A superior court judge’s decision not to delay implementation of his order on the Statewide Education Property Tax will disrupt the local school budget process for many communities, claim those affected by the order.
The proposal, which the plaintiffs sent the state a week ago, but has not received a response, would set a timeline to change two aspects of the state’s administration of the tax they claim make it unconstitutional because taxpayers are assessed at different effective rates and not proportional rates as required by the state constitution.
This year is the 30th anniversary of the state Supreme Court’s Claremont education decision, but the fundamental issues raised by the five plaintiff communities is not yet “settled law.”
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — The Rockingham Superior Court judge hearing the latest challenge to the state’s education funding system told attorneys Wednesday he believes the case is ripe for a summary
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