That face you make…
When you still hear Hollywood Liberals Complaining…
That face you make…
Gravel urges Manchester residents to file charter complaint
Manchester resident Lisa Gravel has started a movement of sorts by filing a complaint against Ward 2 Alderman Ron Ludwig and Ward 11 Alderman Normand Gamache for violating the city’s charter. It started at the board’s meeting of 18 July 2017, where she raised a variety of issues, not the least of which was the charter violations committed by Ludwig and Gamache. (Forward to 35:53 in the linked video to witness her testimony. Click here to read it.) and it continued with an appearance here on the Girard at Large Radio Show where she discussed her complaint at length. | More…
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Tagged Charter, Complaint, Lisa Gravel, Normand Gamache, Petition, Ron Ludwig
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CHANGE IN CIVIL FORFEITURE POLICY UNLIKELY TO AFFECT NH
LACONIA — A policy change announced this week by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn’t likely to greatly increase seizure of cash, cars or other property of people suspected of crimes but not charged, a New Hampshire federal prosecutor said.
Such seizures, known as civil asset forfeiture, are allowed under some circumstances in the federal court system. In New Hampshire state court cases, property can’t be seized unless there is a conviction. | More…
Feds dole out $3 Million (plus!) to fight ‘microaggressions’ in STEM fields
The National Science Foundation (NSF) gave out more than three million dollars to fight “implicit bias,” “microaggressions,” and “lack of diversity” in STEM fields this July.
Founded by Congress in 1950, the NSF is a federal agency that seeks to “promote the progress of science” by funding research and collaborating with scientists, according to its website. This month alone, the NSF has funded at least three social-justice themed projects, which together cost taxpayers $3,173,684. | More…
State sends $30 million back to N.H. cities and towns for infrastructure
In his budget address in February, Sununu had proposed establishing an Infrastructure Revitalization Fund with surplus dollars to help pay for local projects, including school renovations. A 10-member commission would have chosen which projects to fund, and Sununu estimated as $84 million in revenues for the account.
Lawmakers agreed to send $30 million in surplus money back to towns for roadway projects, but instead chose to dole out dollars the same way it disburses gas tax revenues – using a formula based on miles of roadway and population. Another $6.8 million will go to towns for “red-listed” bridge repairs. *| More…
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, New Hampshire News
Tagged Infrastructure, State Budget, Surplus
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Man Falls Asleep Behind Wheel, Drives off Exeter River Bridge
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a driver dozed off before driving off a bridge and into a river.
The Portsmouth Herald reports police responded to a crash in Brentwood around 1 p.m. Monday. Police say they found a 67-year-old man trapped in a car that had travelled off the Exeter River Bridge on state Route 107 and into the river. | More…
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Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Brentwood, Exeter River bridge, River, Route 107
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Joyce Craig the Critic
Rich talked about a Facebook comment that Mayoral candidate Joyce Craig posted, in which she criticized Mayor Ted Gatsas’ handling of the opioid crisis. He talked about Safe Stations and Serenity Place, before tackling Craig’s view that the Queen City should fall in line with the Paris Climate Accords. | Source Page
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Tagged Joyce Craig, Manchester, Paris Climate Accord, Safe Stations, Serenity Place
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Right-to-Know law expanded: greater visibility into violations by public officials
Governor Sununu signed HB460 into law on June 28th.
This bill states that meeting minutes must now include any objections made to any discussions during a meeting if a member of the public body believes that the discussion is in violation of the Right-to-Know law. The objection recorded in the meeting minutes must include the name of the person objecting to the discussion and a description of the violation. | More…
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics, Right to Know Law, Right to Know NH
Tagged Right to Know, RSA 91-A
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Sex offender missing from Manchester halfway house
MANCHESTER — A sex offender with a criminal history of felony assault and witness tampering is missing from the New Hampshire Department of Corrections halfway house in Manchester, officials said Monday.
Rochester resident Stephen Paul Edgerly Sr., 44, was placed on escape status around 2 p.m., according to the department. Officials said Edgerly left the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit at 5 a.m. to go to work. His employer sent him home at noon, but he never returned. | More…
D.C. law requiring ‘good reason’ to carry handgun rejected by appeals court
A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of a strict concealed-carry law in the nation’s capital that required gun owners to prove a “good reason” in order to obtain permits allowing them to carry handguns for self defense.
In a 2-1 decision, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ordered lower courts to issue permanent injunctions blocking enforcement of the D.C. law.
In rejecting the city’s law, the court ruled that while the Second Amendment allows for some limits on gun possession it does now allow for “bans on carrying in urban areas like D.C. or bans on carrying absent a special need for self-defense.” | More…
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