NH conservative groups critical of possible Obamacare rate increases

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Granite State conservative groups weighed in Monday on a report in the New Hampshire Sunday News that health insurance policies through the Affordable Care Act could see high rate increases in the coming year.

“The latest premium increases under Obamacare will break many families’ budgets. The law is obviously failing working people and is doing far more harm than good. Republicans in Congress are actively working to reform our nation’s healthcare system with a plan that lowers premiums while ensuring folks have access to quality coverage,” said New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jeanie Forrester.   More…

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Grant Bosse: Creative destruction at Dartmouth

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Creative destruction churns the economy. We feel the pain as incumbent businesses that are lost, but it’s harder to measure the incremental gains that accrue over the years. If we froze our economy in carbonite, we’d have stability but sacrifice future prosperity. More…

| Union Leader

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Sununu proposes return of high-risk pool (Could Waive portions of ObamaCare)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Gov. Chris Sununu and the state’s top insurance official on Monday backed a revision in state law that would allow officials to waive some of the provisions of Obamacare — including provisions addressing pre-existing conditions. More…

| New Hampshire.com

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A Team Effort: St. Gianna’s Place

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

“A Safe Harbor for Mother and Child.” Step by step, St. Gianna’s Place is on the way to becoming a shelter for pregnant and parenting women. Administrative details are in place: a board of directors; nonprofit tax status. Now comes the work of acquiring a house, most likely in Londonderry, New Hampshire. More…

| Leaven for the Loaf

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Atlantic Prefab moves HQ to Wilton NH

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

WILTON — Atlantic Prefab Inc. is moving its headquarters out of the Gate City and into a new, larger space in Wilton.

Atlantic Prefab, one of the largest manufacturers of prefabricated steel trusses and prefabricated, prefinished wall panels in New England, will complete its move to 19 Stoney Brook Drive in Wilton this week.

The company is headquartered in Nashua, but it also operates a satellite space in Penacook that has already transferred its workers to the new Wilton facility. More…

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Woman calls cops worried semen in thermos might explode

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Felicia Nevins called police after worrying the thermos she was using to store sperm and dry ice in for her artificial insemination could have exploded.

Nevins hadn’t even told her family about her fertility journey, but she says the sheriff’s office posted the story on its Facebook page after the incident and a news crew showed up at her door. More…

AP | SeacoastOnline

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Disagreement at State House over payment for Gardner’s participation on Trump election commission

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

NH Taxpayers have paid enough so that Mr. Gardner can ignore vote fraud. Make the feds pay for this particular charade.

Top Democrats and Republicans in the New Hampshire Legislature disagreed Monday over whether Secretary of State William Gardner should use taxpayer funds and state time for his activities as a member of President Donald Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity. More…

| WMUR

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NH State supreme court reverses rape conviction

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former Belknap County Deputy Sheriff convicted of sexually assaulting an inmate he was transporting to the state prison.The court issued a decision Monday on the appeal of Ernest Justin Blanchette, 36, formerly of Franklin. More…

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Trump’s Unsung Deregulatory Achievements, And Democrats’ Efforts To Strike Them Down

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The MSM doesn’t like to spread the news about Trump’s quiet successes deregulating a wide swath of last-minute Obama regulations, which were handed down by executive agencies in a hurry once Barry realized that his legacy was not going to win the election for Hillary Clinton. More…

| GraniteGrok

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Out-of-State Funding of the Special Election and Allegations of Violent White Women

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Rich spoke to Kimberly Morin of NH Political Buzz for Politically Buzzed.  Kimberly began the segment by talking about the funding of the upcoming special election by Let America Vote, an out of state organization. More…

Girard at Large | Audio

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