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A Matter of Equity, Not Law

This afternoon a Judge seemingly took the City of Manchester to task for it’s handling of a School Charter Commission’s filing period, even questioning whether the City acted in bad faith.  Judge Anderson’s ruling will come down Monday, according to him, one day before Manchester’s Municipal Elections. Related: Well is Mayor Joyce Craig and the … Read more

Mandatory parental liability insurance

At least two states (New York and Maine) have recently considered legislation to require gun owners to obtain special liability insurance —  in particular, to cover crimes that might be committed using firearms that they own.

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Hundreds of state employees quit union after Janus

(And at least one was not forced to join one – ME!) (reformatted, emphasis mine) ******** Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFCSME triggered a 5.9% reduction in New Hampshire state employee union membership, state payroll data obtained by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy show. The sudden drop reversed a … Read more

We are in Silly Season

The Democratic presidential candidates just keep selling new government programs. Sure it is lying season on the campaign trail. But at some point, somebody has to ask: How are you going to pay for that?

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Eric Ciaramella Whistleblower or an Attack Dog

Is Eric Ciaramella a whistleblower or an attack dog? The impeachment scenario now playing out in Washington is beyond the pale. The nation is beginning to see the ugliness. The people instigating and carrying out impeachment believe they have a right to rule the rest of us… whether we like it or not. At least … Read more

Joe Manchin, D-WV, Would ‘Absolutely Not’ Support Bernie

Senator Bernie Sanders, candidate for President under the Democrat banner, said in an interview with CNBC that Joe Manchin would support his socialist agenda.  Manchin says ehhhh, not so much. “Wouldn’t be Bernie,” he said when asked who he’d voted for in a Bernie v Trump matchup during an interview with Neal Cavuto on Fox … Read more

National Popular Vote Gets Polite Death in NH

The NH House Election Law Committee voted unanimously this morning to recommend Interim Study, or ‘polite death’, for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bill. The bill, introduced this year, was retained in Committee and must be acted upon in the second year of session under NH House Rules. The whole House must adopt the … Read more

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