Category Archives: Republicans
Republicans in the NH Senate Who Expanded “Expanded Medicaid”
On Saturday I referenced the passage of expanded Medicaid out of the State Senate. The new Bradley-Care Bill, SB313, complete with a new and improved five-year plan (instead of two, cue the Soviet national anthem) got the yeah votes of every … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Health Care, Legislation, Republicans
Tagged Jeb Bradley, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, SB313
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HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER REACTS TO PASSAGE OF HB1685
CONCORD- Today, the House passed HB1685, establishing a statutory commission for oversight over occupational regulation. This bill, passed by the House by a vote of 177-148, establishes an occupational regulation review commission to assure boards utilize the least restrictive regulation … Continue reading
Negron Congressional Campaign Announces Facebook-Live Candidate Forums
New Hampshire congressional district two Republican candidate Steve Negron has announced a series of interactive online Facebook-Live forums where voters can ask Steve questions about the issues. | Read More at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Elections, New Hampshire News, Republicans
Tagged Candidate Forum, Facebook, Steve Negron
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NH Lawmaker found not guilty of driving while intoxicated
PEMBROKE, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lawmaker has been found not guilty of driving while intoxicated stemming from a traffic stop last year. The Concord Monitor reports Republican Rep. James Spillane, of Deerfield, was fined $310 for open container and lane violations … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Hampshire News, Republicans
Tagged DWI, James Spillane, Open Container Law
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HOUSE LEADERS REACT TO GOVERNORS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
CONCORD – New Hampshire House Speaker Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) release statements following Governor Sununu’s State of the State Address. House Speaker Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) “The governor put forward today an uplifting account of … Continue reading
Chairman Resigns from Merrimack County Republican Committee
The NH GOP membership is constantly reminded that the primary focus of the party is to elect someone who identifies as a Republican. We are assured that anyone who is 80% Republican is better than the Democrat. But it is … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, Republicans
Tagged Committee, GOP, Karen Testerman, Merrimack County
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NH Rep Sean Morrison angling for a RINO of the Week award
I guess that NH Rep Sean Morrison never learned about the Theory of Holes. Steve first mentioned him in his post on voting for HB628, Paid Family Leave, HB628, whereby he believes that Government has the right to crowd out the … Continue reading
In New Hampshire, Only the Illusion of GOP Control of State Government
On paper, the GOP controls every branch of State government in New Hampshire except the judiciary. But the reality is that in the aggregate the State has moved leftward despite nominal GOP control of the political branches. | Keep Reading … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, New Hampshire News, Republicans
Tagged GOP, government, New Hampshire, NHGOP
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These 21 New Hampshire House Republicans Don’t Just Want an Income Tax, They Saved It.
The Commerce Committee report on HB 628 was inexpedient to Legislate. Kill the bill, they said. We don’t want to add dozens of bureaucrats and a mechanism to tax income in New Hampshire. But the 21 Republicans pictured above voted against the … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Legislation, Republicans, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Income Tax, NH House, Republicans
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Steve Negron Has Decisive Victory in Hopkinton GOP Straw Poll
The Negron campaign has a press release regarding Republican Congressional Candidate Steve Negron’s Straw poll victory last night in Hopkinton. A new or newly reorganized town committee in Hopkinton had “GOP” candidates or their representatives by (for the Republican Primary to challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Events, GraniteGrok, Republicans
Tagged Hopkinton, Steve Negron, Straw Poll
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The New Media Militia 