Dear Professor Reich:
Pragmatism First, Please
DEMOCRATIC REFORM · SUPREME COURT · CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Robert Reich proposes comprehensive
reforms to address American
democracy’s challenges, including
court term limits,
anti-gerrymandering measures, voting
rights restoration, campaign.
Most Americans do not wake up
thinking about Article III, the…
LOCAL · ECONOMY · REGIONAL
A cooling patch in the North
Atlantic signals a weakening ocean
circulation, raising sea levels and…
CORRUPTION · REPUBLICANISM · GOVERNANCE
The article examines how the gradual
erosion of republican institutions
through corruption and private gain…
Dover Digs Into The Expensive
Basics
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · DOVER
Dover’s current infrastructure list
is not the kind of thing that cuts a
ribbon well. Water mains, drainage,
sidewalks and street layouts do not…
That is the plain story behind the
city’s latest round of street and
utility work. Horn Street, Central
Avenue, Henry Law Avenue, Pine
Street, Broadway and Court Street
are all part of the conversation in
one form or another. Some are in
design, some are moving toward…
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · DOVER
Infrastructure Renewal in a Historic
Setting Dover, New Hampshire, a city
with deep colonial roots, is
currently engaged in a series of
significant infrastructure…
Dover, New Hampshire, a city with
deep colonial roots, is currently
engaged in a series of significant
infrastructure projects aimed at
upgrading its aging streets, water
mains, and pedestrian facilities.
These efforts, detailed in recent
public meetings and the City’s Dover…
Kittery Civic Roundup:
Council Agendas, Planning,
and Waterfront Oversight in…
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · KITTERY
A Pattern of Incremental Planning
and Oversight In late June 2026,
Kittery’s local government
bodies—including the Town Council,
Planning Board, and Comprehensive
Plan Committee—have…
In late June 2026, Kittery’s local
government bodies—including the Town
Council, Planning Board, and
Comprehensive Plan Committee—have
been engaged in routine but…
Kittery’s Quiet Week of Civic
Machinery
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · KITTERY
Kittery’s late-June civic calendar
did not read like a week of big
swings. It read like something more
familiar, and often more important:
agendas…
The Town Council met June 22, with
both an agenda and packet posted by
the town. Those materials lay out
business for the council, but they
do not, by themselves, show final
action, spending decisions, or the
kind of outcome residents can weigh…
New Hampshire Statehouse
Roundup: Medicaid Work Rules,
Interpreter Program Risks…
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · NEW HAMPSHIRE
Navigating Medicaid Work
Requirements and Interpreter Program
Viability Recent activity at the New
Hampshire Statehouse highlights the
complex interplay between federal
compliance mandates, state…
Recent activity at the New Hampshire
Statehouse highlights the complex
interplay between federal compliance
mandates, state policy
implementation, and the practical…
Portsmouth School Board
Contract and Community
Initiatives Mark June Meeting
LOCAL · AI SUMMARY · PORTSMOUTH
The Portsmouth School Board’s June
meeting combined routine labor
negotiations with community-oriented
updates, reflecting the dual role of
school governance in managing
operational necessities…
Labor Relations: Securing Custodial
Supervisors’ Contract
A central item on the agenda was the
approval of a tentative four-year
contract with the custodial…
