The danger of vouchers
Private schools should have to play by the same rules as public schools
Author: Mark Fernald
Cutting taxes, Republican-style
Repeal of New Hampshire's interest and dividends tax will lead to a significant decline in state tax revenues.
The myth of runaway federal spending
Republicans love to claim they will cut “out-of-control” federal spending. They say it often enough many believe out of control spending actually exists. Except it doesn’t.
NH has a revenue problem: the property tax
Why it’s time for a thorough review of our tax system
Politics vs. the public good
When lawmakers support gerrymandering, they violate the state constitution
The rebirth of ‘voodoo economics’
Since the Reagan administration, the Republican Party has been enraptured by what the first President Bush called “voodoo economics” — the “theory” that tax cuts pay for themselves by boosting economic growth and tax receipts. Republicans have acted on this…
Making maple syrup and saving the world
Maple syrup production in the United States peaked in 1860. This had nothing to do with agricultural trends or culinary tastes. It was political and moral beliefs in action. The Northern states were abolitionist, but their political efforts to end…
‘Right to work’ is wrong for New Hampshire
It’s really a fight for the right to freeload
Where has New Hampshire’s competitive edge gone?
Businesses know they must invest and innovate to survive, but not state government
How a tax on wealth became a tax on the middle class
Over the last 20 years, the state’s interest and dividends has been transformed into something its creators would not recognize
Funding Obamacare: It’s about life
There are countless people who have needed health care, and they had no hope of affording insurance before the ACA
Right-sizing the federal government
In Washington, the fight is over money, but the larger debate is over the size and scope of government
Should New Hampshire expand Medicaid?
Considering the multi-pronged benefits, the answer is most assuredly ‘yes’
We don't need 'The Pledge on steroids'
Why a new amendment could potentially be detrimental to NH residents
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Community college program looks to next generation of police supervisors
Driven by a need for specially educated supervisors at police departments, Great Bay Community College has introduced a certificate program to help create the next generation of law enforcement supervisors
New analysis: Aging workforce, shrinking educator pipeline, low pay and high living costs add to NH teacher recruitment and retention challenges
NH schools projected to have more than 1,100 teacher openings each year over next decade, with 95 percent of vacancies driven by educators leaving the workforce or changing careers
Rockland Trust provides $9.4m financing for historic Hallsville School
The project will transform the vacant 1891 elementary school into a 36-unit, mixed-income residential community
Building tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce
This year’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit kicked off with a topic universal to all employers: how to build the workforce of tomorrow. The 24th annual event organized by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership on Oct. 9 featured a keynote panel discussion featuring representatives from the state’s university and community college systems.
NASA veteran joins UNH to lead R&D
Ramy Rahimi is the new vice president for research and development at the University of New Hampshire.
Fast-growing life sciences sector looks to colleges to keep pace
New Hampshire’s life sciences industry is expanding quickly, but the workers employers need range far beyond biomedical scientists — from manufacturing technicians and engineers to project managers, supply-chain specialists and finance professionals. At the Empower Life Sciences event hosted by…
Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs
Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.
NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad
There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.
MIT partners with Lakes Region Community College for pilot math and AI education program
The two educational institutions launched a new pilot partnership this summer, bringing 16 high school students from towns across New Hampshire together to learn the math behind AI and how to use it to tackle real problems.
