Rich talked to the listeners about a policy in Amherst, which is allowing a girl to join a boy’s sports team and dress with them in the locker room. He also spoke about a controversy surrounding a Tweet from the Candia School Board concerning flipping a vote to save the transgendered policy. More…
Nationally Funded Left-Wing Pressure Group Targets Candia, NH To Keep Transgender Policy
The Candia School Board is meeting on Thursday, June 1st and one of the items up for consideration is a change to the current ‘transgender policy.’ A policy that was hastily implemented when the Obama Administration was doing some social-justice saber-rattling. Threatening funding for schools if the yokel locals didn’t buy in.
The board looks like it could be prepared to roll that decision back, but a national group funded by millionaires and billionaires, operating in New Hampshire under cover of local activism, is bringing pressure to bear to stop any reversal. More…
Posted in Culture, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Bathrooms, Candia, Freedom New Hampshire, Transgender
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Where ARE those “streets running in blood” that Zandra Rice-Hawkins and NH Association of Chiefs of Police PROMISED us?
(They) said that if we passed SB12, Constitutional Carry and that if the Chiefs no longer had the Power to give or deny permission, all hell would break loose. Stand Your Ground, Castle Doctrine, Concealed Carry – all a recipe for a killing field as all these lawfully abiding citizens would become “gun zombies” out for anyone’s blood. More…
Posted in Crime, GraniteGrok, Second Amendment
Tagged Chiefs of Police, Concealed Carry, SB 12, Skip Murphy, Zandra Rice Hawkins
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School Administrators in NH Bullying Parents and Children on Testing
Every year we read or hear from parents about how their school administrators are misleading parents who refuse to let their children take the annual standardized test. Some administrators even resort to bullying parents and children.
If you are concerned about the mental health of children, is it then appropriate for school administrators to mislead and bully parents and children into this testing scheme? More…
Posted in Education, New Hampshire News
Tagged Common Core, Greenland, Stop Common Core NH, Testing
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Stratham principal placed on leave amid investigation
STRATHAM — Thomas J. Fosher, the longtime principal of Stratham Memorial School, has been placed on paid leave while an investigation into “adult issues” is conducted, SAU 16 Superintendent Michael Morgan announced Friday.
Morgan sent a notice to families and school staff saying the decision to place Fosher on leave was made “based on information that was reported to me.” He wrote the information deals with “adult issues” and does not affect the safety of children. More…
Posted in Education
Tagged Michael Morgan, Stratham, Stratham Memorial School, Thomas J. Fosher
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State Supreme Courts Continue to Try to Chip Away at FAA Preemption
“…recent decisions by the highest courts of North Carolina and New Hampshire provide examples of continued efforts by state courts to chip away at the preemptive effect of the FAA concerning the interpretation and enforcement of arbitration agreements and the confirmation or vacatur of arbitral awards.” More…
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Posted in National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged Arbitration, FAA, State Supreme Court
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What’s Funded in the Senate Finance Committee’s Budget?
The Senate Finance Committee finished crafting its version of the state budget on Wednesday. It largely resembles what Gov. Chris Sununu proposed in February, except for new business tax cuts and a multimillion dollar investment in mental health services.
The committee voted 4-2 along party lines to approve a two-year, $11.8 billion state budget. Republicans believe the spending is conservative enough and tackles important issues facing the state, such as the mental health crisis. Democrats argue the budget doesn’t focus enough on higher education, public health, and workforce training initiatives. More…
Posted in Budgets, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget, Funding, NH Journal, NH Senate
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NH State Budget: How Much For Abortion Providers?
The New Hampshire Senate will vote next week on the budget proposal prepared by the Senate Finance Committee. Whatever the Senate passes will go to the House the next day.
Under the Senate proposal, would any of the money allocated to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) go to abortion providers? Would abortion providers still be in line for family planning contracts? More…
Posted in Abortion, Budgets, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Abortion, Ellen Kolb, Funding, NH Senate, State Budget
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Do a Pair of State House Wins Portend a Democratic Wave?
Clearly not, not after this, but…
Democrats are looking to wins in state and local elections for signs of a comeback, as the party tries to prove it can channel voter enthusiasm under the Trump presidency into votes and expand its reach after losing the White House. Democratic candidates in New Hampshire and New York pulled off upsets this week, flipping state legislative seats in districts Donald Trump. More…
Posted in Democrats, Elections, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged democrats, Donald Trump, The Atlantic
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Teeboom wants injunction against Nashua
NASHUA – Former Alderman Fred Teeboom wants to expedite the timeline on his lawsuit against the city, claiming Nashua’s government violated the charter, while the city’s attorney, Steve Bolton asked for the whole matter to be dismissed. More…
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