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Data Point: Record NH Job Growth Continues! Setting New Records! Unemployment rate – 2.6%Jobs Created – 1,410 in November; 10,710 from Nov ’18Workforce increased by 1,470; 12,380 since Nov ’18 The economy in New Hampshire continues to BOOM. PRESS RELEASE: NH Unemployment Security Administrative Office New Hampshire’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2019 … Read more
The trillion dollar omnibus spending bill returns! Hoo-ray! Omnibus:om·ni·bus/ˈämnəˌbəs/Learn to pronounce adjective 1. comprising several items. “Congress passed an omnibus anticrime spending package” (reformatted, Google Dictionary) Ah, a trillion dollar spending bill. It actually comes with a second part. Collectively, the two bills are two thousand three hundred and thirteen pages. 2,313. Congress critters are … Read more
All our state’s students deserve the best education possible, and many people contribute to making that happen. Parents, teachers and school officials are all critical in the effort to educate our kids and help them unlock their potential. But our state legislators are also important, because they help set the overall approach that schools take … Read more
You know that we Groksters will call out malice on either side of the aisle when appropriate, and this time it’s a Republican who has earned the spotlight. A representative from one of the most republican districts in New Hampshire has put in two very, very, anti-liberty bills. One of those bills will create a … Read more
Campaign Finance Reports! Yay! (Sarcasm, sort of.) There is usually a lot of material that comes out of campaign finance reports for State races, which we’ve written about before. Yesterday’s filings show that one NH Senator, Shannon Chandley, raised only $5 in district. Five bucks. Related: SoS Website – Search Filed Reports That doesn’t include … Read more
Governor Sununu was forced to veto a slew of bills in 2019 that would have increased or created taxes. In 2020, he’ll likely be made to do it again. Two democrats propose a NH Sales Tax of 4.3% in addition to all the other new taxes and tax increases that will inevitably reach the Governor’s … Read more
Legislative Service Requests (LSRs) are turning into bills now, with numbers, titles, and text. They’re coming in fast now, with hundreds already assigned numbers and committees for legislative work in January. One such bill would enable a new minimum wage for prisoners, at a cost of over $9 million annually to the taxpayer. ‘Prison pay’ … Read more
As states across the Country push to enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which will award the White House to the winner of the National Popular Vote (if/when the Compact hits 270 electoral votes,) some New Hampshire Representatives have introduced the Electoral College Defense Act. Andrew Prout (R-Hudson) has introduced a bill to stop … Read more
The Red Arrow Diner in Milford abruptly closed its doors, leaving some employees without a job only a few weeks before the Christmas holiday (or Chanukah for those who practice Judaism.) And, gosh darn capitalism came to the rescue again! In this case, the Copper Door saves the day. New Hampshire has an unemployment rate … Read more
Vehicle safety inspections don’t accomplish what they’re supposed to, and 36 states don’t have periodic safety inspections for passenger vehicles according to Wikipedia. A bill introduced this year in New Hampshire would similarly do away with our annual safety inspections. So, should NH repeal vehicle inspections? House Bill 1114, sponsored by Rep. Conley (Prime), Straf. … Read more
An embattled superintendent gets a ‘no confidence’ vote by the teacher’s union, the school board investigates itself, and resignations amass in Milford. ‘Milford Strong’ makes its appearance on T-shirts and bumper stickers, and no one seems to be happy about any of what’s happening, making the Milford School Board ANOTHER embattled SAU. There is a … Read more
Earl Metzler is the highest paid superintendent in New Hampshire, with a base salary of $165,909. Earlier this year, he got a compensatory buy out of $92,364.22 for accrued comp time. Nearly $100k in comp time as a salaried employee? He just bought a condo in Florida, too. And now, he’s back at the trough. … Read more
Recently, Senator Jeanne Dietsch wrote an article about how she isn’t a libertarian (her voting record already let us know that). Her first thought is that libertarian is bad because it was responsible for slavery. I think we need to back up and explain to Senator Dietsch what a traditional libertarian might mean. Foremost, it … Read more
Dear Senator Dietsch; In your letter today slamming ‘libertarianism’ you seem to insinuate that Government solved the slavery problem. While that may be true, in part, in the United States, it is not a fact globally. There are, according to estimates, over 40 million humans still being victimized by one form of slavery or another … Read more
The Manchester Police Department is not a fan of the Free State Project, and has not kept it a secret. More often than not, the Free Staters have been known to ‘best’ the MPD in Court for violation of their rights. MPD now asks all applicants “are you now, or have you ever been a … Read more
Students from Young America’s Foundation tabled at Southern University of New York in Binghamton this week. At least until they were run off campus by racists at SUNY Binghamton. No, the students tabling were not of a minority. They were white. Surrounded by mostly minority students screaming to “pack this s*** up, it’s time to … Read more
Democrat Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, defeated Republican Eddie Rispone in the runoff election yesterday to earn a second term in office. President Trump won Louisiana by 20 points in 2016 and had stumped for Rispone 3 times during the Gubernatorial Campaign. Democrats may point to this victory as a failure in the Trump … Read more
President Obama was smart enough to move Overton’s window incrementally, instead of in giant fell swoops. He knew, and knows, that the populace isn’t on board with crazy swings in our culture and our policy. Obama didn’t want the party to go #TooFarLeft too fast. Hence, Obamacare – it mandated you buy insurance, and slowly … Read more
Just 11 days ago Republicans lost a red state Governor’s seat to the Democrat challenger in Kentucky. Tonight, there’s a good chance for a pickup in another red state, currently Governed by Democrat John Bel Edwards. This post will be updated when results from Louisiana Governor Runoff Election are in. A ‘W’ tonight will be … Read more
It is time to straighten out some facts regarding what happened in Sullivan County. Robert Spencer was booked for an event in Eastman, a private community in Grantham. The venue is supported by HOA fees. A Muslim family lives in that community, in full view of the venue, and supports it through their fees. This … Read more