Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
WMUR Gives Life to Dem State Party Chair’s Non-Story
Failed Candidate for Chair of the National Democrat Party Ray Buckley gets back to doing the people’s work here in New Hampshire. “[NH Democrat Party Chair Ray]…Buckley has filed an ethics complaint claiming that by tweeting Waterville Valley has “the … Continue reading
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Manchester NH State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt dies
Ward 8 Manchester New Hampshire House Rep. Steve Vaillancourt has died. The cause of death was not included in the report. State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, a colorful, dogged, and often contrarian politician from Manchester, died Monday.Vaillancourt, a Republican and former Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged New Hampshire, NHHouse, RIP, Steve Vaillancourt, Union Leader
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Why Not Full-Day Kindergarten? Here’s Why….
From Ann Marie Banfield over at the Girard at Large Oh My Blog!Say no to full day kindergarten. The political factions calling for full-day kindergarten are not being honest about the real potential problems for 5-year old children if their … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large, Local NH Politics
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Education, Girard At Large, Kindergarten, NHpolitics
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Prostitution and Human Trafficking in New Hampshire
Looks like New Hampshire chose an outspoken advocate of decriminalizing prostitution to lead its Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force Advisory Committee. Can you say, disconnect? Decriminalizing pimping and the sex trade would tie the hands of investigators. The buyers and the … Continue reading
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Did the Cheshire County NH Sheriff Create a Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants?
The short answer is no. The long answer is here. Sheriff Rivera has said his department will not go out of its way to identify or detain illegals (in the course of day-to-day interaction), which has undertones of “sanctuary” but he … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, New Hampshire News
Tagged Cheshire County, Eli Rivera, ICE, Immigration, New Hampshire, Sanctuary
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Liberal Judges And Their Sweeping Rejections Have Consequences
Did Striking down Trump’s immigration Executive Order kill off Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate? | GraniteGrok
Posted in Democrats, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Contraception, Executive Orders, Judges, Trump
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Do Public Employees Make Too Much Money?
The Manchester Union Leader is posting public employee salaries again. “I am surprised by some of the salaries,” said Amanda Kanler, also of Manchester, as she waited for Sunday’s parade on Elm Street. “I’m not saying police and firefighters don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged Manchester, Salaries, Union Leader
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Memo to New Hampshire House GOP – a “Public Hearing” is Not a Plebiscite
You have got to hand it to the New Hampshire Democrats and the New Hampshire political press. Although the Republicans in 2016 won control of all of State government –the House, the Senate, the Executive Council, and the Governor’s office– … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Mosca Blog, Local NH Politics
Tagged Ed Mosca, Hearings, NH House, NHpolitics
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Non-Academic Surveys – Call to Action
The House Education Committee needs to hear from YOU — contact them TODAY!! They will have a full committee work session on SB 43, a critical bill that empowers parents with active consent (opt-in) for most of the invasive, non-academic … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NH School Choice
Tagged Education, Michelle Levell, Parental Rights, School Choice, School Choice NH
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Libertarian Jilletta Jarvis Announces Campaign for NH Governor in 2018
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire secretary Jilletta Jarvis officially announced her run for governor in 2018 at last weekend’s LPNH convention in Concord! Here’s her first campaign speech as delivered to the convention where she discusses ending prohibition of cannabis, … Continue reading
Posted in Free Keene, New Hampshire News
Tagged Free Keene, Governor, Jilletta Jarvis, Libertarian, NHpolitics
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