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On Wednesday, January 28th, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold two gun control hearings at 1 Granite Place (Room 159) in Concord. Information about the two gun control bills is below, as well as how you can act to let the committee know your opposition to the bills. Possession of Firearms on School … Read more
Paul Menard has taught at Nashua High School North for more than 20 years and currently teaches AP Psychology. In 2021, he orchestrated the display of LGBTQ+ posters at Nashua High North underneath a large Pride Progress flag. Each poster featured a flag for a sexual orientation or gender identity, accompanied by a description. There … Read more
The Constitution Party of New Hampshire Can we break out of the corrupt duopoly of Republicans and Democrats? State Chairman of the Constitution Party of New Hampshire Edmond Laplante joins the show to break down what they offer, how they stand on the issues, and the unique way it should stand out to Granite Staters. … Read more
I have had a handful of reports from folks using Brave browsers that they can’t connect to GraniteGrok. First, we cannot duplicate the problem on our end. Second, one of those readers managed to solve the rproblem form their end. They had their techie fiddle with the browser settings, and now they have no issue. … Read more
I write to you this evening in reference to the subject HB707 and humbly ask you to support the bill. I have lived in Bethlehem for 26 years. I was serving on the Planning board during the time the current host community agreement was negotiated with Casella, and it was later approved by a town … Read more
This week on the Independents, Carla Gericke breaks down what’s really happening in New Hampshire—and why it matters far beyond the Granite State. ???? Police body cameras and government transparency ???? The latest Right-to-Know bill hearings ????️ A proposed study on New Hampshire’s sovereign options ???? The U.S. withdraws from the WHO—what does that mean, … Read more
Massive Snowstorm Requires That We Move to an online Zoom Call! The 603 Alliance is still going to have its school board training on January 25th, but due to the weather, we will be “moving” from an in-person training class to an online/Zoom class. Stay home and stay warm, and we’ll bring the training to … Read more
HB1811, the bill to end vaccine mandates for schools and day cares, has a public hearing! WE NEED YOU to show up to testify so parents can have real CHOICE and INFORMED CONSENT again. Take action and spread the word! ????️ Sign and share the petition to END VACCINE MANDATES: https://action.rebuildnh.com/p/hb1811-petition ???? NEW! Sign in to support the … Read more
The website is now on its new server and hosting service. We moved to address a number of issues that were blocking readers. We lost nearly a third of our traffic in a matter of days, and the solutions the old host gave me didn’t solve the problem. We are now hosted with a local … Read more
Councilor Wheeler’s constituents have been waiting for Ms Melanie Levesque to make up her mind, but Dems aren’t allowed to think for themselves, especially black Dems. Want to call me a racist for saying that? It’s your free speech to do so, but what about Jonah Wheeler’s free speech? Pay attention because Melanie is now … Read more
How the Supreme Court Confronted Gender Ideology—and Why New Hampshire Must Follow Suit. When the Supreme Court convened this week to hear West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little, the nine justices faced a question that once would have sounded absurd: must states allow biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports? It … Read more
The City of Nashua is designated a “Welcoming City,” and Nashua taxpayers are funding a $191 million school budget, yet there has been very little public discussion about how staffing levels connect to that cost. According to district information, 49 languages are spoken among Nashua students of 9,701, reflecting policies that encourage immigrant and refugee … Read more
There’s going to be a warrant article in Epsom that asks the voters if TIFs (Tax Increment Financing) should be allowed. You might already be thinking this article isn’t for you, but stay with me here, especially if you live in a town that doesn’t currently have TIFs, because the discussion of them might be … Read more
Some of you will have experienced a handful of different connection issues in the past week. We are also still dealing with Cloudflare issues, which is embedded by the hosting company and not local to GraniteGrok, blocking up to 30% of our traffic. Multiple arduous sessions with support have not fixed this, and I have … Read more
Critical Hearings This Week – January 20-22, 2026 The legislature is moving fast on several firearm-related bills that could either restore or infringe on our rights. We are actively opposing threats and monitoring others. Strong turnout and your voice are essential! TUESDAY, JAN 20 HB1185 – STRONGLY OPPOSE – Expands the offense of endangering the … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m a simple-minded person. That doesn’t mean I’m ignorant or stupid. It means I tend to see things in a basic, no-nonsense way. When I first started paying attention to local government, one phrase on town warrant articles immediately confused me. “NOT TO BE RAISED THROUGH TAXATION.” I … Read more
The Criminal Justice Committee heard several bills on Friday relating to domestic and sexual violence. HB1651, HB1740, and HB1633 caught my attention [hearing video shared below]. First up was HB1651, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Rhodes. It was heavily supported by the NHCADSV, which had multiple lobbyists there on its payroll. They also had a three-person … Read more
On Tuesday, January 20th, beginning at 1:40 PM in Room 100 at the State House, there are two gun control hearings planned in the Senate Judiciary Committee. One is for Michael Bloomberg’s Red Flag bill, aka ‘Critical Risk Protection Orders’ (Senate Bill 555). The other is to prevent law-abiding gun owners with pistol/revolver licenses from legally carrying … Read more
New Hampshire House Democrats reacted to the leaked “segregated schools” chat the way modern politics trains people to react: treat a sloppy phrase as a full confession of racial intent, denounce it as a moral abomination, and then declare the conversation over. Democratic leader Alexis Simpson called segregation “a living scar,” “built through violence,” and … Read more
Good Day to all my fellow Patriots, It is with profound sadness that I write this open letter to all of you. In 2017, I began my activism by meeting with then Governor Chris Sununu’s attorney John Formella in the Governor’s conference room, along with five other men, to seek reassurances that my investigation into … Read more