NH House passes budget plan that includes deep spending cuts, eliminates state jobs
The New Hampshire House approved a $16 billion state spending plan Thursday, as lawmakers continue to contend with an uncertain economy and the possibility of future cuts to federal programs.
Activists rally for ‘better budget’ than House GOP plan facing pivotal vote
About 200 residents rallied outside the State House for a “better budget” as House Democrats urged colleagues to turn down the House’s $15.4 billion state budget plan that contains significant cuts to higher education, the arts, energy, public safety and human services.
From burials to vanity plates, fee hikes abound in NH House’s budget plan
The $16 billion state budget proposal the New Hampshire House will consider this week doesn’t raise a single state tax. It’s a feature top Republican budget writers emphasized as they presented the plan to colleagues Tuesday.
As NH Republicans consider axing the state’s child advocate, one family shares their story
In January, Julie and her husband, Richard, from southeastern New Hampshire, were being told two seemingly contradictory things: They needed to pick up their daughter, who has struggled with severe behavioral problems due to her reactive attachment disorder, from her treatment program at state-owned Hampstead Hospital or else face child abandonment charges. At the same […]
NH House Committee Approves $15.6 Billion Two-Year Budget Plan
The finishing touches on a proposed House budget that cuts many state programs and services for the next two years but offers a balanced budget were worked out Thursday by the House Finance Committee.
UNH, state colleges could lose tens of millions in NH budget cuts
The University of New Hampshire has been considering layoffs and a major budget cut for 2025-26. Now the state’s university system is potentially facing even steeper cuts in New Hampshire’s biennial budget.
House Budget Recommends Dramatic Cuts To Health Programs
From cutting Medicaid rates by 3 percent to eliminating funds for family planning clinics, to suspending the farmers market program for poor women, infants and children the House Finance Committee voted to recommend a state budget for Health and Human Services Tuesday, reducing $290 million from the next two years of general fund distributions.
House works to finalize state budget that cuts well beyond what Ayotte proposed
The New Hampshire House Finance Committee has this week to finalize its version of the state’s next two-year spending plan, as they work under the pressure of significant fiscal challenges, including the expiration of millions of dollars in federal aid tied to the pandemic, an uncertain economy, and the spectre of further deep cuts to […]
New Hampshire House lawmakers advance significant budget cut for Department of Corrections
Job cuts could be coming to New Hampshire state prisons after the House Finance Committee approved a significant cut to the Department of Corrections in the next state budget.
House lawmakers advance 30% budget cut to University System of New Hampshire
Citing a tough budget environment, New Hampshire lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a two-year, $50 million cut to the state university system.