Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
NH House Passes Full Day Kindergarten Bill
CONCORD – The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 247 to 116 Thursday to pass a bill to fund full-day kindergarten. The House sent the $14 million legislation to its Finance Committee for review. More… *| UL Follow the New Media … Continue reading
On the Defeat of Casino Bill, SB 242 (2017)
The New Hampshire House has killed 2017’s version of a casino bill, voting “inexpedient to legislate” by an overwhelming 275-82 margin. More.. | Cornerstone Also…| Casino Free NH Follow the New Media Militia on Facebook!
NH State Supreme Court should decide how to divvy up $86m insurance surplus
A Superior Court judge is asking the New Hampshire Supreme Court to decide how best to divvy up at least $86 million in surplus to health care providers held by a quasi-public, medical malpractice insurance company that’s going out of … Continue reading
Man to be sentenced for stealing dead man’s ID
A man who worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard took the identity of a dead man to pass security checks at the shipyard, entering it more than 30 times while working for a Massachusetts asbestos abatement company, according to court … Continue reading
How Will NH ‘Deal With’ Self-Driving Cars?
Autonomous vehicles seem to be legal in New Hampshire, Volkwagen’s Barranco said, as they are in all states unless laws target them deliberately – Massachusetts is proposing certain restrictions – or accidentally, as in the case of New York state, … Continue reading
Lebanon Passes Smoking Ban
Lebanon — The City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt a smoking ban in Lebanon’s parks and outside city-owned buildings.The ban, which includes chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes, is scheduled to take effect on July 1. It forbids smoking in … Continue reading
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Tagged Lebanon, Smoking Ban
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17 NH School Districts Have Embraced “Transgender” Movement. Who’s Next?
On May 2nd, there was a House Party in Sandwich hosted by Freedom New Hampshire (not the town, the non-profit) “to grow support for statewide non-discrimination protections.” That’s a generic way of saying, advance the LGBT agenda through a so-called transgender … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Democrats, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics, Progressives
Tagged Freedom New Hampshire, LGBT, TransBill, Transgender
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What will it take to get abortion providers out of the budget?
Four years ago today, a jury was deliberating the fate of Kermit Gosnell. That trial ended with Gosnell serving life in prison for murder and manslaughter. Today, a GOP-majority Congress, with a GOP president looking on, can’t agree on when … Continue reading
Serious Questions Raised by Sununu’s Nomination of Arlinghaus
Chris Sununu has nominated long-time FOS, Friend-of-Sununus, Charlie Arlinghaus to be the Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services. This raises some serious questions. No, not the reflexive, predictable ad-hominems the Democrats immediately belched…But serious questions, like, what the hell is … Continue reading
Search for missing New Hampshire hiker continues
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The search continues for a hiker lost in a New Hampshire forest who has not been seen since last Friday. The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game says that the man, Randy Willett, was able … Continue reading
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Tagged Franconia, Hiker, The Daily Progress, White Mountains
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