Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Moving Educational Freedom Forward
In a split decision, the House Education Committee passed an amended version of the Education Savings Account bill, SB 193. The 10 to 9 Ought to Pass as Amended (OTP/A) decision saw Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the vote; … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, SB 193, School Choice
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Concord Gets its Day in Northern Pass Court on Thursday
A panel of Concord officials will testify as a group on Thursday at the state Site Evaluation Committee’s hearings on the Northern Pass Transmission Project. Members of the panel have pre-filed testimony and will be cross-examined by the committee, other intervening parties … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Local NH Politics
Tagged Concord, Northern Pass, Testimony
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Stocking the Toolbox: Get Ready for Next Legislative Session
I recently enjoyed the hospitality of Seacoast pro-lifers who asked me to join Rep. Kurt Wuelper to give a presentation about communicating with legislators. We covered social media, phone calls, letters, and the oldest social medium of all: one-on-one conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Legislation
Tagged Ellen Kolb, Kurt Wuelper, Life, Right to Life
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Sexual Misconduct at Phillips Exeter Takes Center Stage Again After Latest Report
According to a new report from The New York Times, police sought to arrest two deans at Phillips Exeter Academy, an elite private boarding school, for failing “to report the alleged sexual assault of a student to the authorities.” But police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, New Hampshire News
Tagged Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Sexeter Academy, Sexual Assault
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The difference between Libertarians and Statist/Progressive Totalitarians
I’ve copied the full Letter (by Jilletta Jarvis) after the jump if you are so inclined (go ahead, you know you want to!). What was surprising was not its content but with the vehemence those commenters I would place in the … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large, New Hampshire News
Tagged Jilletta Jarvis, Libertarians, Socialists, Statists
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New Hampshire adds manufacturing jobs, but trend may be short-lived
Manufacturing jobs are rebounding in New Hampshire, at least in the short term, but the Granite State remains well short of the more than 77,000 such jobs it produced prior to the onset of the 2008 recession. Even so, economists … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Manufacturing
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Conservative vs. Liberal Anti-Rape Tips
H/T Weekend Pundit
Posted in Crime, Culture, Progressives
Tagged Conservative, Liberal, Rape, Sexual Assault
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Americans for Prosperity: NH should dump energy-efficiency efforts
A new report from Americans for Prosperity calls for scrapping New Hampshire’s renewable portfolio standards, or expanding them to include nuclear power and low-carbon coal, cutting or eliminating energy-efficiency programs and building the Northern Pass. The reforms, the report argues, … Continue reading
Local Media Reports a Majority of “NH Residents Support Gas Tax Increase” When They Don’t
In two separate reports feeding off the same research, Fosters.com and the New Hampshire Business Review lead with headlines declaring support for a gas tax increase in New Hampshire. “UNH research: NH residents support gas tax hike.” But do they? Nope. |Read more at … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, taxes
Tagged Carsey Institute, Fosters.com, Gas, NHBR, taxes, UNH
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I see flying pigs – I actually agree with Jeanne Shaheen on something!
I am still shaking my head over this piece in the Union Leader – Jeanne Shaheen agrees with me??? Emphasis mine, reformatted: A sweet idea: Shaheen attacks sugar subsidies | Read More at GraniteGrok
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Jeanne Shaheen, Skip Murphy, Subsidy, Sugar
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The New Media Militia 