Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
No Constitutional Issue With SB 193
In January, the New Hampshire House is expected to vote on Senate Bill 193. The bill provides that an “eligible student” can receive a grant from the State equal to 95 percent of the per-pupil funding the State provides to … Continue reading
NH LSRs rated by sponsor ratings – Part 2
Continuing on from Part 1, here is the next tranche of LSRs/House bills submitted to the House of Representatives: Reminder: this list is for purposes of triage – quickly guesstimating which bills are bad or good based on whether their … Continue reading
BitConnect collapse “impending,” says Crypto Insider
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Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Ridley Report
Tagged Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
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Animal Rights Activists Mark ‘Fur Free Friday’ Outside N.H. Fish & Game Headquarters
A group of animal rights activists gathered at a busy intersection near the New Hampshire fish and game headquarters in Concord on Friday to protest fur trapping — and, with the holiday shopping season kicking into gear, to send a … Continue reading
Congressional Dems propose taxpayer-funded private pension bailout
Congressional Democrats want a federal bailout of private sector pensions. An expert thinks that states like Michigan, New Hampshire and Illinois, with a combined hundreds of billions of dollars in public pension debt, would try to be next in line, … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Unions
Tagged Bailout, Congress, Pensions, Public Sector, Unions
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“Jasper confirmed as agriculture commissioner with help from Dems”
How apropo is that headline from the Union Leader! He became Speaker of the NH House by dint of the Democrats “appointing” him after his own Party had essentially rejected him. Bad things came from that, especially on issues that really … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, GraniteGrok
Tagged Department of Agriculture, Executive Council, Shawn Jasper
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WOULD YOU SUPPORT A REDESIGN OF THE NH STATE FLAG?
Rep. Timothy Josephson is sponsoring a 2018 bill that would establish a committee to study redesigning the state flag. The committee would be tasked with developing potential designs that include the state motto and an image of the Old Man … Continue reading
“…what say you now about Obamacare costs? Start groveling with abject apologies – Part 3”
One or two or three stories may be anecdotal – but this is starting to turn into a flood and we have only Obama and Democrats to thank for this. They designed it, they legislated it, they passed it, they … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Health Care, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Insurance, Obamacare, Premiums
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Budget Season at Sanborn
On November 15, the Sanborn Regional School District Budget Committee joined the School Board to hear plans and spending proposal details from the Administrative leaders of the Elementary and Middle Schools as well as from the Athletic and Technology Departments. … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 