Author Archives: Steve Mac Donald
Rough “Justice”
A 17-year old with no visible means of financial support got an abortion this morning. Not news, you say? Look again. “Jane Doe” is an immigrant, an unaccompanied 17-year-old, living in the U.S. without benefit of documentation. When Jane Doe … Continue reading
Some States Seeking Ways Around Full Compliance With Federal Education Law
A federal education law designed to let states determine for themselves how to hold schools accountable may leave more children behind if states are allowed to skirt federal requirements through waivers. The Every Student Succeeds Act shifts the burden of directing education … Continue reading
David Scannell Doubles Down on Deliberate Deceptions
A week ago, we exposed the multiple and deliberate “straw man issues” Ward 2 school board candidate David Scannel had purposefully perpetuated in his assault on incumbent Debra Gagnon Langton. Rather than reply, Scannel has doubled down on his devious misrepresentations to continue casting himself … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Girard At Large
Tagged David Scannel, Debra Gagnon Langton, Manchester, School Board
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House panel votes to eliminate RGGI energy-efficiency funds
The NH House Science Technology and Energy Committee narrowly voted Tuesday to gut energy-efficiency funding through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and roll back the state’s renewable energy standard, in a move that one Republic denounced as partisan and a … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Energy, taxes
Tagged HB 592, Renewable Energy Standard, RGGI
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Russian – Clinton Campaign Collusion
Written by former British spy Christopher Steele, who was paid by opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which received the money from the Clinton campaign, the 35 pages of memos became the Democrats’ vehicle to promote supposed Trump–Russia collusion in the presidential election. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats
Tagged Christopher Steele, Collusion, Hillary Clinton, Jon Podesta, Russia
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Did Vermonters help swing New Hampshire’s election?
According to state records on same-day voter registration, 212 Vermonters were among the 6,540 people who registered to vote in New Hampshire on Election Day using an out-of-state license. President Donald Trump’s election integrity commission has been investigating the possibility that … Continue reading
New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus Announces Committed Speaker Candidates, Panelists for November 2nd Forum
Concord – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus (NHHFC) will host a forum for candidates for Speaker of the House on next Thursday, November 2nd, after the House veto session. Currently, seven candidates for Speaker have confirmed for the event, … Continue reading
Timberlane Taxes Skyrocket… Again
When you Google “management,” this definition pops up: “the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.” I’ll let you judge if Timberlane’s budget and our associated taxes are being “controlled.” New Hampshire’s Department of Revenue has released Timberlane’s … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Green, taxes
Tagged taxes, Timberlane, Timberlane Regional School District
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Who is Running the Store? It’s NOT the Taxpayers
Did you ever wonder why, even after the taxpayers have had their say against building a commuter rail system for NH, for example, the agenda for a ‘study committee’ marches on? Did you ever wonder how these projects get approved … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Carsey Institute, Granite State Future(s)
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NH Student Proficiency Continues to Slip in English and Math
The New Hampshire Department of Education released the 2017 Smarter Balanced Assessment results earlier this week. Like many other Common Core (aka College and Career Readiness Standards) states, proficiency scores slipped in English and Math across grades three through eight. Elementary students … Continue reading
Posted in Education, School Choice for NH
Tagged Assessments, Common Core, Michelle Levell, New Hampshire
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The New Media Militia 