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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday December 11, 2022 ( 4 items )  

AFT: State Education Commissioner Sued Over Funding of Voucher Program
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 9 (TNSgov) -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: New Hampshire is violating the N.H. Constitution and state law by using state lottery dollars and money from the Education Trust Fund to fund the state's private school voucher program called the Education Freedom Account program, according to a complaint filed today in state court against state Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut. The complaint is asking the Merr  more

Institute for Justice: Parents to Defend New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account Program from New Legal Challenge
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2022: New Hampshire families are poised to defend the state's Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) from a legal challenge announced yesterday by the American Federation of Teachers. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which defends educational choice nationwide, intends to intervene in the lawsuit on behalf of parents currently using the EFAs to fund the education they choose for their children. "H  more

NATE Announces Results of 2023 Board of Directors Election
WATERTOWN, South Dakota, Dec. 7 (TNSper) -- NATE - Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today unveiled the official results of the 2023 Board of Directors election. The Association announces that Victor Drouin, President of Green Mountain Communications, Inc. in Pembroke, New Hampshire, and Chris Mallon, President of Tower MRL, LLC in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, were  more

Southern Environmental Law Center: Air Pollution Control Board Advances RGGI Repeal Proposal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 8 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: During its last meeting of 2022, Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board advanced a proposal to remove the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, better known as RGGI. Virginia joined RGGI after the General Assembly passed a 2020 law requiring Virginia's participation in the successful regional program. Other states participating in the program are C  more