Rehabilitation, parole services at risk under proposed budget cuts, prison commissioner warns
Rehabilitation and treatment programs will suffer and more people will return to prison after getting out. The state’s prison system will struggle to meet legal requirements and force officers to take on extra overtime shifts.
USNH says House-approved cut in state aid ‘unsustainable’
Higher education administrators said the House-approved, $50 million cut in state aid to the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) is “unsustainable” and risks tuition rate increases that could cause enrollments to plummet.
NH residents fight state budget cuts to Medicaid, USNH, mental health care
Residents aired their concerns Wednesday about impending cuts to the proposed New Hampshire state budget for the next two years that touch on various programs from healthcare to the Department of Corrections.
Concord update: NH House Republican budget contains significant cuts
On April 10, the NH House passed HB 511, which among other things requires local, county, and state law enforcement agencies to comply with immigration detainers for inmates and prohibit state and local entities from adopting ‘sanctuary policies’ that would impede the enforcement of federal immigration law.
Seacoast Mental Health Center leader: NH Medicaid cuts would have dire impact
Proposed cuts to New Hampshire’s Medicaid reimbursement rate for medical providers could lead to the loss of coverage for hundreds, if not thousands, of patients seen by the Seacoast Mental Health Center annually, the clinic’s longtime president warns.
Business leaders concerned about potential cuts to New Hampshire university system
Major cuts to New Hampshire’s university system are on the table in the state’s budget, but some business leaders say those cuts could be bad news for the state’s long-term success.
Money set aside to help NH’s opioid crisis could be steered elsewhere in the state budget
New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed diverting millions of dollars meant to address opioid addiction to help close the state’s budget gaps – alarming advocates who say it would upend a wide range of treatment, recovery and prevention programs.
N.H. residents could see court delays due to budget cuts, Supreme Court chief justice warns
New Hampshire residents navigating the state’s judicial system could face delays as a result of budget cuts to the courts.
Sentinel Opinion: Arts cuts; Slashing funds for the arts, humanities could cost the state revenues and more
The N.H. House of Representatives passed a pair of budget bills last week that slashed state spending for the next two years beyond the governor’s lean proposed budget. The bills now head to the state Senate.
NH House budget fails the test of basic decency
The New Hampshire Council of Churches believes our state budget should reflect both our financial priorities and ethical commitments. Fundamentally, budgets are moral documents — a reflection on how we treat the vulnerable and the voiceless.