Daily Archives: April 18, 2017
Sununu To Push All Day Kindergarten in House Committee
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is taking his appeal for full-day kindergarten directly to House lawmakers. The first-term governor will testify Tuesday before the House Education Committee on a bill that adds money for school districts to provide full-day programs. The … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, Unions
Tagged Chris Sununu, Kindergarten, NH House
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Will The March for Science Include All Science?
From the event’s web site: “We unite as a diverse, nonpartisan group to call for science that upholds the common good and for political leaders and policy makers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest.” Okay, then – how … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Health Care, Leaven for the Loaf, Local NH Politics
Tagged Ellen Kolb, March for Science
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Al Baldasaro’s Gun-Toting Wedding Photo Back in Londonderry Google Search Results
A New Hampshire state representative’s gun-toting wedding photo pops up again when you Google search for Londonderry, despite both town officials and the state lawmaker’s reportedly asking the search engine behemoth to take it down. More… | NECN Get Your … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged AL Baldasaro, Google, Judy Baldasaro, Londonderrry, Wedding Photo
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Reminder: SB 3 is Crap – Amend it or Scrap It
The solution to SB3 and non-resident tuition-paying college students interfering in local elections is simple. Scrap SB3’s language about college kids and replace it with University of New Hampshire’s rules to qualify for in-state tuition. More… | GraniteGrok Get Your … Continue reading
State Employee Gets Suspended: Paid for Retirement Party With You Money
A state employee who used state dollars to throw an office retirement party for her boss ended up with an unpaid 20-day suspension, according to a state appeals board. Linda Capuchino organized the retirement party for Louise Lavertu when Lavertu … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, New Hampshire News
Tagged Linda Capuchino, Louise Lavertu, Union Leader
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Pope Francis Dismisses Prominent New Hampshire Priest
“On February 28, 2017, Pope Francis decreed Edward J. Arsenault dismissed from the clerical state and dispensed him from all obligations subsequent to sacred ordination, including that of celibacy,” the Diocese of Manchester said in a statement last week as reported … Continue reading
Nashua lawsuit claims spending cap charter violation
former alderman has filed a civil lawsuit against the city claiming aldermen violated the city charter when they recently adopted a city ordinance that will allow the annual budget to exceed the spending cap without the required 10 votes. More… … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics
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Dr. Joe Hannon and the Needle Exchange Program
Rich spoke to Dr. Joe Hannon, who came on the show in support of Senate Bill 234, otherwise known as the Needle Exchange Program. Dr. Hannon, who struggled with substance abuse as a teenager, explained what the bill does, misconceptions … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Drugs, Girard At Large, Health Care
Tagged Dr. Joe Hannon, Needle Exchange, SB234
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Federal funding for state infrastructure or affordable housing might dry up
The Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) … recently said it has to pause in handing out more than $2 million in community development block grants because Congress has yet to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government and … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, National Politics & Policy, New Hampshire News
Tagged Block Grants, Housing, Infrastructure, NH Journal
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Jeanne Shaheen – “Taxes should be simple”(but) that’s not what she means
UNLIKE an engineer that wants to fix things at the root cause, she wants to fix a whole kludge by piling on yet another. It is as if she is doing a very complex math problem – and applies the … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics, taxes
Tagged Jeanne Shaheen, Skip Murphy, taxes
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The New Media Militia 