Opinion

Elected officials face some big fiscal decisions this year. Should cuts in federal income taxes and Social Security taxes be extended? Should "automatic" spending cuts be allowed to take effect next January? If not, what should take their place?No matter…

New Hampshire was among one of the first states in the nation to pass its own legislation to protect wetlands. Often regarded as wastelands, wetlands are actually very important features of the landscape that provide numerous benefits to people and…

The right to public education has been critical to the success and progress of people with disabilities in New Hampshire.A few decades ago, children with disabilities were often institutionalized and refused access to the public schools. Today they are not…

Less than one year ago, the court system proposed a dramatic restructuring of its trial courts, adopting a business model that we believed held the promise of increased efficiencies, cost savings and improved service to the residents of our state.The…

We all know the staggering statistics: One in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives, and breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States.Chances are most of us…

While many in Concord are clamoring over language for an educational-funding constitutional amendment (CACR 12), what's being lost in the final debate of the 2011-2012 session is a constitutional amendment proposal far more important to the people of New Hampshire…

You've heard it all before: New Hampshire has the lowest level of state support for higher education in the nation.Students in New Hampshire borrow more to go to school than students in any other state.Our costs for public colleges and…

The following are excerpts from a letter written by officials from the 10 New Hampshire hospitals suing the state over Medicaid reimbursements to Cindy Mann, deputy administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.The letter was signed by…

A tremendous public health victory was announced to the Granite State in December: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Curt Spalding announced the first nationwide standards for mercury and air toxics pollution from power plants, which would reduce mercury pollution…