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Op-Ed by Shannon McGinley |
When the federal government got into the family planning business a half-century ago, one thing was agreed upon by all parties, even the people who argued the feds didn’t belong in anyone’s bedroom: funds for family planning were not to be used for abortion.
By Ross Connolly Congress was set to face a moment of reckoning in September. After years of reckless spending, the government would once again come up against the debt ceiling, meaning the country could no longer borrow to pay for out-of-control expenditures. This could have been a moment to begin getting serious about our mushrooming … Read more
Governor Sununu is correct: “… fiscally responsible and sustainable rate increases” is what New Hampshire needs.
The Lakes Region TEA Party will meet August 21, 2019 at 7 PM at the Moultonborough Library. We will have expert advocates and opponents of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New Hampshire (HB 481).
By the School District Governance Association of NH (EventBrite link!) Friendly and fun shooting competition fundraiser to support the School District Governance Association of New Hampshire whose mission is to: “…help school board and budget committee members discover their powers. We hold seminars throughout the year with relevant topics, create model policies, craft and follow … Read more
by Karyn Maynard |
It started that if you opposed Obama’s policy it wasn’t because you disagreed with him, you were a racist. Then if you supported the police you were a racist.
By NH State Rep Mike Sylvia Recalling that our constitution provides, “All men have certain natural, essential, and inherent rights…” I’d like to expand on this concept of rights. I say concept because rights are an idea, as opposed to a real physical thing. Most would agree that our natural rights are part of being … Read more
by NH State Rep Mike Sylvia |
We hear a lot lately about the need for affordable housing. Depending upon the context and the perspective, affordable housing can mean different things to different people.
By ProGun NH CONTACT INFORMATION: ProGun New Hampshire info@progunnh.org RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2019 ProGun New Hampshire Thanks Governor Sununu Dateline: Concord, NH 8/9/2019 —Now is not the time to politicize the atrocities of El Paso and Dayton. These three anti-gun bills (HB564, HB514, & HB109) were held back by Democrat legislative leaders for 39 … Read more
By the Women’s Defense League of NH WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Susan Olsen, Legislative Director info@wdlnh.org August 9, 2019 Women’s Defense League Statement on Governor Sununu’s Vetoes of Anti-Gun Legislation Concord, NH – The Women’s Defense League of NH applauds Governor Sununu’s veto of three bills that would roll-back the … Read more
by Dr. Bruce Trivellini
In the coming weeks, we will be putting together a series of posts. They will provide information on how to research and understand the way Social Media collects and uses the information from you when you use their platform.
The ‘Granny D’ walk to get money out of politics in, you guessed it, Peterborough, will happen this Sunday. According to the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript,
The momentum continues as our team grows and we amplify our efforts to reach out to voters throughout the city. This upcoming Saturday is an exciting day for our campaign as we officially open our campaign office. I truly hope you can join us for some light refreshments and then an afternoon of door-knocking as … Read more
by Kevin Scully |
There were two front-page articles in the Sunday, July 27, 2019, Manchester Union leader that I just couldn’t let pass without comment: “Caught in the Housing Squeeze” and “Faces of Affordable Housing.” The subtitle for “Faces” is “Government funds can help keep a lid on rising rents.”
by Leo Plante, Dublin School Choice Committee Dear Selectmen Gabel, Snitko and Raymond, We have met monthly for the past six months to explore the possibility of providing Dublin parents the opportunity to send their children to the best performing independent and public schools in our region regardless of family income while concurrently providing relief … Read more
By Rep. Jess Edwards (R-Auburn) The Business Profits Tax (“BPT”) was enacted in 1970. The tax was initially assessed at the rate of 8.2%, making NH one of the least attractive states in which to do business. To improve our business climate, the BPT rate was reduced to 7.9% for 2018. The rate was further … Read more
BY Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy This month the minimum wage in Emeryville, Calif., hit $16.30 an hour, the highest in the nation. Predictably, it is killing restaurant jobs. Patatas Neighborhood Kitchen just eliminated the dinner shift and laid off six of its 10 workers, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. “I just … Read more
by NH State Senator Harold French |
The proposed state budget created by House and Senate Democrats and vetoed by Governor Sununu increases taxes. It increases spending by an unsustainable 13.2 percent. And it makes promises to local taxpayers that it cannot keep.
by NH State Rep Tim Lang |
I sit on the JLCAR committee at the NH State House. This committee is supposed to listen to State Agencies and the public about proposed Agency rules, and then vote to object or approve the rule.
by Kevin Scully |
The Democrats have successfully reintroduced indentured servitude to American society by creating three classes of government serfs. The vote-slave, the wage-slave, and the debt-slave.