May 2, 2024

American Friends’ Service Committee’s State House Watch radio show with Arnie Alpert and Maggie Fogarty, following events at the New Hampshire State House.  Their guests this week are John Tobin of the NH School Funding Fairness Project, and Carol Backus of Rights and Democracy’s School Funding Lobby Day.

vernal pools; budget season, HB1, HB2, paid family leave, capital gains; SPU solution now a study commission?; developmental disability and direct service provider funding; death penalty repeal on the Senate floor on Thursday; The Wall; – “I Shall Not Be Moved”, Mississippi John Hurt – ; John Tobin, Legal Aid retiree, now with NH School Funding Fairness Project along with Andru Volinsky, Doug Hall, and others; Claremont fallout, how much property is available to tax?, history, Claremont I, Clarement II, Tobin-Volinsky road show, adequacy and stabilization, fiscal disparity aid, independent adequacy funding commission; – “I Can Read”, Purly Gates – ; Carol Backus, constitutional language re: education, RAD event School Funding Lobby Day; John Tobin, NHSFFP is waiting out the legislature, Conval and others moving toward litigation, $160 million requested for short term crisis aid; SHW announcements, next week’s radio show with Phil Sletton of NH Fiscal Policy Institute; … Pete Seeger benefit; …