Category Archives: Local NH Politics
10 Things to Watch for at NH Town Meetings!
Many people who live in NH still do not understand the importance of attending town meetings. Town meetings/deliberative sessions and votes in SB2 towns are where the BULK of your taxes are raised and money is spent. Starting in January, … Continue reading
Jeanne Shaheen Barred Because of Blacklist
WASHINGTON — The Russian Embassy in Washington said late on December 29 that it refused entry to U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen because she’s on a ‘black list’ that was created in reaction to sanctions imposed by the United States. | … Continue reading
Part II – ACLU Article on Student Voters in NH Sets the Standard for Stupid
… One of those “institutions” is the NH-ACLU. They think they know better and a few weeks back one of their lawyers made a laughable defense for vote fraud in an article titled, ‘Residence’ voting bill has an economic impact. Ed … Continue reading
New Cold Weather Record on Mt. Washington – I Blame Global Warming
A new cold weather record has been reached for Mount Washington. Adam Gill, a weather observer at the Mount Washington Observatory, took a kettle of boiling hot water and poured it out in sub zero temperatures with hurricane force winds. The weather was so … Continue reading
Tales from the BudComm – “Do you see what I see?”
“… the massive flurry of subcommittee meetings and report writing has calmed down and one can actually start to sit down and meditate, cogitate, and try to do something more than a surface cursory level analysis. Like “how come it … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget Committee, Gilford, Skip Murphy
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Henniker BAC Suggests Budget Cut
Budget Advisory Committee recommendation: 2018 proposed Operational Budget for the town be reduced by $300,000! | More at onlyhennikerbruce
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bruce Trivellini, Budget, Henniker
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A Renewed Push To Raise New Hampshire’s Marriage Age To 18
Next legislative session, New Hampshire lawmakers will again take up the question of how young is too young to get married. The minimum legal age for marriage in the state right now is 13 for girls and 14 for boys, … Continue reading
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Democrats Suddenly Don’t Want Public Education Used as a Political Weapon?
Dave Solomon, writing in the Union Leader, opens a State House Dome Column titled “‘Edelblut bill’ aims to restrain commissioners” on the matter of Democrat-sponsored SB 466. The Legislation is supposed to keep the State’s Commissioners from engaging in political activity like running for … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, GraniteGrok, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Education, Frank Edelblut, politics, SB466
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‘Edelblut bill’ aims to restrain commissioners
Senate Bill 466 is sponsored by nine of the 10 Senate Democrats, with only Manchester Sen. Lou D’Allesandro’s name left off the list. It states that “during their term of appointment, a commissioner may not hold or campaign for elective office, serve … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged SB466. Frank Edelblut
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WMUR and NHPR Blackout Democrat State Representative’s Assault of Woman Participating in Recount
WMUR and NHPR initially ignored the story. After numerous tweets about it from the official twitter account of the New Hampshire GOP and from various conservative activists -including tweets noting the mainstream media blackout- NHPR finally ran a very brief … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 