Policy Blog NH

Town Meeting Time Again

The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies is again partnering with New Hampshire Public Radio on their 2010 Town Meeting website.  Town historic spending and revenue is available on our website.  We also have information available on SB2.  One frequent question we get is:  What share of New Hampshire local governance follows the traditional town meeting format? 

The Common Burden of Public Appropriations and State Aid to Local Governments

New Hampshire state aid to local governments was a much debated topic in the recently completed State budget negotiations.  The Governor proposed cutting state revenue sharing in February, but increasing state aid to schools, as part of the adequate education funding.  School building aid was cut out of the House budget altogether, but then restored by the Senate and the Committee of Conference.  What do these changes mean for the balance of appropriations between the state and local governments?