Here’s the thing -  we here at Civics 101: New Hampshire are not money people. We don’t really do “math” and we avoid opening our bank apps at all costs. That’s why we decided to grab the fiscal bull by the horns and learn about New Hampshire’s budget. We have a lot of questions, like, um, what is the budget? Who writes it, and what do we spend money on? And how are New Hampshire’s spending decisions different from other states?

In part one, we trace the life of the budget, from when it's a glimmer in the eye of a state agency to a full-grown piece of legislation.