House votes to ban sobriety checkpoints

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police would no longer be allowed to set up sobriety checkpoints under a bill passed by lawmakers in the New Hampshire House.

The bill’s supporters argued that checkpoints are inefficient and said that according to one trooper, fewer than 1 percent of drivers who are stopped are charged with drunk driving. |Source Article

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A list of Companies that Have Cut NRA Discounts After Parkland

The following companies caved to liberal pressure by blaming the NRA because the NRA is something the left can blame. Lord knows you can’t blame all those bits and pieces of government that failed. The state and federal safety net the progressives insist are more than adequate after they disarm us. | Read the List at GraniteGrok.com

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Who Enabled Nikolas Cruz to Get a Gun Legally?

Apart from the shooter, the real culprits in the Parkland shooting are the people with the responsibility and the authority to protect the school and the public.  Prompted by self-interest and leftist ideology, the Sheriff and School Administrators conspired to ignore increasingly serious criminal offenses by students in order to claim great strides in improving student behavior.  | Read More at GraniteGrok.com

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School Choice for NH: Family Profile: Growing and Learning

Children have one opportunity for a K-12 education that fits their individual needs. Our Family Profile series features New Hampshire families that benefit from educational options. This profile comes from a family that discovered homeschooling is the perfect fit that allows them to grow and learn together. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH

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House votes to cut R and D tax cap to hike interest and dividends tax deductions

The NH House has voted to roll back the research and development tax credit for businesses in order to increase interest and dividend tax deductions for individuals.

The House voted 182-143 on Thursday to OK House Bill 1554 at the same time that the Senate voted 12-9 to pass Senate Bill 404, which would phase out the I&D tax altogether – a move that would eventually cost the state treasury $100 million, according to the Senate bill’s fiscal note. | More at NHBR

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When a Tax is a Tax on Income

Advancing NH Public Education must hate seniors. At least that is what we can only surmise from their less than impressionable mention of Senator Andy Sanborn’s effective effort to reduce and eventually eradicate the NH state tax on interest and dividends.

New Hampshire prides itself on being a ‘no income-tax state’. But some say this tax on savings is indeed an ‘income’ tax. | More at CNHT

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Recommended Viewing: “Desperate Measures”

Not long after Fr. Imbarrato paid a visit to my area and spoke about the need for “decisive strategies” for pro-life activists, I read about his arrest for a sit-in at an abortion facility. Not on the sidewalk – but in the facility itself. Thirty years ago, I would have admired that.

Thirty years ago, I hadn’t met any former abortion workers. | Read More at Leaven for the Loaf

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The Smallest “Big Tent” in American Politics: Is There Room for a Pro-Life Democrat?

For decades, New Hampshire lore has been filled with tales of rare, exotic creatures: Wood Devils of the North Country, Bigfoot sightings in Coos County, and the “Devil Monkey of Danville.”

Now add another to the list: A pro-life Democrat. | Keep Reading at NH Journal

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House Passes Bill to Allow Entertainers to Drink Alcohol

ONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has passed legislation that would allow workers to drink on the job, in very limited circumstances.

The bill was approved Thursday. It would allow entertainers and dancers in establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to drink while performing. |US News

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Official Budget Committee,Understanding the Process!

I think that we all agree the operating budget is probably a municipality and a school district’s most important work product. A budget that is approved by the legislative body, is the legal document that gives our governing body officials the authority to incur obligations and pay expenses. It allocates resources among departments, reflecting the legislative body’s priorities and policies, and controls how much each department may spend. |Keep Reading at onlyhennikerbruce

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