Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Ethics Panel Dismisses Complaint Against Sununu Over Waterville Twitter Selfie
A state ethics panel says it’s possible Governor Chris Sununu violated ethics rules when he promoted his family’s ski resort from his gubernatorial Twitter account. But the committee says it won’t investigate the issue further — and is taking issue … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chris Sununu, Ethics Complaint, NHDP, Twitter
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U.S. government posts $182 billion surplus in April
Don’t get too excited. It’s still all cluster. The U.S. government had a $182 billion budget surplus in April, confounding market expectations for a deficit, according to Treasury Department data released on Wednesday. The budget surplus was $106 billion in … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, National News
Tagged Deficit, National Debt, Surplus
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Overhaul of Dodd-Frank headed to U.S. House
“A lot of promises were made when Dodd-Frank passed that it would do away with ‘too big to fail,’” Hultgren said. “It really hasn’t done what it said it was going to do. So that’s really a big part of … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics
Tagged Arizona Watchdog, Bailouts, Banking, Dodd-Frank, Randy Hultgren
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Hanover Becomes First New Hampshire Town to Commit to 100% Renewables
The town of Hanover, New Hampshire voted Tuesday night to establish a goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050. The article approved at Tuesday’s town meeting sets a community-wide goal of transitioning to 100 percent … Continue reading
Another New Hampshire legislator switches to the Libertarian Party
Joseph Stallcop, a state representative from Cheshire County district four, switched from the Democratic Party to the Libertarian Party on May 10. He is the second New Hampshire legislator to switch to the Libertarian Party. Caleb Dyer of Pelham switched to the LP … Continue reading
N.H. bill would give privacy protection against ISPs that federal government has rejected
Internet providers in New Hampshire would have to alert customers before selling information about their online practices under a proposal that seeks to replicate at the state level internet privacy regulations that were blocked by Congress last month. More… *| … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Internet, Privacy
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ACLU sues New Hampshire for rejecting hundreds of absentee ballots
The American Civil Liberties Union sued New Hampshire on Wednesday after the state invalidated the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters in the November 2016 election, including a blind woman, because of mismatched signatures, the civil rights group said. The … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, New Hampshire News
Tagged ACLU, Bill Gardner, Signature-Matching
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Bill Nye is Part of the Great Divide
We are talking about millions of children influenced by this man. Of those millions of people, many are in positions of power themselves. He has a huge platform. He built it. He uses it. The thing that scares me is … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Climate, National News, Progressives
Tagged Bill Nye, Kindness, Life, The Darling Princess
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New Poll: New Hampshire Strongly Approves of Gov. Chris Sununu’s Job Performance
Republican Governor Chris Sununu is producing concrete results for New Hampshire and the people of his state are taking notice. A brand new University of New Hampshire poll gives Governor Sununu a strong 57% approval rating, while only a low … Continue reading
Have You Seen Junior’s Psych Profile?
Imagine bringing your child in for a sore throat and having the doctor administer a psychological screening test—without your knowledge—while you are out of the room. I believe most parents would be uncomfortable with this scenario. Something similar is happening … Continue reading
Posted in Education, National News
Tagged Assessments, Psychological Testing, Testing, Wall Street Journal
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