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J Bartlett: Over-Regulating Small Businesses, Cigar Bar Edition

One of the consequences of regulating business by statute is that statutes are categorized, and therefore businesses have to be categorized too. The rigid legal classifications for businesses can lead to some restrictions that make sense only to lawyers, legislators, and scientists who catalogue animal and plant species.

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Should the District of Columbia become a State?

Before we even begin to answer this question, let’s look at the history behind the District of Columbia. The US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, provides Congress the power to “… exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the … Read more

20 Nashua State Reps OPPOSED a Bill Allowing Children To Sell Lemonade Without a License — They Were All DEMOCRATS

On Friday, April 9th, the NH House approved a bill that allows children to sell lemonade without a permit. Amazing that we actually needed a bill to “allow” that: common sense has long gone out the window. Anyway, you might have guessed that almost all Nashua State Representatives are so authoritarian that they voted “NAY.” … Read more

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New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus Celebrates Budget Victory

CONCORD, N.H.—House Freedom Caucus members celebrate their efforts on Wednesday in passing the most liberty-oriented State budget since 2011, a budget that returns money to New Hampshire taxpayers and businesses and restores legislative oversight to keep the government in check.

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