In all the discussions, testimonies, and articles about the proposed school choice ESA, the opposition refuses to comment on the educational effects on children. Where are the children in their comments? Why don’t they focus on the impact it has on children and the trajectory for their lives? More…
Where are the Children?
Posted in Education, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, School Choice for NH
Tagged Children, School Choice
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NHFC Still Seeks Help To Stop Nomination of Fish and Game Commissioner
Even though calls and emails are still needed, we have heard from sources inside the Statehouse that your calls and emails are starting to work. But the fight is not over and we need to keep the pressure on. More…
| NHFC
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, NHFC
Tagged Commissioner, David Patch, Fish and Game
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Amendment Shifts Power from State School Board to NH Education Commissioner
A proposed draft amendment for an education bill would dramatically shake up the state Department of Education and shift some power and authority to the state education commissioner. Yet, the senator who introduced it said it simply “allows managers to manage their department.” More…
Posted in Education, Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Commissioner, NH Journal, School Board
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Benevolent Inequality
So what about benevolent inequality? I just made that up. It is when well-meaning members of a political class or their water carriers use government force in the name of equality that creates inequality. More…
Steve MacDonald | GraniteGrok
Timberlane Can’t Manage a Quorum?
Timberlane’s eagerly awaited budget committee meeting tonight was canceled after the fact due to a lack of quorum. Superintendent Metzler was not there either. More…
Donna Green | timberlanesandown
Posted in Budgets, Donna Green, Local NH Politics
Tagged Committes, Donna Green, Sandown, Timberlane
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Northern NH Recovered From Drought
You are Needed at Press Conference and Hearing, April 18
We now have House dates for SB 242, the latest Sen. Lou D’Allesandro two-casino bill. THIS TUESDAY, April 18 is the hearing in Concord for the Ways & Means Committee, and May 3rd has been set for the full House vote.
We are mobilizing for this Tuesday’s hearing and hope you can join us in Concord. More…
Posted in Culture, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Casinos, Gambling, Lou D'Allesandro, NH House
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New Hampshire Company Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Patriots Playoff T-Shirts
BOSTON – A New Hampshire company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to trafficking counterfeit New England Patriots AFC Championship and Super Bowl t-shirts during the 2015 NFL playoffs.
CK Productions, Inc., based in Pelham, N.H., pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Sept. 6, 2017. More…
HEALTH CARE CONSCIENCE RIGHTS: AS SWEDEN GOES…?
It’s OK in Sweden to require health care professionals to participate in abortions as a condition of employment. More…
Ellen Kolb | Leaven for the Loaf
Survey Says New Hampshire is Second-Worst State for Millennials
New Hampshire’s struggles at keeping and attracting young people is well known, but it turns out it’s the second-worst state for Millennials. At least that’s the result of a survey released Thursday by Moneyrates.com.
The survey, which compared all of the states and the District of Columbia, looked at eight different factors in arriving at its rankings: the job market for young adults; the young adult proportion of the population; college tuition affordability; residential rental availability and affordability; access to high-speed broadband; and concentration of bars and fitness facilities relative to the young adult population. More…
Jeff Feingold | NHBR
The New Media Militia 