NH Senate Seeks 'Middle Ground' on Funding the State's Independent Child Advocate

NH Senate seeks 'middle ground' on funding the state's independent child advocate

“I’m trying to find a middle ground that the House will accept,” Sen. Sharon Carson, who is spearheading the proposal, said.

State senators try to salvage New Hampshire’s child advocate amid budget cuts • New Hampshire Bulletin

Sen. Sharon Carson, photographed during a Senate Finance work session Thursday, plans to propose an amendment to restore the Office of the Child Advocate after the House voted to eliminate it. Still, her proposal pares the agency down. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)New Hampshire’s Office of the Child Advocate has been on the chopping block this session as state lawmakers look to trim the budget during a difficult fiscal year…