CONCORD — Responding to pleas from lawmakers from property-poor towns, Senate President Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, said he would sweeten the education aid package attached to a proposed two-year state budget.
The changes will add another $11.5 million in annual grants to the plan, which already would increase grants by $156.9 million in 2024-25, Bradley said.
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