New Hampshire’s Hassan Administration Fallout Continues

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Current Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut estimates $3 million could be at risk, and says he’s corrected the way the state accounts for the grant money.

Accepting money from the federal government always comes with strings attached. If Uncle Sam is writing the check, he can prescribe what the states spend it on, and how they account for it. Hassan’s education department didn’t tell local school districts how to do their homework, which could cost us $3 million.

It’s just the latest example of Hassan’s sloppy administration of state government. State departments were a mess under her watch, and she bolted for Washington while leaving taxpayers with the bill.* |Read more at Union Leader.com

 

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Lawmakers endorse bill to legalize retail pot sales

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A commission to study the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana in New Hampshire held its first meeting last week with considerable fanfare, even though not much happened.

More substantive action on the marijuana front was taken just a few days earlier, when five members of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 3-2 to recommend “ought to pass” on HB 656, a full-boat legalization bill. | Keep Reading at New Hampshire.com

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Bitcoin Surpasses $100 BILLION Total Value, Despite Looming Schisms

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

It has been a crazy last year for Bitcoin, for better or for worse. One year ago this month, Bitcoin’s “market cap”, the total global value of all the bitcoins in existence, was at 10 billion dollars. This week, after passing the $6,000 price per bitcoin mark for the first time ever, Bitcoin’s market cap hit 100 billion dollars! | Keep Reading at Free Keene

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University of New Hampshire gets top “green campus” status

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Methane gas coming from a nearby landfill provides the University of New Hampshire with almost all of its campus energy and the school composts tens of thousands of food waste each month. It also is home to the country’s first organic dairy research farm. | Read More at SFGate.com

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Keene Students Should Declare “Sanctuary” for Prohibited “visitors” During Pumpkin Festival Weekend

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Keene (police) State College is prohibiting family and friends of students from visiting the campus over the weekend of the upcoming pumpkin festival. Any visitors who are not registered will be “deported” and the student fined $100.00 per violation.The administration and campus security site concerns about the safety of “locals” from the threat of crime or violence. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok

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NH Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley wins back coveted seat on DNC Executive Committee

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

MANCHESTER — New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley of Manchester politically came off the mat Friday afternoon, keeping a coveted seat on the Executive Committee of the national party during its fall meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.

State party officials confirmed that Buckley won one of two elected seats on the prestigious panel two days after Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez had removed him from the slate of Executive Committee members who are appointed. * |More at the Union Leader

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NHLA Board Nominations for November 2017

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The next NHLA Board elections will take place November 18 through 27, 2017.  There will be 3 elections taking place at that time: Treasurer, Political Director and Development Director.  A list of candidates will be kept here, as well as statements from the candidates.  Nominations are accepted until 5pm on November 15th.  Approval voting will be utilized, and you can vote for as many candidates as you approve of.| Keep Reading at NHLiberty.org.

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NH Rep. Steve Negron files to run for Congress

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

New Hampshire state Rep. Steve Negron has filed to run for the state’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2018 race.

New Hampshire Public Radio reports Negron completed candidate papers with the Federal Election Commission Friday. The Nashua Republican has not made a formal announcement yet.

Negron is a retired U.S. Air Force officer who runs a small business. *| Read more at Seacoastonline

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Keene State College Cracks Down on Students During Pumpkin Fest

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Not known for being freedom-friendly, Keene State College is once again showing it’s authoritarianism and making headlines for it. Using the 2014 Pumpkin Fest riots as their excuse, they’ve banned students from having any guests, including family between October 26th and 29th. | Read More at Free Keene

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Manchester: David Scannell and the Land of Make Believe

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The race for school board in Ward 2 is the kind of contest that makes most political observers cringe and giggle.  It features venerable incumbent Debra Gagnon Langton and her opponent David Scannell, a self-aggrandizing leftist ideologue willing to say anything to make himself look relevant, if not impressive.  A former aide to Mayor Robert A. Baines, former Executive Director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and an English teacher, Scannell’s had a lot of time and practice mastering the Art of Deception.

As proof, let’s take a look at just one of the propaganda pieces he’s published. | Keep Reading at Girard at Large

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