Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Sen. Rubio jokes of making Pats QB Tom Brady ambassador to Brazil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a lifelong fan of the Miami Dolphins, has grown weary of watching the New England Patriots rack up Super Bowl wins while his team watches from afar. Operating on the theory that … Continue reading
NH AG releases video, photos of justified officer-involved shooting in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON — The Attorney General’s Office has released videos, dispatch audio and photographs from a private citizen’s cellphone of an officer-involved shooting on Interstate 89 in May. On May 25, Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announced that New Hampshire State … Continue reading
NH fishermen ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear monitoring case
New Hampshire fishermen fighting for their livelihood are now trying to take their case to the nation’s highest court. Commercial fishermen said they must pay $700 a day for fishing monitors, people who go out with fishermen and collect data. … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics
Tagged Fisherman, Monitors, NOAA, SCOTUS
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Democrat Cavanaugh wins state Senate special election
BOW, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh has won the special election for New Hampshire’s District 16 state Senate seat. Cavanaugh defeated Republican David Boutin and Libertarian Jason Dubrow on Tuesday. District 16 covers Bow, Dunbarton, Candia, Hooksett and parts … Continue reading
New Hampshire Shuts Down Renewables Rebate Programs ‘Until Further Notice’
Citing budget constraints and an influx of waitlisted applications, New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently announced the temporary closure of the state’s Residential Solar and Wind Rebate Program and Commercial and Industrial Solar Rebate Program. | More… |NA Windpower.com
When you still hear Hollywood Liberals Complaining…
That face you make…
Gravel urges Manchester residents to file charter complaint
Manchester resident Lisa Gravel has started a movement of sorts by filing a complaint against Ward 2 Alderman Ron Ludwig and Ward 11 Alderman Normand Gamache for violating the city’s charter. It started at the board’s meeting of 18 July 2017, where she raised a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large
Tagged Charter, Complaint, Lisa Gravel, Normand Gamache, Petition, Ron Ludwig
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CHANGE IN CIVIL FORFEITURE POLICY UNLIKELY TO AFFECT NH
LACONIA — A policy change announced this week by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn’t likely to greatly increase seizure of cash, cars or other property of people suspected of crimes but not charged, a New Hampshire federal prosecutor said. … Continue reading
Feds dole out $3 Million (plus!) to fight ‘microaggressions’ in STEM fields
The National Science Foundation (NSF) gave out more than three million dollars to fight “implicit bias,” “microaggressions,” and “lack of diversity” in STEM fields this July. Founded by Congress in 1950, the NSF is a federal agency that seeks to … Continue reading
State sends $30 million back to N.H. cities and towns for infrastructure
In his budget address in February, Sununu had proposed establishing an Infrastructure Revitalization Fund with surplus dollars to help pay for local projects, including school renovations. A 10-member commission would have chosen which projects to fund, and Sununu estimated as … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, New Hampshire News
Tagged Infrastructure, State Budget, Surplus
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