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Governor Kelly Ayotte has nominated Daniel E. Will to serve on the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Executive Council will vote on this nomination in the coming weeks. NHFC urges all members to contact the Executive Council immediately and express opposition to this nomination. Why NHFC Opposes This Nomination Daniel Will, as New Hampshire’s Solicitor … Read more
This week, I introduced HB 1159, updating the state building code to the 2024 versions, except for the energy code. This was as recommended by the building code review committee, and the only opposition was a person who objected to the omission of the energy code. Since that code update was the subject of the … Read more
In this installment of Granite Discourse, the guest is Jason Osborne, a New Hampshire state rep for Rockingham County District 2. He is currently serving his 6th term and is also the House majority leader. He serves on the Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee and the Rules Committee. Check Out Other Episodes and All of … Read more
Six-Figure Salaries, Rising SPED Costs, and the Questions We’re Not Asking Across our state, SAU superintendents and administrators are paid six-figure salaries to lead public school systems that are supposed to serve all students well. Yet year after year, public confidence erodes, student outcomes stagnate, and special education (SPED) budgets continue to climb. At some … Read more
As requested by the First Circuit Court in the case of Stephen & Bethany Scaer v City of Nashua, the District Court entered a declaratory judgment last night. The City of Nashua has conceded that, if the Citizen Flagpole was a forum for private speech during that time, then the City has engaged in impermissible … Read more
Helping veterans is a noble and popular thing to do. I doubt that anyone would disagree. Similarly, we are often told to help our elders. With that said, I propose a volunteer group for performing one particular service to elderly veterans in NH. I don’t know if Reps Mannion, Sabourin, and Granger were officers or … Read more
The big news in New Hampshire politics the past few days has been a federal court decision that prevents a State law passed in 2025, which ended automobile inspections on January 31, 2026, from going into effect. The reaction from House Republicans, who intended to make this law a centerpiece of their reelection efforts, were rather hyperbolic, … Read more
NOTE: Due to renovations, all House hearings will be held at 1 Granite Place, Concord, NH, for the next two years. [Correction] Unfortunately, there was a mistake concerning the three House hearings in Health and Human Services. The email address was incorrect. The correct email address is: househhs@rebuildnh.com The email addresses have been updated below. I … Read more
The Red Flag Bill vote will happen in the New Hampshire Senate session on February 5th. Senate Bill 555 – relative to critical risk protection orders – was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 20th. The majority of the committee has since voted ‘Inexpedient to Legislate‘ on this legislation. The bill will now make its way to the … Read more
I know lots of people are focused on their upcoming town elections, as they should be, but I’m here to point out that we are in Year Two of our current legislature and filing time will be here sooner than you know it. With that piece of excrement commonly known as federal judge Landya McCafferty … Read more
ACT NOW: Contact your Executive Councilor and oppose Will’s nomination HERE. At Cornerstone, opposing a judicial nominee is not a decision we take lightly. This week’s news that Governor Ayotte has nominated Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court leaves us with no choice but to directly and strongly oppose his confirmation. If the Executive … Read more
After we switched hosting companies, the newsletter got hung up for a few days. I started to receive it again, but not everyone did. I’m not yet clear on why that is. It’s always something, right? If you were receiving it and no longer are, please check your spam folder to ensure it’s not there. … Read more
Update: Link added to contact the Executive Council. Concord, NH — RebuildNH today announced its strong opposition to Governor Kelly Ayotte’s nomination of Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, warning that his confirmation would threaten core constitutional freedoms and tilt the Court decisively against conservative litigants for years to come. “Opposing a judicial … Read more
Concord, NH — At Cornerstone, opposing a judicial nominee is not a decision we take lightly. As New Hampshire’s only litigation nonprofit on the political right, opposing a justice’s confirmation means alienating the very judges we must appear before. Today’s news that Governor Ayotte has nominated Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, Judicial Watch is winning in court all over the place, so maybe, since we can’t seem to get the NH Courts to follow their own Constitution (and not just in election law cases), is it time to get Judicial Watch involved in the Granite State? EP 94 Links: Check Out … Read more
While looking through my phone for another picture, I ran into one that I took in 2020 of a picture that was taken in 1973. It was taken in the living room of Beverley Gustitus, now 87, of Nashua. I thought about writing an article about her in the future, but after seeing the new … Read more
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