CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against two utilities seeking to reduce their property taxes in dozens of towns across the state.
Court Sides With NH Towns Over Utilities in Tax Dispute
Posted in Energy, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged Eversource, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Property tax
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Education Official Got Secret Cash Bonuses as Office Lost Billions to Fraud, Corruption
The senior Obama Education Department official who resigned this month to avoid testifying before Congress got hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses despite his well-documented failures, sources inside the agency tell Judicial Watch. The extra cash was kept off the books, away from the public, and doesn’t appear on his official government salary record but Judicial Watch has obtained the figures with yearly breakdowns. More…
Posted in Education, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged DoE, Fraud, FSA, James Runcie, Obama
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Suspected Fentanyl dealer in NH sentenced to 8-years in prison
CONCORD — An Ossipee man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess Fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
Court documents and statements made in court revealed that Jeffrey Lamarche, 39 of Ossipee, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by a state trooper on May 24, 2016, according to the Department of Justice. More…
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Nashua train derailment causes traffic delays, no injuries
NH Democrats Defend the Right to End A Woman’s Pregnancy Against her Will
NH Handmaidens for death
Yesterday the New Hampshire House passed SB 66, the Fetal Homicide Bill. Gov. Sununu is going to sign it. No, the legislation is not perfect. There are those who will point out rightly why we could have done better, and where the pitfalls lay. But for the sake of consistency on my part, I have to give my approval for two reasons. More…
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Democrats
Tagged Fetal Homicide, Handmaidens of death, NH House, SB 66
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Ellen Kolb on Passage of Fetal Homicide Bill in NH House
After lengthy debate and four preliminary roll call votes, the New Hampshire House on June 1 voted 186-170 to approve fetal homicide legislation. SB 66 now goes back to the Senate for expected concurrence with a House amendment. From there, the Governor’s desk awaits. More…
Posted in Abortion, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged Ellen Kolb, Fetal Homicide, SB 66
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries.
The Justice Department filing to the high court late Thursday argues that the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, made several mistakes in ruling against the Trump travel policy. The government says the nation will be safer if the policy is put in place. More…
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Posted in Constitution, Immigration/Illegal Immigration
Tagged Donald Trump, SCOTUS, Travel Ban
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School Choice for NH On Passage of Croydon Bill in NH House
Great news out of Concord today! Earlier this afternoon the NH House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 8, the town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bill, in a 210 to 147 roll call vote. …
The bill as amended by the House reached a compromise and received strong bipartisan support. Roughly 50 small towns across the state do not provide Kindergarten through 12th grade in-district and must tuition out a portion of their student population. The bill clarifies that local school boards may contract with public and nonsectarian private schools in tuition agreements. More…
Posted in Elections, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Croydon Bill, Michelle Levell, SB 8
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Mark Steyn on Hillary’s “Everyone’s To Blame But Me Tour”
Mark appeared on Fox & Friends where he was asked about Hillary Clinton’s blamestorming over her loss in 2017.
And here, on Tucker Carlson
State regulators approve FairPoint merger with Consolidated Communications Holdings
CONCORD — State regulators this week approved the acquisition of FairPoint Communications by Consolidated Communications Holdings, approving an agreement that calls for at least $1 million in telecommunication investments in New Hampshire over the next three years. More…
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