'Keno-garten' Bill Finalized, But Without Bipartisan Support

House and Senate lawmakers have settled on the final language for a bill to fund full day kindergarten in New Hampshire. But the bipartisan cooperation around the bill may be faltering.

For months, legislators have been bargaining over what a system to provide state dollars for full day kindergarten might look like.

The compromise reached Thursday in a committee of house and senate members would fund full-day kindergarten by legalizing and taxing the electronic gambling game, keno. But exactly how much the state would spend per-student will depend in part on how much revenue is raised from taxing keno.

Republican State Senator Jeb Bradley:

“While this isn’t everything that everybody would want, it’s a significant step forward. That’s how we do things in this building.”

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