School Superintendent Kirk Beitler said what I thought was a really revealing AND Stupid thing to say for a Government employee “with Status.” Which was a LONG nine days ago – almost an eternity ago in the blogosphere: “Tolerance is fine but acceptance is the goal.” In his position (e.g., think COO) as the head … Read more
This week..Join Jocelyn and her guest Robbie Stewart. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these links to their podcast pages. Our Current Local Podcast Lineup ( Monday) Right Side Up (Tuesday) Granite State Live (Wednesday) Justice 4 … Read more
When Vermont voters threw out a historic number of Democrats in the November 2024 elections, including the chair of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee chair, breaking the supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature, a very big reason was the Clean Heat Standard. That was a signal that nobody apart from the special … Read more
This is your chance to finally put an end to passenger vehicle inspections in the Granite State once and for all. This is the year we have the state house numbers, but we still need your help. Email the entire House and urge them to vote YES on HB649. You can now do this now using the … Read more
New Hampshire has a Human Rights Commission, and a recent audit revealed that it is not terribly good at its job. The report examines the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights and highlights ongoing administrative and logistical challenges that have created a backlog of hundreds of cases. According to the audit, 259 unresolved cases had piled … Read more
(ANS) A Maine man who murdered both of his parents in cold blood has been relocated to the women’s prison in Windham after identifying as a woman, a Maine Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed Thursday. Andrew T. Balcer, 24, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he stabbed both of his parents and the … Read more
This week, Keith opens with a proper fisking of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who is the very model of the type of Dem we don’t want running anything in New Hampshire. Then it’s how not to get stabbed as we explore 2A rights and current anti-gun bills in the NH Legislature with guest JR Hoell. … Read more
Unitarian Universalists give Get Out Of Jail Free Cards at Valley Street Jail in Manchester The Unitarian Universalist “Church” (UUC) is more like a liberal club, but Church is in the name, and they maintain a patina of belief, but mostly in secular, culture-destroying Marxist-progressive ideals. DEI, CRT, LGBTQ, and so on, and part of … Read more
Human trafficking is illegal in all 57 US States (right, Barry Obama?), but in recent years, this illegal practice has escalated, and human sex trafficking is rampant despite its illegality. The State of Vermont is proposing two nearly identical pieces of legislation that would make prostitution “not illegal” while pretending they are also protecting sex … Read more
Some several hundred art students and trust fund babies lined the streets of Warren, Vermont this past weekend armed with hand drawn signs and musical instruments designed to raise heck in protest of the nation’s Vice President J.D. Vance attempting to take his family on a ski trip to nearby Sugarbush Ski Resort. The crowd … Read more
This Week on Right Side Up: another look at Vice President Vance’s visit to Vermont (and how poorly he and his family were treated) and more slow-rolling bills in the state legislature. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow … Read more
Being a newcomer to Epsom with less than a month to town elections (which we know is the most important level of government regarding property taxes), time was of the essence in finding out who to not/vote for. Coming from a city that has local elections every other November, it’s a new environment that allows … Read more
Governor Janet Mills and House Speaker Ryan Fecteau are in over their heads. They are small-time actors trying to play a big-time game, and the two stunts they pulled this week indicate that this will not end well for these power-wannabes. They think they have made scores against the Republicans, but all they have done … Read more
Two years ago this week, we warned legislators that a day of reckoning was coming for Medicaid. “Any discussion of expanding Medicaid coverage or eligibility should start with the understanding that current spending levels are unsustainable, and increasing those levels just accelerates the date of reckoning,” we wrote. With Congress looking to make $2 trillion in … Read more
Governor Scott’s plan for education reform does some things right, and others unnecessarily very wrong. What’s right? The move to a foundation-based funding formula and the primary focus on cost savings being the elimination of supervisory union level of bureaucracy. In no way shape or form do we need 52 supervisory unions governing 109 school … Read more
This week on VDCTV its a special episode and an update on Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Vermont. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these links to their podcast pages. Our Current Local Podcast Lineup ( … Read more
Plus, a clear majority of people nationwide agree on? Convention of States leadership and our grassroots activists are introducing COS legislation in state houses nationwide. To date, 19 States have signed on. Here in NH, we ask you to contact your state legislators TODAY and let them know you want them to support resolution HCR3 … Read more
“Yeah, right, in your wildest dreams,” a reasonable skeptic might think when reading this article’s title, but humor me and let’s play this out on our minds for a moment. I will first credit Grokster Beth Scaer for inspiring the idea. Beth needs no introduction to the regular readers and her locals, but library lewdness … Read more
In 2022, Pennsylvania State Representative Tony DeLuca was re-elected despite the fact that he had died a month before the election. While some voters may have cast their ballots for him to honor his memory posthumously, it is likely that many may have had no idea that they were voting for a dead man. Last … Read more
A. J. Kierstead asks contributor Dexter Tarbox and Beyond Politics Host Matt Robison if the GOP can survive being a unified party in this new Trump era. Will JD Vance take up the mantle? Will the Democratic party screw up, again? What even are these parties anymore? Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok … Read more