Category Archives: Local NH Politics
House Committee to Take Up Retained Bills Including Fetal Homicide
The New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has scheduled a work session for Tuesday, May 23 on several retained bills, including two on fetal homicide (HB 156 and SB 66). Also on the agenda…More | Leaven for … Continue reading
Statement by Speaker Shawn Jasper with regard to the resignation of Rep. Robert Fisher
“Rep. Robert Fisher has informed the House Clerk of his resignation from the NH House, effective at noon today. It is unfortunate that the debate surrounding his actions while serving in the House have detracted from the good things that … Continue reading
Here is the latest in the 20-year effort to deny voter fraud in NH.
News flash! If you have a Nebraska driver’s license – you are a citizen of Nebraska. That is the same with any other state. You are not a New Hampshire citizen entitled to vote here until you abandon your previous … Continue reading
SAU Board Likely to Decide Metzler’s Raise Tonight
SAU 55’s board will be discussing Superintendent Metzler’s evaluation tonight. Usually, at this time the conversation also includes decisions on his raise and bonus. It is always possible in these discussions that other contractual issues could be opened as well. … Continue reading
Eddie Edwards – GOP Candidate for Congress in the First District
Rich started the segment by informing the listeners about who may or may not be running public office. He was then joined by Eddie Edwards, GOP candidate for Congress in the First District. Eddie shared his background, the importance of … Continue reading
UPDATE: Rep. Fisher resigns in wake of ‘Red Pill’ scandal
The embattled state lawmaker who was outed as the founder of a controversial online forum has resigned, House Speaker Shawn Jasper said in a statement. Rep. Robert Fisher’s resignation was effective at noon Wednesday, shortly after the House voted to … Continue reading
Town Tuitioning Bill Advances
Yesterday Senate Bill 8, one of this year’s town tuitioning bills, made a major advancement as it passed with amendment #1786 in a 13 to 6 House Education Committee vote. It received bipartisan support with all Republicans and two Democrats, … Continue reading
UNH “has a huge problem that manifests itself in every facet of university life”
On Friday, May 12, I received a message in the Hillel executive board group chat that was, to say the least, unsettling. It was a screenshot of a two-paragraph email from Hall Director Kaleigh Sosa explaining that “swastika drawings were … Continue reading
Remember those “Common Sense” Initiatives Chris Sununu Supported?
Six months ago, just before the last statewide election in New Hampshire, a concerned pro-life Republican elicited a letter from Chris Sununu listing some pro-life initiatives Sununu would back if he were elected governor. [The] number of those initiatives that … Continue reading
Sununu and Unions – No agreement Yet on Wages, Benefits
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As New Hampshire budget writers start making key decisions on a state spending plan, state employees and the governor’s office remain stalled in negotiations over wages and benefits. Of the unions that represent more than 10,000 … Continue reading