Tag Archives: New Hampshire

Lebanon Approves Transgender Policy

The City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution calling for greater protections of New Hampshire’s transgender population and changes to city policy. The resolution calls for the City Manager’s Office to create an anti-discrimination policy that protects … Continue reading

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FBI Schools Hotel Employees on Warning Signs of Human Trafficking

Andover Police announced on Wednesday that detectives have recently met with managers and employees from hotels in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire to discuss problems of prostitution and human trafficking. Keep Reading… | NH1

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Time to Stop an Anti-Gun Fish and Game Commissioner

After I sent my email about the Fish and Game Department,  I received notes from several NHFC Members telling me about how they have been entrapped or forced to admit to alleged hunting violations by overly aggressive, anti-gun Conservation Officers.  … Continue reading

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Did New Hampshire’s Civil Engineers Just Ask for a Sales or Income Tax?

Consistent funding policies and more locally sourced funding, mean more taxes. Local taxes. Like a sales or income tax that can be adjusted (always upward) to address the whims of public employees (including civil engineers). I agree that infrastructure matters, … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Has a New Attorney General

No relation. The New Hampshire Executive Council voted unanimously today to confirm Gordon J. MacDonald as the next Attorney General. MacDonald succeeds Joseph A. Foster, who resigned, effective March 31. MacDonald, of Deering, will have a salary of $128,259. Keep … Continue reading

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Gov. Sununu Nominates New Labor and DES Commissioners

Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday will nominate commissioners to lead the state Department of Environmental Services and the Department of Labor. Sununu, R-Newfields, looks to appoint Kenneth Merrifield, who is the mayor of Franklin, as Labor Commissioner. He would succeed … 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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Rich Girard Explains Education Freedom Savings Account legislation (SB193)

If you need to know how to respond to the hysterical opposition listen to this. [Rich] explains the bill (Sb193) to the listeners and points out why he thinks the Manchester Board of School Committee erred in their decision to approve … Continue reading

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Joe Biden Returns to New Hampshire

A little over a week ago, former vice president Joe Biden said he regretted not running for president in 2016. But later this month Biden will return to New Hampshire, the state expected to hold the first presidential primary in … Continue reading

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