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O’Brien Led Meetings of Conservative House Members Prior to Budget Defeat

Former New Hampshire House Speaker Bill O’Brien this week led two meetings of between 40 and 50 conservative House members and activists prior to the defeat of the current House leadership’s budget. The Mont Vernon Republican said in an interview … Continue reading

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GOP House Leaders Scramble for Deal

Uncertainty remains over whether New Hampshire House Republicans can agree on a budget plan as the chamber runs up against a Thursday deadline for sending a spending plan to the Senate. The House Finance Committee’s $11.9 billion plan, which was … Continue reading

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Follow the Family Planning Money in the NH State Budget

Here’s a picture of page 1191 from the report prepared by the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant, comparing New Hampshire budget family planning allocations from fiscal years 2016 through 2019. This looks at past spending, plus projections for the next … Continue reading

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NH House Vote Wednesday Could Nearly Double Abortion Funding

While Gov. Hassan appropriated $1,168 412 in 2016, and Governor Sununu proposed a budget with $1,757,774 in family planning funding, the House Finance Committee is proposing $2,017,643 in 2018. THIS IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE FUNDING! Keep Reading… NHRTL | GraniteGrok

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House Lawmakers to Hear New State Budget

House budget writers will try to sell their new state budget proposal to fellow lawmakers Monday at the Statehouse. The spending plan will be up for a vote in the full House on Wednesday. Republican leaders of the House Finance … Continue reading

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NH Arts Advocates Losing NEA Money Should Ask The Clintons for Cash

Donald Trump’s budget removes taxpayers from mandatory tithing to the National Endowment for the Arts. Arts advocates in New Hampshire are preparing to mobilize to fight for the one million they stand to lose. But since it’s just a million, … Continue reading

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Help Stop the New Hampshire Budget

The New Hampshire House will soon vote on the state budget. As it currently stands, the budget will exceed $12 billion for the first time ever. Keep Reading… | RLCNH

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Big Ben, Parliament

Rumor has it Mr. Obama gave a speech yesterday about something. I didn’t watch it and with good reason. Been there, done that. Two faced, self contradicting, tired, and repetitive. Put another way, Big Ben, Parliament. Continue reading

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Want to Know A Secret?

New Hampshire Democrats and their useful idiots are lying about the state budget. Get ready to be see it all exposed. (Sorry for the tease…but the truth is coming soon to a blog and web site near you.) Continue reading

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The Cost of Defining “Adequate” In Merrimack NH

A funny thing happened on the way to the ‘off-hand comment’ on the Merrimack TEA facebook page. I was accused of not using “real and accurate data” and that my “rhetoric was not doing anyone any good.” Continue reading

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