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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, blogger, and a member of the Board of directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the Managing Editor and co-owner of GraniteGrok.com, a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, and a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

Laptopless “Dancing”

It has been an interesting week.  The power jack on my laptop coughed up its connecter pin last Thursday.  A bit of ingenuity and some copper tape later and I kept it powered up though GrokTALK! last Saturday and long enough to get the show edited, segmented, and the full podcast published.  But that fix …

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Kevin Kervick sticks around to help us bat clean up as we take care of the leftovers and tie up the loose ends.  We announce the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot of the week, explore nanny-state nonsense, the proper role of government, useless universities, and conservative action against institutions that oppose our worldview.   Listen to the …

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Minimum Wage Workers Not in Poverty According to Feds

What of them that there are… (Human Events) At the federal level alone, full-time minimum wage workers with any number of children are eligible for both the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—$496 in 2014—and the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which combined with the federal minimum wage of $7.25 equals or exceeds the poverty level for all …

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An Act Authorizing Individuals and Certain Businesses to Purchase Health Insurance From Out-of-State Companies.

HB128 This bill authorizes individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. The bill grants rulemaking authority to the insurance commissioner for the purposes of the bill. Wednesday, JANUARY 14 COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB 2:00 p.m. HB 128, authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from …

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