Ethan DeWitt - New Hampshire Bulletin
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The Attorney General’s Office plans to ask the state Supreme Court to overturn its two landmark Claremont school funding rulings from the 1990s, arguing they are an improper reading of New Hampshire's constitution. -
A statutory change being pushed by State House Republicans, if upheld by state courts, would introduce a new interpretation of the state’s school funding obligations laid out in the Claremont Supreme Court decisions of the 1990s. -
The idea of a mandatory cap on public school spending increases has become a major pillar of New Hampshire Republicans’ response to high property taxes. -
Many of the bills, like those centered on school book removals and gender bathroom separation, are returning in some form in 2026. -
Democrats have criticized the lack of meetings and argue it highlights the need for more transparency around the program. -
Just 12% of New Hampshire's buildable land has access to either water or sewer services, and less than 6% has access to both. That poses a major limitation for developers. -
Advocates for housing in both parties have hailed the new changes that loosened some restrictions on new development, pointing to climbing home prices and low rental vacancy rates. But as the new laws take effect, opponents of the state-led measures are predicting a backlash. -
Councilors on Wednesday accused Gov. Ayotte’s departments of withholding documents from the contract packets. In protest, Republicans voted to table a wide range of contracts, seeking to disrupt Ayotte administration priorities until agencies agree to provide the information. -
As the Claremont School District reels from a $5 million budget deficit, reducing staff, shutting schools, and fighting to get through the school year, Republicans in Concord are split over how much they should help out. -
The plan would bring about the first business tax cut in New Hampshire three years. And it would come after Gov. Kelly Ayotte said in January that she was not interested in lowering the business enterprise tax in her budget.
