Monthly Archives: April 2017
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs New Hampshire on Ballot Selfies
Voters in New Hampshire are free to take selfies with their election ballots and post the photos online after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a state ban on the practice. The justices, without comment, left intact a federal … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged Ballot Selfies, Gardner v. Rideout, New Hampshire SCOTUS
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Smile Democrats: NH Has Performed 40% More Background Checks Since 2014
At every opportunity, New Hampshire Democrats and the anti-gun lobby sell their corrupted wares under a banner that increasingly reads “New Hampshire blah blah blah support background checks.” … The answer is more of them. More background checks. More! Now! Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, GraniteGrok, Second Amendment
Tagged Background Checks, GraniteGrok, New Hampshire
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New Hampshire Voters Want Integrity in Elections
A majority of Granite Staters want only actual New Hampshire residents voting in elections as well as requiring valid identification. Unfortunately, the organizations pushing against (the) integrity of elections (several out-of-state organizations) don’t want the same integrity of the vote. … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Legislation, Local NH Politics, NH Political Buzz, Vote Fraud
Tagged Elections, ID, New Hampshire, NHpolitics, Voting Rights
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RTK Case Settles Before Supreme Court Argument
“This case highlights that the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) not only compels public bodies to disclose government records but also regulates how public bodies convene and conduct meetings and how they deliberate and make decisions.” A closely watched case, Porter, et al. … Continue reading
IMPORTANT SPECIAL ELECTION: CARROLL 6, Wolfeboro
The New Hampshire Firearms Coalition is pleased to offer this Primary Election Guide for the Carroll 6 Special Election for the State Representative race. These grades are the result of each candidate’s answers to an extensive questionnaire, including any available … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Local NH Politics, NHFC
Tagged CARROLL 6, Elections, NHFC, Wolfeboro
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House Lawmakers to Hear New State Budget
House budget writers will try to sell their new state budget proposal to fellow lawmakers Monday at the Statehouse. The spending plan will be up for a vote in the full House on Wednesday. Republican leaders of the House Finance … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Budget, NH House, NHPR, Spending
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An Attack On Free Speech
Susan Shamel’s letter requesting that the Concord Monitor limit the free speech of some of its readers was alarming (Monitor letters, March 27). The topic of Shamel’s letter doesn’t matter. What does matter is that some people like Shamel believe … Continue reading
New “ICE” Wall at Strafford County Jail
Building a wall inside the Strafford County House of Corrections is paying off for the county jail — the only one in New Hampshire that houses illegal aliens for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The $450,000 wall built last year … Continue reading
Posted in Union Leader
Tagged ICE, Illegal Immigrants, Jail, Strafford County, Union Leader
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How Local Assessments Raise Your Electric Bill
Many are using unjust assessments and collecting excessive property taxes from utilities. As a consequence, we’re all paying for it through higher electricity and other utility costs. As with any other cost of doing business, electric, gas and water providers … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s per capita income is fifth in the nation
Per capita personal income in New Hampshire accelerated last year more than in any other state in New England, despite a slight slowdown in income in the United States as a whole. Personal income grew by 4.7 percent in the … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 