My Turn: Can we make SATs and college admissions more transparent?

by Frank Edleblut, NH Commission of Education |  College Board recently changed the SAT to include a context score, commonly referred to as an adversity score, to better reflect the effect of socio-economic disadvantages in the assessment outcomes. This adversity score will take into account 15 socio-economic factors in an attempt to scale results for … Read more

Cornerstone Event on the Constitution

By Cornerstone Restore the Intent: Seminars on the U.S. Constitution THURSDAY JUNE 13th   NoIn collaboration with  Restore The Intent, Liberty First University, and The Thomas More College, Cornerstone is pleased to present two opportunities for southern NH legislators, pastors, lay leaders, and community members to re-engage with the charter document of the American experiment, the U.S. Constitution. Receive fresh insights … Read more

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Senate Republicans oppose budget with tax increases and spending deficit

by The New Hampshire Senate  | Senate Republicans oppose budget with tax increases and spending deficit Concord, NH – Today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 1-A and HB 2-FN-A-L, the state budget and trailer bill. Senate Republican Leader Chuck Morse (R-Salem), Senator Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), Senator John Reagan (R-Deerfield) and Senator Bob Giuda (R-Warren) … Read more

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With Unprecedented Deference and Blind Trust

by Katherine Prudhomme O’Brien |

Drag performers choose names the same way strippers or porno actors do-to highlight their sexuality. In MiMi Malevolent’s case, it is not a sexualized name but one that describes them as malevolent, which means evil. I like to avoid people who say they are evil and especially, keep children away from them.

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The US is Plagued with Pharmacological Intervention

by Michael Layon |   I work in drug development and am a pharmacologist. That SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) might benefit a very small number of humans is lost among many people in both parties because the perception is that they are drugs to make mentally ill people better. For a very few people that … Read more

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Op-Ed : Shame on the Nashua School Board – Changes Are Needed

by Kevin Scully | Liberals love to talk about a world where there is no bullying, but the progressives on the Nashua Board of Education appear to disagree. What else would you call Heather Raymond’s bullying action against Doris Hohensee, a sitting school board member who has done no wrong? Board President Raymond issued a … Read more

House Democrats Want Vote to Override Gov. Sununu Veto This Week

by Christopher Maidment |  Surrounded by police officers and writing “God bless Officer Briggs and his family,” on the official signature page for HB455, Governor Sununu sent a clear message that he supports the death penalty in New Hampshire, setting the stage for a crucial veto vote on May 23, far ahead of the traditional … Read more

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“Five reasons Sununu was right to veto paid leave tax”

By the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy On Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a Democratic bill to impose a $168 million wage tax on New Hampshire employees for the purpose of limiting their benefit choices and forcing them to accept a state-run paid family leave program. Here are five reasons why a veto was … Read more

Donald Trump – The Free Trade Warrior We Hoped We Elected

By Bill O’Brien (former Speaker of the NH House) In 2018 the U.S. bought $559.5 billion in goods and services from China. In turn, China bought $120.3 billion in goods and services from the U.S. In order to sustain even this unbalanced trade, the U.S. had to endure Chinese requirements that U.S. companies transfer our … Read more

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Doris Hohensee: A Rebuttal to Your Request That I Resign

by Doris Hohensee Board President Heather Raymond conducted an illegal meeting asking for my resignation from the Nashua Board of Education. She admits that she spoke privately with the majority of members on the Board to obtain their vote, violating the Right to Know law. Raymond proceeded to abuse her authority by sending out an … Read more

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NH House: Chaos & Rushed, Heavy-Handed Policy

by House Minority Leader Rep. Dick Hinch: Just a few months ago in December, Rep. Stephen Shurtleff won the election for House speaker, and I wished my friend the best. He accepted his nomination by saying that, “it’s important to put partisanship aside to work for the common good of our people…” I couldn’t agree … Read more

NH Federation of College Republicans: Keene State Professor Shames Students For Race and Gender

For Immediate Release: Apr 18, 2019 Press Contact: Kaylyn Marcotte, comsdirector@nhfcr.gop, 774-946-7336 Keene State Professor Shames Students For Race and Gender KEENE, NH – Earlier this week, Keene State College students were given a handout from a Professor in a class about public health. The handout provided was supposed to cover the topic of, “receiving … Read more

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Epping High School – Feelings Over Constitutional Rights?

by Dana Buckley It was truly sad and disturbing news to learn of the recent incident at Epping High School which involved a student being told by the school principal that she could not wear a shirt bearing the name of our nation’s current president while in school. The student was quoted in the Union … Read more

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Is ‘Unplanned’ the ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ of Our Era?

by Nicholas Healy In the 1850s the nation was roiled by the issue of slavery. There had been major political compromises regarding slavery both in the nation’s founding documents and in subsequent congressional legislation. There was an uneasy peace between the members of Congress from the South, who were determined not only to preserve slavery … Read more

603 Summit: Alfredo Ortiz from The Job Creators Network

Alfredo Ortiz is the “Billboard Guy.” Job Creators Network (JCN) put up a series of billboards in Times Square lambasting Democrat Socialist from NYC, Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez (“AOC”).  She, who was the primary force behind NYC losing Amazon’s HQ2 project. HQ2 was a done deal that would have brought tens-of-thousands of new jobs worth billions of … Read more

House Republican Alliance Scorecard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2019 CONTACT: James Spillane, HRA Tri-Chair (603) 463-5623 James@jamesspillane.org Concord: The New Hampshire House Republican Alliance (NHHRA) is pleased to release the legislative scores for the first half of 2019. The House Republican Alliance, the longest-running and largest conservative caucus in the NH House of Representatives, rates legislation based on … Read more

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