Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
Got those NH Primary blues again. This time, it’s centennial
Another presidential primary filing period ends as the state readies to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first-in-the-nation primary in 2020. READ MORE
Articles by Garry Rayno
Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
What’s NH to do about, ugh, garbage: The New Report
Founding father Benjamin Franklin said long ago “. . . in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” In today’s world Franklin may have added another item to his READ MORE
Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
Can NH’s antiquated revenue system be fixed in midst of political season?
The political season is heating up with another Democratic gubernatorial candidate throwing his hat in the ring, Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, who was the lead attorney in the Claremont education funding lawsuit. READ MORE
Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
NH Commissioners: Here today, gone tomorrow
One of the complaints about New Hampshire’s two-year governor’s term is he or she is saddled with the last governor’s department heads when the office changes hands. READ MORE
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Distant Dome: Compromise budget actually spends more
The never-ending political campaigns waged today at the national and state levels create gridlock, minority rule and make it impossible to actually govern. The budget battle over the state’s two-year operating budget vetoed by Gov. READ MORE
Business
Still no NH budget, just spin and uncertainty on revenue
For the first two months of the new fiscal year, business tax revenues have been below what was collected for the first two months of fiscal 2019. READ MORE
Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
Zip Codes can dramatically limit future for NH students
Berlin, like many North Country schools, has declining school enrollment but has also lost $1 million in state education aid over the past three years after lawmakers decided to reduce stabilization grants by 4 percent a year. READ MORE
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Uncertainty deepens as budget veto impasse drags on
As the days go by without a state operating budget, the impasse between Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic legislative leaders increases the uncertainty for local government officials and state agencies. READ MORE
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Poor communication behind record vetoes by Gov. Sununu
That means a lot of work on many people’s part, both Democrat and Republican, businesses and private citizens, will be for naught. READ MORE
Distant Dome with Garry Rayno
GOP holds power while NH leaning Democratic – how do they do that?
Without fanfare, Republicans have passed laws they say make elections more secure, but democrats call it voter suppression. READ MORE
