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The New Hampshire Supreme Court for the first time ordered the state to spend a minimum amount of money—$7,356.01 per pupil—to educate public school students. The state therefore lost this landmark school funding case, Contoocook Valley School District v. State, as it had tried to avoid such a decree. But a closer read suggests that ConVal … Read more
A concerned citizen has emailed the New Hampshire Department of Justice to report that Giana Gelsey, who serves on the Oyster River School Board, recently posted a comment on social media stating, “We need to identify and dox these officers…,” referring to federal agents. Here is the email sent to the Education Commissioner and the … Read more
Claiming that it’s part of an effort to mitigate a (non-existent) housing ‘crisis’, Governor Ayotte has signed every single housing bill that made it to her desk, including the very damaging HB577, which eradicates the right of towns to create single-family zones. We are now no better than California. Despite being sent our petition daily … Read more
There are many ways to overthrow a government and topple a country. You can attack it militarily and take it by force. You can elect a power-crazed president who opens the borders, destroying the sovereignty, while letting millions of unvetted illegal immigrants into the country. You can indoctrinate generations of children to hate how America … Read more
“I find more and more that dependency from [upon] the will of others is always some diminution of human happiness, principally to a man accustom’d to follow his own will uncontrolled.” – Jan Ingenhousz to Ben Franklin, 1777 During the two weeks since Americans celebrated the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, political discourse in … Read more
In May 2025, a New Hampshire court ruled that the Town of Grafton violated the state’s Right-to-Know law by holding a public meeting that the public could not adequately hear. The plaintiff, Yaakov “Jake” Abuhav, a local resident who represented himself without an attorney, attended that meeting and, like others, could not make out what … Read more
Last December, we reported on an emergency meeting in Warren, New Hampshire, to discuss the extortion payment being demanded by a local private ambulance service covering Warren and Wenworth. That was to cover service until this past March. It’s July, and the operation shuttered its doors after the few remaining employees (everyone else had been … Read more
SURREPLY TO DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN FORMELLA AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Editor: The NH DOJs’ Objection to Motion to Disqualify can be found here. The Appellant, Daniel Richard, submits this Surreply to address the Defendants’ objections to his Motion to Disqualify Attorney General John Formella and the … Read more
Mark Twain is supposed to have said, “Never argue with an idiot, they will only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” That’s how I feel about the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s decision on the ConVal case (and the Claremont cases, for that matter). Their reasoning is hard to follow, … Read more
The election day for the Mayor of New York City is less than four months away, yet the newly elected Democratic candidate has left for a one-month hiatus in Uganda. This trip appears to be more of a hideaway than a getaway. Zohran Mamdani, the self-described Democratic Socialist, is pulling a page out of Joe … Read more
I will not stereotype or cast all Progressives in one basket, ala Hillary. Still, it is becoming crystal clear that the Left is fixated on destroying our country as we know it and condemning anyone not on their side. I have no issue with debating policy differences, but that does not appear to be an … Read more
When the people perform the arduous process of creating new state law through government, it works by starting in the State’s House of Representatives. A State Representative introduces the newly suggested law to their State’s House, and it gets voted (in or out) there first. If it gets voted IN through the State’s House of … Read more
As a woman, athlete, and gymnastics coach dedicated to girls and women, I am disappointed by Governor Kelly Ayotte’s recent veto of House Bill 148, legislation designed to safeguard the rights, safety, and fairness for female athletes and women throughout New Hampshire. This bill was a necessary step toward protecting women’s single-sex spaces—ranging from locker … Read more
It’s been a while since I last wrote about the goings-on in my backyard. It’s usually wildlife or ticks or something. Last year, we had a lot of birds; this year, not so many, but the Catbird is still here. We’ve got more bunnies, which is what happens when you find you’ve got at least … Read more
As a moral matter as well as a legal matter, to quote David Vicinanzo from an article at InDepthNH, the State’s decision to keep the Grand Jury Criminal Investigation report private without a public hearing or notice is a betrayal of all those kids abused at St Paul’s School. David Vicinanzo represented “most, if not … Read more
New Hampshire’s creepy groomers are beside themselves with glee and likely some young children over Governor Ayotte’s rejection of the bill that would keep men out of women’s bathrooms and porn out of grade school kids’ hands. They’re GLADD she did it, while the people who might actually vote for her in 2026, assuming she … Read more
My husband, Dale, and I were both born in Keene in 1958 and grew up here. My father was a business owner for over 50 years and was a three-term Keene City Councilor. Dale’s father taught industrial arts at the Keene Jr. High, and to this day, many comment on how they still have the … Read more
Tom Murray and Julian Acciard join the program to talk Epstein fiasco, plus a whole lot more of the past week’s news, politics, and opinion. Note: No ManchTalk this week. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, … Read more
This week, we are joined by Ross Connolly of Americans for Prosperity. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please Donate Today to Keep The Content Coming! Please … Read more
Amidst the plethora of good and bad things signed by Governor Ayotte this week were some much-needed baby steps on the matter of New Hampshire’s energy independence. The Granite State is tied to ISO New England and, by extension, the destructive green energy priorities of the surrounding states—all of them. Our already too-high electric rates … Read more