The ACLU’s BullCrap Attacks on SB 3

The ACLU in a recent op-ed claim that SB 3 “would effectively criminalize legitimate voters who cannot provide documentation proving where they live and cause government ‘agents’ to visit these legitimate voters.”  Let’s examine those charges. More…

| Ed Mosca Blog

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Bill would require parental consent for non-academic surveys

A Republican-backed proposal in the Legislature would require parental consent before elementary, middle and high school students can take “non-academic” surveys.The bill has passed the Senate and House lawmakers will be working on it Tuesday.It makes an exception for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “youth risk behavior survey” which is regularly administered and asks questions about drug use and other risky behaviors. More…

|SeacoastOnline

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Benevolent Sexist Shot Trying to Save Woman

Tulane Medical student Peter Gold was shot in the stomach. The injury is the result of his trying to intervene when he saw a man dragging a woman into an SUV.

Where does this rank on the benevolent sexism scale? Isn’t Peter Gold a sexist? More…

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Education Bills Scheduled for Week of April 17, 2017

The House and Senate must finalize bills by April 25th if they must go to a second committee, generally those with fiscal notes. Any differences between the House and Senate versions must be negotiated as we head into May and June. Although a handful of school choice bills remain, some are very significant. We’re not done yet! As always, the detailed schedule with our analysis and recommendations is below with legislators’ contact information at the end. More…

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Education Funding: Donor Towns and Bedford’s Financial Frustration

Rich talked about education funding, starting by sharing about the suit that Bedford is filing for what it believes is its rightful allocation of state aid. He spoke about the power of the Governor’s office and how our colonial relatives brought about a change to the cultural norm. He then discussed “judge shopping” and expressed that he doesn’t understand why the State Legislation can’t come up with a formula that provides aid to areas that are more needy over other areas. Finally, he talked about donor towns and more.  More…

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Sununu’s first 100 days: Enthusiasm, but key losses

Gov. Chris Sununu took office armed with a long list of priorities: tackle the drug crisis, lower energy costs, reform the child services agency, expand full-day kindergarten, tighten election laws and recruit new businesses to the state. He also pledged to fix the state’s mental health system.But as the first-term Republican marks his 100th day in office Friday, many of his ambitious pledges are coming up against the reality of governing.” More…

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What does the NH State Board of Education have against Nurses, Engineers and Scientists?

On April 6th, 2017 the New Hampshire State Board of Education voted to prevent the new Commissioner of Education, Frank Edelblut, from working to improve the science standards used in many of our public schools. One has to wonder why the board members would object to the Commissioner working to improve upon the science standards for children attending a public school in New Hampshire. More…

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Edelblut seeks to restructure education department

New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut could be given broad discretion to restructure his department, a prospect that has sparked anew the anxieties raised by the commissioner’s critics when he nominated in January. More…

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Dartmouth Almost Took Frat Back

A leaked letter from the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees indicates that senior administrators negotiated with banned fraternity Alpha Delta about the possibility of a return to campus, but then reconsidered and told the society it was out for good. More…

| Valley News

Related | N.H. Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Against Banned Dartmouth Fraternity

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Two (more) Vermont men arrested on drug charges in NH

Two Vermont men were arrested on drug charges by Manchester police Friday night, following a traffic stop.

Police said they stopped a vehicle with Vermont registration while on patrol in the area of Wilson and Hayward streets. More…

| Union Leader

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