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 evident through the actions of the top leadership of the Republican Party (with the exception of the current Chairman), that 80% often does not represent or foster the social fiber of the party identified in the party platform where it is most needed. | Read it all at GraniteGrok.com
Chairman Resigns from Merrimack County Republican Committee
Posted in GraniteGrok, Republicans
Tagged Committee, GOP, Karen Testerman, Merrimack County
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Cleaning up Firearms Language in State Statute
Susan Olsen joins me to discuss the introduction of SB500, Senator Kevin Avard’s Bill to clean up firearms terminology in State Statute.
We talk about the proposed changes, testimony, support and opposition to the legislation. | Listen at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in GraniteGrok, GrokTalk!, Second Amendment
Tagged Firearms, NH Sebate, SB500, Susan Olsen
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Judge declares plaintiffs in Nashua spending cap suit have no standing
NASHUA — The city’s spending cap violates state law and is unenforceable, according to a judge who has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the city by two former aldermen.
Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Charles Temple ruled Tuesday that because the city’s spending cap does not contain an override provision, it cannot be enforced. *| Keep Reading at the Union Leader
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A 40 Days For Life Challenge!
I just subjected myself (and my Facebook followers) to five minutes on-camera to throw down a modest challenge. The next 40 Days for Life campaign is hours away. In New Hampshire, three campaigns are going on, with plenty of vigil hours open for your participation. | Read More at Leaven for the Loaf
New Hampshire lawmakers debate licensing out-of-state semi-trailers
House Republicans in New Hampshire are counting on out-of-state semi-trailer licensing to raise money for the state.
While New Hampshire Republicans often argue against expanding fees, the proposal introduced Feb. 8 is unusual in a couple of ways.
First, many of the new bureaucratic duties would be outsourced to private, nongovernmental agents, thereby keeping new expenditures at a minimum. | More a Watchdog NH
Fear-mongering by the Portsmouth City Planning Staff???
It wouldn’t be the first time that someone is crying “Wolf” over…..wait for it…..CLIMATE CHANGE! Now, I have NO problem in city officials in trying to head off problems – it’s what humans do as being the almost the most adaptable species on the planet (er, cockroaches perhaps a tad more?) and certainly the species that can make the environment adapt to us (emphasis mine): | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Environment, Local NH Politics, Progressives
Tagged Climate Change, Portsmouth, Skip Murphy
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GraniteGrok Breaks Alexa Top 5 For Internet “Media” Sites In New Hampshire
Back on January 2nd, 2018 we set a goal of improving from number nine on our list of Media sites in New Hampshire to number seven. We did that, and a little bit more.
As of this morning, February 13th, 2018 GraniteGrok.com has moved up to number 5 on our list in Alexa site rankings (National 6-month average). | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Representative Karel Crawford Votes for Income Tax
Karel Crawford — who represents Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, and Sandwich in the state legislature — voted February 8 for a 0.67% income tax on New Hampshire workers in the form of HB 628. | More at Tuftonboro.net
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Karel Crawford, Max Ledoux, Tuftonboro.net
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UNH, surveys on children, and who is looking out for them? WARNING to PARENTS
Now that New Hampshire has a law (signed by Governor Sununu in 2017) that requires informed written consent from parents/guardians before a school district can administer a non-academic survey, I wanted to share an e-mail exchange between a professor at the University of New Hampshire and myself regarding a survey that is going to be given to students in Keene. | Keep Reading at Girard at Large
Posted in Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Children, Student Surveys, Study, UNH
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Schiff out of Luck
Long before Donald Trump ran into Adam Schiff, he outclassed another phony, a so-called comedian, posing as a rapper. Trump agreed to sit through an interview with the fake rapper. It did not go well for the guy who thought punking Trump would be easy. | More at GraniteGrok.com
The New Media Militia 