State Supreme Court issues a stay over sweeping ConVal school funding decision • New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire Supreme Court granted a stay over a school funding lawsuit decision Wednesday, hitting pause on a sweeping order that would force the state to double its spending on public schools. Without comment, all five justices concurred with the stay over the lawsuit, Contoocook Valley School District v State of New Hampshire. The move allows the state time to appeal a November Rockingham County Superior Court decision up to the Supreme Court. The November decision, issued by Judge David Ruoff, found that the state was not meeting its...