Monthly Archives: June 2017
Strong Majority Not Concerned About Rising Sea Levels On NH Coast
In December, the Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission released a report outlining recommendations for state and local officials to respond to a projected rise in sea levels. The report estimates that sea levels on the New Hampshire coastline will rise … Continue reading
The Aggregator’s Curse
An Aggregator is not some new Everglades reptile, it’s what happens here every day. The scraping and scouring of the interwebs in search of links worthy of you. But as the legislative season winds to a close in New Hampshire and … Continue reading
Sununu: Expedite federal permits for infrastructure projects
While official Washington remained fixated on former FBI Director Jim Comey’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday, Sununu met with a select group of governors, mayors, and tribal leaders to brainstorm on how to streamline federal permitting and unlock … Continue reading
State Budget Should Have No Room for Abortion
Whenever the New Hampshire Executive Council awards a contract to an abortion provider, someone in the room is bound to remark that the funds are for non-abortion work or that taxpayers aren’t funding abortions. That doesn’t tell the whole story. … Continue reading
Police: Threat to ‘shoot up’ Lebanon Middle School not credible
LEBANON — Lebanon police said the possible threat reported Friday afternoon that a male student was going to “shoot up” Lebanon Middle School with a gun proved not to be credible. Chief Richard Mello said with the assistance of the … Continue reading
Evergreen State College Could Be Swirling the Drain
So “impressed” are the parents of potential future caricatures of liberal intolerance that Evergreen might be nevergreen. Enrollment has plummeted. The school is fighting for its life. More… | GraniteGrok
Darlene Pawlik: They’re Play’n You
From Madoff to Enron, big name business scams and small-time snake-oil salesmen have come and gone. They were about money and power. Smaller scams are often not even considered newsworthy. Let’s not forget political scandals. Lists and pages wouldn’t cover … Continue reading
The #VolinskyAgenda – Yogurtnomics
Volinsky is out with an op-ed about how he would grow the New Hampshire economy. But just as the #VoliskyAgenda described in Volinsky’s tweet really involves empowering government at the expense of parents, healthcare consumers, and private business, so too Volinsky’s … Continue reading
Obama Admin ‘Systematically Disbanded’ Units Investigating Iran’s Terrorism Financing Networks
The Obama administration “systematically disbanded” law enforcement investigative units across the federal government focused on disrupting Iranian, Syrian, and Venezuelan terrorism financing networks out of concern the work could cause friction with Iranian officials and scuttle the nuclear deal with … Continue reading
Trump delivering biggest cut in regulations since Reagan
It was odd that a seemingly boring campaign line calling for fewer federal regulations would win applause, but candidate Donald Trump’s promise was cheered so loudly last year that President Trump made it an early priority in his administration. And … Continue reading