NH House panel to weigh energy-efficiency charge opt-out bill

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Should New Hampshire businesses be able to opt out of paying for a utility’s energy-efficiency programs, even if they have benefited in the past and might benefit from them in the future?

That’s what state Rep. Michael Vose, R-Epping, is proposing in an amendment to House Bill 317, pertaining to the state’s relatively new Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS), which will be considered by the House Science Technology Energy committee in a public hearing and a possible vote on Wednesday. | Keep Reading at NHBR

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Humble Host Discusses Wiretapping Allegations

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Rich opened this morning’s show by talking about last night’s meeting in which the allegations of wiretapping were discussed.  He then took a call from John in Hooksett, who jumped in on the conversation and pointed out his belief about what the Humble Host’s goal should be.  Finally, Rich shared about what actually happened in the meeting. | Girard at Large

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Census Data Points to Higher Rural Poverty Rates Around New Hampshire

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau points to a low statewide poverty rate while showing higher adult and childhood poverty rates in rural communities.

The U. S. Census Bureau American Community Survey on Oct. 19 released poverty estimates, which were based on surveying 20,000 New Hampshire residents. An analysis by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan organization, found four counties with at least 10 percent of their population living below the poverty line. The total percentage of Granite Staters living under the poverty line is 7.3 percent. | Keep Reading at NH Journal

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Paul Hodes had Cognitive Dissonance again.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Concord Monitor (the ink-stained den for Progressives who have hard times stringing two coherent thoughts together) – on Jan 21, former CongressCritter Paul Hodes said that NH has to raise its entry labor costs in order to attract new businesses to NH (Yeah, as a former business owner, that gets my motor started on that idea again). | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok

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School Choice for NH: An Escape from Bullying

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Children cannot learn when they are in an unsafe environment and bullying is a major reason why families seek educational options. Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) would give families an escape hatch.  | Keep Reading at School Choice for New Hampshire

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Manchester Mayoral Challenger Picks Up PP Support

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Manchester residents, FYI: Manchester mayoral candidate Joyce Craig has picked up the support of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s Action Fund, along with a snappy hashtag (#proJoyce). This is on top of her endorsement by EMILY’s List, a national group that has turned its sights on the Queen City. | Leaven for the Loaf

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On Air News Read for October 24, 2017

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Governor Chris Sununu and New Hampshire Homeland Security Director Perry Plummer will officially send-off the donations collected during the governor’s Puerto Rico Aid Drive, which was held on October third and fourth.  You might recall that Sununu encouraged Granite Staters to leave food on the State House Lawn during those two days.  Well, a lot of folks left a lot of food.  Sununu and Plummer will be surrounded by nearly five hundred pallets of goods, FEMA trucks, and state employees at the Department of Transportation Warehouse on Stickney Ave. |Keep Reading at Girard at Large

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New Hampshire won’t join Clean Power plan suit – at least not yet

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

New Hampshire is not rushing to join several neighboring states in threatening to sue the federal government over the Environmental Protection Agency’s announced its intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan.

“We are moderating the rulemaking process, looking at what impacts, if any, it has on our state and what actions we might take,” said Associate Attorney General James Vara, “The final rule has not come out yet, so it is not fully baked.” | Read more at NHBR

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HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER REACTS TO HOUSE DEMOCRAT PROPOSALS FOR SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD- House Majority Leader Richard Hinch (R-Merrimack) released the following statement in reaction to legislative service requests by New Hampshire House Democrats seeking to establish and/or study single payor health care plans in the state.

“This past weekend, we had an avowed socialist, Bernie Sanders, here in New Hampshire raising money for Democrats, and promoting his plan for socialized medicine. Meanwhile, Democrats in the state legislature are proposing legislation to study or establish single-payer health care,” said Hinch. |Read More and NH House GOP.com

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In Merrimack, Homework No Longer Counts as a Graded Assignment

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

There is a growing debate in New Hampshire and nationally about the value of homework, and educators are responding. Merrimack School District implemented a new homework protocol at the beginning of this school year.

Teachers can still assign practice homework, but it will no longer count as a graded assignment. Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley spoke with Mark McLaughlin, assistant superintendent for Merrimack, about the new protocol and what it means for teachers and students. |Keep Reading at NHPR

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