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Christopher Maidment

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

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Learn Everywhere? No – you MUST learn HERE!

The Learn Everywhere program was an innovative program passed into law that allowed the Commissioner and Board of Education to create rules that allowed curriculum performed outside of the classroom to count for High School credit. Each School District, if the rules were adopted, would be ‘forced’ to accept said credits, even if performed by …

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10 Political Ads this Decade – Which is the Best/Worst?

Yep, end of the decade coming up – so I’ll post a few “best of” posts over the next couple days. Let’s start with Political Ads. 2010: Dale Peterson, Alabama Ag Commissioner 2011: Have you slept with Rick Perry? Apparently someone wants to know. 2012: Paul Ryan kills Grandma 2013: Minneapolis Mayor “Wake the F— …

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DC DELENDA EST

DC Delenda Est

Cato famously said in the Roman Senate “Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.” It’s been shortened to Carthago delenda est. I say, DC Delenda Est. In English it translates plainly to “DC must be defeated.” Today, the US House is voting to impeach the third president in the history of our country. This will be the …

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Comrade Volinsky Shoots at Edelblut

Comrade Volinsky Shoots at Edelblut to One-Up Feltes

Children be damned, Volinsky wants Edelblut’s scalp. Why? Because he did his job. Also, because Feltes got the first shot in by making the motion to reject the $46 million education grant. So, now Comrade Volinsky shoots at Edelblut to one-up Feltes. Related: Why NH Democrats Didn’t Jump at 46 Million in Federal Grant Money …

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Record NH Job Growth Continues

NH Job Growth Continues – Setting New Records!

Data Point: Record NH Job Growth Continues! Setting New Records! Unemployment rate – 2.6%Jobs Created – 1,410 in November; 10,710 from Nov ’18Workforce increased by 1,470; 12,380 since Nov ’18 The economy in New Hampshire continues to BOOM. PRESS RELEASE: NH Unemployment Security Administrative Office New Hampshire’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2019 …

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Trillion Dollar Omnibus Spending Bill

The Trillion Dollar Omnibus Returns

The trillion dollar omnibus spending bill returns! Hoo-ray! Omnibus:om·ni·bus/ˈämnəˌbəs/Learn to pronounce adjective 1. comprising several items. “Congress passed an omnibus anticrime spending package” (reformatted, Google Dictionary) Ah, a trillion dollar spending bill. It actually comes with a second part. Collectively, the two bills are two thousand three hundred and thirteen pages. 2,313. Congress critters are …

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Online Learning May Help the US Close Education Gap

Students Deserve the Best Education Possible

All our state’s students deserve the best education possible, and many people contribute to making that happen. Parents, teachers and school officials are all critical in the effort to educate our kids and help them unlock their potential. But our state legislators are also important, because they help set the overall approach that schools take …

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