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EDUCATION
Education freedom meant better education outcomes for this New Hampshire family
Sarah Breisch knew she could do better for her six children than…
HEALTH CARE
The state says optometrists can’t do surgeries, including ones they’re trained to do
As part of their doctorate-level education, optometrists learn…
ENERGY
Lawmakers consider a state subsidy for EVs as prices approach parity with conventional cars
Enticing people to buy electric vehicles does not fit comfortably…
STATE BUDGET
Housing affordability is dinging the state budget
The Josiah Bartlett Center has warned for the last few years…
TRANSPORTATION
As Manchester bus ridership collapsed in the last decade, city spending on bus service soared
In the last decade, ridership on Manchester Transit Authority…
TAXATION
Legislators vote to strengthen local tax caps, especially for school districts
While crime stories, campus protests and political drama captured…
REGULATION
Two baby steps toward helping wineries, breweries and brew pubs survive
Everybody loves wineries and craft breweries. Everyone except…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
N.H. again tops all of North America in economic freedom
New Hampshire is the most economically free state in North America…
BETTER GOVERNMENT
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Legislators distributing random numbers is no basis for sound public policy
BETTER GOVERNMENT, FEATURED“This is not a world to live at random in as you do.… Everything in this world is matter of calculation.” — Thomas Jefferson, Oct. 12, 1786 Random chance is a constant feature of life on Earth, and for centuries it was a feature of human government. Kings and councils ruled with “arbitrary power,” as […]