News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts
After watching the last segment of Granite State Live on Tuesday, I felt it imperative to pull it and share it as a standalone for people who missed it live but might not dive into a 160-minute deep podcast. Keith Hanson and Julian Acciard have a conversation about the Democrat Party’s black history when it … Read more
Londonderry NH on Facebook Shuts Down (two weeks before town elections) With only weeks to go before residents flock to the polls to pick their local elected representatives for the largest Facebook group featuring Londonderry town interests, it has gone dark. According to Londonderry Underground, it started when the admins appeared to be removing content … Read more
What’s to be done? Parents are distraught, school district budgets and property taxes are skyrocketing, and there’s bullying and declining academic outcomes in public schools. State legislators shrug their shoulders. They don’t know what to do. Most of them don’t even think they’re responsible for the mess. It “just happened.” But the problem is “so … Read more
We’d like to welcome our newest local podcast from Jocelyn Davis, Justice 4 All. Jocelyn covers local, national, and international news along with conversations with guests. Justice 4 All will publish on Wednesdays at 8 PM [GrokTALK! is moving to Thursdays at 8 PM]. 2-25-25 Egg Prices, DC, Elon, Bongino, Guest Regina Birdsell (NH State … Read more
The Issue I told Judge Hall that my daughter could end up the next Harmony Montgomery and she responded “I don’t care!” This was on March 20, 2024 — she gave my/our abuser sole custody. A “fair trial” is laughable. Circuit Court Judge Polly Hall in presiding over my pending divorce and parenting proceeding, and … Read more
New Hampshire is taking another shot at state-supervised suicide (HB 254), and I admit to not having paid nearly enough attention this time around. It is true that we can’t cover every bill or focus on what may be important to you or your group, but I’ve written extensively on the pitfalls of what the … Read more
“First in the Nation” One thing I learned living in Uruguay in the 1980s — after the fall of the CIA-backed military dictatorship — is that the agency likes small countries where it can operate through a local tight-knit familial network. Torture and clandestine activities, in the right, trusted hands, are “as American as apple pie.” … Read more
Ian Huyett is the Associate Director and Head of Litigation for Cornerstone Policy Research. He’ll discuss the lack of teeth in New Hampshire’s laws, Parental rights, girls’ sports, and recognizing biological sex. Guest Co-Host Julian Acciard takes the spotlight in hour two (plus:30) to discuss the Real History of the Republican party (as part of … Read more
Rebuttal to Steven Gordon: The state isn’t welcome in my deathbed Like Steven Gordon, I spent almost five hours at the State House earlier this month listening to testimony supporting and opposing HB 254. Two of my three children who have experienced suicidal ideation testified. Supporters like Steve call this bill “the End of Life … Read more
It’s been 23 days since we first published our article on the (apparently) missing $169,000 from the Committee to Elect House Republican PAC (CTEHR). It has been 71 days since whistleblowers reported filing complaints about the mis-reporting. As a reminder, the PAC is Chaired by Majority Leader Jason Osborne, its Treasurer (or TINO, Treasurer in … Read more
So, Governor Ayotte is moving us down the road towards universal eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Awesome! Now what will she do to move us towards universal eligibility for food stamps, and heating oil subsidies, and housing assistance? While I don’t need any of those subsidies, I would certainly like to have them. And … Read more
Note: I just went to the Gilford School Board Meeting Minutes folder and discovered that the Meeting Minutes from the Feb 3rd meeting are missing. Why? It’s now 19 days later. And the School Board made some consequential policy changes due to a “Dear Colleague” letter that Superintendent Beitler received just before that meeting. They … Read more
This week, my committee continued public hearings. HB 694, requiring leases by state agencies be at fair market value, looked extremely simple, but the hearing proved otherwise. The problem some counties are facing is that the state rents courthouses and other facilities from them at very low rates, so that the counties are left to … Read more
Remember, Beitler is the guy that I fought to denature as is also championed Policy JBAB (“Transgender and Non-Confirming”) because it gives special “Rights” to a very small minority of youth over all other Normal students AND adults. He also has now decided to champion the newly announced “Prism” student club by Gilford High School … Read more
The American Prohibition Museum is not in Chicago but tucked into an old brick building in Savannah, Ga., just off Congress Street. A $29.91 ticket to the museum comes with a drink at the adjacent speakeasy. In most American cities, that would be a perfect finish to a trip through the Prohibition era. Not in … Read more
The New Hampshire House has taken significant steps toward protecting the “fragile” Gulf of Maine from big wind and its ratepayers from higher electricity costs – acknowledging that the latter is arguably too little too late. Our electric rates suck, have sucked for decades, and keep getting suckier, so this week’s action is more a … Read more
In her proposed budget, Gov. Kelly Ayotte opens New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program to all students who’ve been enrolled in a New Hampshire public school (including chartered public schools) for at least a full academic year, the Josiah Bartlett Center has confirmed. The expansion would take effect July 1, 2026. Students who currently have … Read more
I’m sure you’ve all thought about property tax, especially when it comes time to pay them. But have you ever considered how they work? Aside from the fact that NH schools are funded by them – and you’d think that property taxes were the only funding, but they’re not. The Concord school system receives approximately … Read more
I considered naming this article “The Bluest City,” after Kellerman’s book, The Bluest State. For those unfamiliar with him, he had Adam Sexton’s job, but in Massachusetts. However, I opted for another author, Ann Coulter, who has written several books that are in my parents’ bookcase. Papers were passed, and property tax balances were settled. I’m … Read more
In the mid-oughts, then-politically unemployed former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen decided a career in the US Senate would be good for her. And it has. She’s been there since 2009 and profited handsomely while more than tripling the national debt. And yes, she did run in 2008 against irresponsible government spending – by which … Read more