New Hampshire Repeals Licenses (And Criminal Penalties) For African-Style Hair Braiders

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Regulators are getting out of entrepreneurs’ hair—literally.

The past few weeks have seen states untangle hair care specialists from absurd licensing requirements. Earlier this month, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to legalize natural or African-style hair braiding. The Granite State now joins Indiana and South Dakota, which both deregulated the trade. In Tennessee, lawmakers recently repealed the state’s license to shampoo hair. Incredibly, before these reforms were enacted, it was actually against the law to earn an honest living twisting or lathering hair without a government-issued license. | More…

| Forbes

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Officer-involved shooting reported at state liquor store in Hampton

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Few details were released about the shooting. Officials said it happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. at the New Hampshire Liquor Store on the southbound side of Interstate 95.

Officials said the shooting was being investigated by the Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Major Crime Unit. | More…

| WMUR

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Former NH teacher admits to sending pornographic videos to student

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

A former Merrimack High School teacher who admitted sending pornographic videos to a 16-year-old female student will stay out of jail.

Todd Wiley also admitting in court Tuesday that he asked the girl for nude pictures of herself. The victim told the court that after the exchange of emails, her life was devastated and that walking by the classroom where Wiley taught English and philosophy was “hell.” | More…

| WMUR

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Woman claims man took photo of her inside Target dressing room

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Surveillance cameras captured the instantaneous reaction of a woman who says she was being recorded in a dressing room stall.

“I was just thinking I have to do something and I have to stop it,” said “Leslie”.

She was hollering, screaming and even in shock.

“He had a stroller with a child inside,” she said.

No one at that moment near the Target fitting room stopped to help. | More…

| ABC13

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Dominating the Political Bandwidth In New Hampshire.

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Here are a few links to my most recent contributions to New Hampshire’s leading Conservative Blog site.

Posted in Around New England, Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics, National News, Progressives, Snowflakes, taxes | Leave a comment

Liberalism is Oppression

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

(…) I could go on, but suffice it to say, liberalism isn’t the panacea feminists imagine it to be. It doesn’t free women from oppression. It is oppression. It’s bondage to state power. It reduces a woman’s control over her own life. It makes her less free, less equal, less secure, less prosperous, and, ultimately, less happy. Rowling’s diatribe about the supposed glories of liberalism regarding the dignity of women is based on a false premise—a lie that has seeped into the consciousness of too many, blinding them to what liberty, equality, and happiness truly look like.| More…

DC McAllister | The Federalist

 

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Some Asshat Is Driving NH State Sen. Donna Soucy’s Car

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Donna Soucys CarAt 2:15 (yesterday) afternoon on Center St. in Concord, this asshat decided it would be a great idea to pass me on the left, riding over the center line, in front of St. Paul’s Church because traffic was stopped for the red light up ahead. As this person, (who is part of our Senate) passed me on the left and traffic started to move again he/she practically ran me into a line of parked cars trying to edge back into the lane after riding the solid double yellow without a care in the world….ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!!! Feel free to share this post in hopes this pic will land in the lap of this clown. | Facebook

|Sen Soucy’s Senate Page (if you’d like to reach out and ask her about it)

(me)…needs to fix her right rear tail/brake light too, and while I know she knows this state Senator,  I wonder if she also knows this guy?

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Budget negotiators back to work as Thursday deadline nears

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire House and Senate budget negotiators combed through competing two-year spending plans Monday, but it was an anti-spending provision on abortion that caused a stir.

A conference committee is working to reconcile differences between the $11.8 billion budget passed by the Senate and an $11.9 billion proposal backed by the House Finance Committee, but ultimately rejected by the full House when a small group of conservative Republicans voted with Democrats.  | More…

| AP

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New Hampshire law takes aim at invasive species

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Replace ‘aquatic plants’ or ‘aquatic plants and animals’ with “Democrats” and we’ve got something.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The state is reminding boaters to be aware of a new law that went into effect this year that prohibits the transport of aquatic plants on their trailers and other measures aimed at combating the spread of invasive species.

The law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, is part of an effort to combat the spread of aquatic plants and animals that are not native to New Hampshire’s lakes, ponds and rivers. Violators could face fines up to $200. | More…

| AP

 

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Neighbors rescue Laconia man trapped in brook under lawn mower

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

LACONIA, N.H. —A Laconia man is thankful to be OK after his 700-pound lawn mower landed on top of him in his backyard, trapping him in a brook.

Bernie Colangeli has some bumps and bruises, but all things considered, he’s lucky to be alive. | More…

| WMUR

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