Category Archives: Local NH Politics
Donna Green: Behind the Scenes of Policy Committee
As the assigned school board head of Timberlane’s Policy Standing Committee, I have been trying to hold summer meetings. Policy formation is one of the principal duties of the School Board, yet the established schedule of Policy Committee meetings is … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Green, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Committees, Policy, SAU 55, Timberlane
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Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas Wont Be Investigated
MANCHESTER — Mayor Ted Gatsas won a political vote of confidence of sorts Tuesday night when the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted overwhelmingly to reject subjecting Gatsas to an investigation by the city conduct board for his handling … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics
Tagged Investigation, Manchester, Ted Gatsas, West High School
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N.H. Lawmaker Wants To Create Bill Of Rights For Foster Parents
After spending two years as a foster parent, first-term state representative Sean Morrison is concerned about what he says is a lack of rights for foster families in the child protective services system. The Epping Republican and his wife foster … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bill of Rights, Epping, Foster Parents, Sean Morrison
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District 16 State Senate Race: Boutin v Cavanaugh
Rich talked to Kimberly Morin of NH Political Buzz for Politically Buzzed. They talked about the upcoming election for District 16 State Senate between David Boutin and Kevin Cavanaugh, tackling the campaigning strategy, the notion that Manchester should be a Sanctuary … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Local NH Politics, Progressives
Tagged David Boutin, District 16, Kevin Cavanaugh, Manchester, NH Senate, Sanctuary City
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Girard at Large On Air News Read for July 17, 2017
The pace of the opioid crisis seems to have slowed a bit. On Friday, just shy of halfway through the month, Manchester Fire Department Emergency Services Officer Christopher Hickey released stats showing there’d been thirty-two overdoses and one death thus … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged News Read, Rich Girard
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Help Fill The Write Wing Void in New Hampshire
The void of right wing writers with time or energy to convey the conservative/libertarian line on issues, local and national, from within New Hampshire, appears vast. This is not a new problem, but it is a troubling one. There is … Continue reading
Ashley Madison to pay millions to settle lawsuit
The owner of the Ashley Madison adultery website said on Friday it will pay $11.2 million to settle U.S. litigation brought on behalf of roughly 37 million users whose personal details were exposed in a July 2015 data breach. Ruby … Continue reading
Mayor Gatsas on Rape at West, City Solicitor Controversy, Run for Re-Election…
Rich talked to Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas. The discussion took on the following shape: Manchester’s ranking as one of the best-managed cities in the country, Addressing claims surrounding the handling of the rape at West, Appointment of Emily Rice to City Solicitor’s Office … Continue reading
Andy Sanborn: Why he thinks he’s the best candidate to Challenge Carol Che-Porter
State Senator Andy Sanborn, speaking at the CNHT Picnic this past weekend, took a few minutes to offer a short, simple set of reasons to support him for Congress in New Hampshire CD-1 in 2018. |Source page GrokTALK! | Audio … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Local NH Politics, Republicans
Tagged Andy Sanborn, Congress, NH CD-1
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Manchester has a new city solicitor and for the first time in decades…
Manchester has a new city solicitor and for the first time in decades, an outsider has been appointed to the post, as Mayor Ted Gatsas’ nomination of Emily Gray Rice to fill the position was ratified by a phone poll of the Board of … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large, Local NH Politics
Tagged Emily Gray Rice, Manchester, Solicitor
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The New Media Militia 