Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, a Lebanon Democrat (left) and Sen. Ruth Ward, a Stoddard Republican, at a meeting of the Education Freedom Savings Account Oversight Committee on Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo by Ethan DeWitt/New Hampshire Bulletin)
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