New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law, RSA ch. 91-A (“RTKL”), is a useful tool for compelling public bodies to produce government records. The information contained in such records can be helpful in understanding government actions. Did you also know that the RTKL sometimes can give a party a “leg up” in a land use regulation dispute? Keep Reading…
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Turning Facebook Discussions into State House Testimony
The results of this project so far show a strong center-right influence.
A state nonprofit organization is making it easier for people like you to share your thoughts on bills at the State House. Citizens Count, Live Free or Die Alliance has launched what it’s calling the “Citizen Voices” campaign, which creates online discussions of issues and then summarizes those discussions in testimony before the legislature. More…
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MIT Press Publishes ‘Communism for Kids’ Book
Communism for Kids, written by a German author who specializes in political theory and “queer politics,” was released last month. The thesis of the children’s book is that communism is “not that hard,” but has not been implemented in the right way. More…
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Tagged Children's Books, Communisim, Free BEacon, Karl Marx
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Progressive Groups Spending Money to Influence NH Voter ID Law
Outside groups often funnel money into states during an election, but many New Hampshire residents were probably hoping it would be some time before they again face the onslaught of more political ads. Yet, two progressive groups are currently spending money in New Hampshire, trying to influence how lawmakers decide on a voting rights bill that would tighten the state’s voter ID and registration laws. More…
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Domicile, NH Journal, Voter ID
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NH Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security, Food Stamp Fraud
A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty last week to reportedly bilking federal agencies out of more than $100,000 that she was not eligible to receive, according to a court report. Ruth Chandler aka Ruth Patterson, 55, of Charlestown, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to one count of Social Security fraud and two counts of Making False Statements, according to a press statement from Acting-U.S. Attorney John J. Farley. More…
Patch.com | Concord NH
Nashua Woman Fires Gun In Struggle With Officers
Bill Would Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water
Does it include another path to federal oversight and control of local water?
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is planning to introduce a bill to improve efforts to identify the public health effects of emerging contaminants found in drinking water.
Shaheen, a Democrat, is working on the bill with Republican Sen. Rob Portman, of Ohio. They note the potentially harmful and unregulated materials such as PFCs and cyanotoxins are being detected in their states and elsewhere. More…
AP | US News
Skeletal Remains Found in Kingston Woods – Authorities Search for Clues
The State Police Major Crime Unit has joined an investigation into skeletal remains that were discovered off of Dorre Road in Kingston Saturday afternoon.
Investigators from the Major Crime Unit spent much of Monday searching for clues in a wooded area along a dirt section of the road next to Torromeo Industries Inc. More…
Jason Schreiber | UL
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Manchester School Board Won’t Make Taxpayers Backstop Sex Change Operations
Thanks to the ACA and City Alderman Manchester Taxpayers are still on the hook for city employees but,
City school board members voted Monday to table a request to offer transgender-inclusive health care benefits, including procedures such as sex change surgery, to school district employees and their family members covered under school health insurance plans. More…
Paul Feely | UL
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Posted in Culture, Health Care, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
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