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No Independents this week, so we’re filling the time slot with the latest installment from The Granite Discourse: Mike Belcher is a NH state rep for Carroll County District 4. He is also the Author of Counterspell: A Field Manual for the Counter-Revolution, available on Amazon. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may … Read more
Join us on Tuesday, July 14th, from 5 PM to 9 PM at the Grappone Center in Concord for the 603 Alliance 2026 Issues Briefing. Enjoy dinner while you learn about key issues from a legislative perspective. The Issues Briefing is a policy-forum firehose to help our trainees and guests grasp key issues at the … Read more
Kelly Ayotte is all about Kelly Ayotte, anything outside her personal wish list be damned. We’ve seen it with her serial vetoing of women’s bills, and don’t forget school “library lewdness,” because she vetoed SB434 today. Like any other governor, she has signed many bills that may or may not be relevant to most ordinary … Read more
Why did Cheshire County Attorney Chris McLaughlin hire Laurie List PD James McLaughlin when he knew he was on the Laurie List, and why did Chris McLaughlin transfer Robert LaMontagne’s case against James F. McLaughlin to Grafton County Attorney Martha Hornick when he knew full well that Hornick would have to come back to his … Read more
A Solid Win for Fairness, But New Hampshire Must Finish the Job SCOTUS affirms sex-based categories under Title IX and the Constitution — now Governor Ayotte must sign HB 1442 to protect NH girls in sports, locker rooms, bathrooms, and prisons. On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a solid win for women … Read more
Dear Mr. Karoutas, Since your firm has received $70,000 or more since 27th October, 2025, to help with communications and image for the judiciary, perhaps you can provide answers to the following questions: 1) When is the Supreme Court going to hear the complaint I have against Jane Young for Conflicts of Interest in her … Read more
On March 21, Laconia launched New England’s first social district, a designated area where drinking is allowed in public under tightly regulated conditions. With Motorcycle Week looming, critics on social media mockingly predicted disaster. A week later, Joia Hughes, Laconia’s economic development and housing director, summed up the damage. “No problems,” she said. Mayor Mike … Read more
Nashua has around 90,000 people in it, give or take, making it the second largest collection of people in a municipality in the state of New Hampshire. As of June 2026, 46,917 of them are registered to vote. As you’d expect, Dems have a registration advantage, but something has happened since 2024. Based on data … Read more
— ACTA’s Goal: Foster growth of Classical Education options — ACTA NON VERBA Foundation, a New Hampshire-based private charitable organization established to promote schools offering students a classical education, announced today that Richard A. Merkt of Westmoreland has been elected Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Merkt succeeds Kimberly Lavallee of Mont Vernon, who served … Read more
Welcome to our special, limited-time collaboration with Bare Minimum Books. In the month of July, for every $50.00 of support you direct to GraniteGrok.com, you can choose one PDF edition of one of Ian Underwood’s Bare Minimum Books. The Granite Grok + Bare Minimum Books fundraiser is now live. Celebrate Independence by supporting independent media … Read more
Last year I did what I like to do. When everyone on both sides of the aisle was ranting about New Hampshire’s homeless rate rising 52.1%, I dragged out the numbers because context matters. Yes, it “doubled.” From 1172 to 2441, people who reported or self-reported as “unhoused” for at least one night. One night. … Read more
This week: a critical bill protecting women and girls is on the Governor’s desk — and she needs to hear from you. Tell the Governor: Sign HB 1442 — Protect Women and Girls The New Hampshire legislature has just sent Governor Ayotte another chance to protect the privacy and safety of women and girls. HB 1442 passed … Read more
In this installment of The Granite Discourse, David M. Scanlan is the NH Secretary of State. He is serving his second term as the SOS. He was the NH deputy SOS for 20 years before that, and a NH state rep for 18 years before that. Note: This podcast was recorded prior to HB 1569 … Read more
If you missed it, soon-to-be former Congressman wanna-be US Senator Chris ‘ sock-puppet’ Pappas is selling himself as a moderate. Before we cite any evidence to the contrary, let’s dissect why not lying about being a moderate might actually be worse for democrats. The only moderate-ish Democrat in the Senate is John Fetterman, from Pennsylvania … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Granite State News Collaborative’s Melanie Plenda to explain the importance of local news and how it currently stands in New Hampshire, as well as how Granite Staters want their news delivered. Learn more about the Granite State News Collaborative at https://www.collaborativenh.org Authors’ and Speakers’ … Read more
While putting in a few hours at the Concord GOP tent at Concord Market Days at the request of a fellow Team Lily member, I got to talk to several known people, like Reps Alvin See and Matthew Pitaro, and County Commissioner Lovlien. I also got to meet 2 of the 3 candidates for county … Read more
We’ve been teasing this here or there for weeks, but the time has come. Starting July 1, for every $50 to GraniteGrok, supporters can choose one PDF edition from the entire Bare Minimum Books collection by Ian Underwood. 19 books. Short. Provocative. Deeply thought-provoking. For each 50$ of support you can request another thought provoking … Read more
Legislation was passed in my town of Kingston during the March election and recently at the NH State House offering “tax caps” as a solution to exploding town and school budgets. These measures – while tempting – resemble the “price controls” economists normally condemn. Economists routinely oppose price ceilings. The best outcomes are achieved when … Read more
At the request of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department has paused a proposed increase in fishing and hunting license fees. Department officials say the increases are needed to shore up the budget. The last fee increase took effect in 2016. A decade’s worth of inflation has eroded the value of … Read more
I stumbled across an article at Townhall written by Derek Hunter. It’s titled “How Democrats Sell Themselves. I’m not even sure how I ended up there, but the featured image is our very own Sock Puppet Chris Pappas. He’s the lead in the article. And how does he sell himself? According to Derek, well, he’s … Read more