andru Volinsky, a partner for Stein, Volinsky, and Callaghan and Lead Council to the Claremont Lawsuit School Districts and Charles Arlinghaus, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and past New England Policy Director for the Republican National Committee. We also hear from Keith Herman, Policy Advisor for Governor Benson, and State Senator Sylvia Larsen.

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