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Christopher Maidment

Grassroots Engagement Director, Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire cmaidment@afphq.org

End Citizens United PAC Spends BIG to get ‘Big Money’ Out of Politics

A political action committee known as End Citizens United has spent a lot of big money in order to get big money out of our elections.  Typical hypocrisy from first-amendment hating democrats. In 2016 they reportedly spent $2.1 million to defeat Sen. Ayotte, and spent $32 million in the total 2018 election cycle.   Citizens United …

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San Fran: Don’t Call them Felons!

San Francisco is at it again, this time issuing new guidelines on what to call felons, parolees, addicts, and juvenile delinquents.  The property crime capital of the US is again more interested in protecting feelings than solving problems.

You Don’t Vote for the President – And Probably Never Will

Yesterday, the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on a suit over whether states have the authority to force their electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote.  It turns out, according to the opinion, the states do not have that authority under the Constitution.  At least in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, …

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Trump Admin. v New Hampshire: Lottery Edition

Attorney General Barr, as reported by Kevin Landrigan at the Union Leader, has decided to appeal a federal court decision (New Hampshire Lottery Comm’n v. Barr, Case No. 19-cv-163-PB (D.N.H. 2019))  that could ultimately “blow a $100m hole in lottery revenue.”

Democrats Finally Admit Their Budget Raises Taxes

Last Friday, Governor Sununu met with Democrat leaders to talk about the continuing budget impasse.  Today is day 46 of the state operating under a continuing resolution, for those keeping score at home, and the Democrats really had some wild ideas on how to solve the budget veto.