The New Hampshire Secretary of State and Attorney General are asking every town that uses electronic ballot counters to get the names of residents who insist their ballot be counted by hand on November 5th. A voter insisting that their ballot be hand counted should be advised that the town/city has adopted a ballot counting … Read more
Maggie Goodlander pretends to be a woman of the people but does not resemble the people she claims she wants to represent. As she entered the race for NH’s 2nd Congressional district, she told the Boston Globe, “I am a renter, and there should be more renters in Congress.” Yes, Maggie is renting in Nashua … Read more
Claire Best breaks down her research into activist groups manipulating sexual assault investigations, the corrupt background around Maggie Goodlander’s campaign for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, and the incestuous political situation in the Granite State. Read all of Claire’s articles on the Granite Grok. “Maggie Goodlander v Lily Tang Williams”
Londonderry keeps making news. It’s been an interesting few years, pushing Laura Gandia out, 91-a hijinks, press intimidation, and incompetent planning boards. The Fire Chief resigned this month, and now the whiny town manager is resigning. Even Governor Sununu is pissed. He of the take the free federal money seems to have been of the opinion that … Read more
The NH-BIA pandering Bradley is just more of their same stroking-the-pet advocacy approach. It says: Be Our Boy, and Good Things Come Your Way. Senate membership is small and a bit clubby. The message of individual gratification is clearly received by all. Buying influence in the Senate is much more affordable than a sprawling crowd like the House. We … Read more
This is not a first-time nod but a repeat (if memory serves). New Hampshire has ranked number one in the United States for beer consumption (woo-hoo!). Northeastern states, particularly New Hampshire (1.66 gallons) and Vermont (1.58 gallons) have some of the highest beer consumption rates in the country. New Hampshire doesn’t have state sales tax, … Read more
New Hampshire has an amendment on the November Ballot that would allow judges to serve until age 75. We currently retire them at 70. I confess that, until the past week, I paid no attention to this whatsoever, but others have. ‘Grok author Laurie Ortolano dropped a piece on the amendment (opposed), to which occasional … Read more
New Hampshire has been doing something crazy. Lowering taxes. Business taxes have systematically been reduced for years. Small. Incremental. Persistent. Drew Cline wrote a piece debunking the lies that this harmed New Hampshire somehow. The Republican Legislature also repealed the state’s only tax on income (we don’t have a traditional income tax on individual wages) … Read more
There’s a PAC running ads in New Hampshire to keep those dangerous MAGA Republicans out of the New Hampshire House. It’s the dumbest bit of tripe I’ve ever seen. It mentions guns and gun laws twice (if I recall), one in general and one related to schools. There is no context, including the absence of … Read more
This week, we get a tad philosophical when discussing censorship, Democrats’ nonstop fundraising on nonstop abortion talk, and more.
Nine years after the state began reducing business tax rates, five narratives are driving the policy discussion of those cuts. All five are false. In a new briefing paper, we debunk the five most common myths about the business tax cuts that ran from 2015-2022. Background: From 2015-2022, legislators cut the Business Profits Tax from 8.5% … Read more
Did you know there was a midterm election on Tuesday, November 5, 1974? Now, everyone reading this does. As a kindergartener, I didn’t even know what a governor was, but bad things happened on both sides of the state line that day. One bad governor was born, and another was elected. It was a few … Read more
The House is the grand inquest of the state. It is entrusted to carry out investigations and impeachments as a body independent of the judicial and executive branches. House investigative committees have certain powers to carry out their investigations, including collecting sworn or unsworn testimony, utilizing subpoenas to demand the appearance of witnesses for testimony … Read more
Back in the bygone days of early October, the more famous spouse in the Jake Sullivan-Maggie Goodlander pairing was clearly Jake…he is, after all, the National Security Advisor of the United States. But with Election Day fast approaching, there has been a sea-change, and it seems to have come courtesy of a certain president’s (no, … Read more
Laurie Ortolano writes a piece that purports to give readers guidance on the ballot question raising the age limit for judges from 70 to 75. But the text quickly turns to recap Laurie’s mistreatment by the New Hampshire judiciary and by specific persons. Thanks to Spike for the Op-Ed. Send yours to steve@granitegrok.com Let’s stipulate … Read more
Barbara Hantz Marconi might theoretically have a right to approach the Governor of New Hampshire, but Governor Sununu has ignored every email I have sent regarding corruption in the courts. The difference? Barbara Hantz-Marconi is not an ordinary citizen. She was appointed to the NH Supreme Court by Governor Sununu and appointed to lead the … Read more
I ran into Adam Sexton not long after House HHS Vice Chair Erica Layon’s DUI arrest and gave him crap. I said something like “shame on you, Adam Sexton, you’ve stooped to the level of trashy tabloids,” to which he pointed out that he/his employer covers ALL arrests of legislators. He went on to mention … Read more
Dear Goffstown/New Boston (and beyond) High School Parents, What does it mean to be a good parent today? When I was growing up, a good parent was someone who provided for their child—a roof over their head, food on the table, and maybe a bit of help with homework or school projects. A good parent … Read more
The White Mountain Regional School District (WMRSD) has some issues. If this is accurate, most of the kids can’t read or do math at grade level, and the district wastes a lot of money not teaching them. That’s a more common curriculum choice than most parents and taxpayers realize. And hey, people who can’t do … Read more
RebuildNH recently posted an article to their followers encouraging them to Vote NO on the Constitutional amendment to permit judges to serve until the age of 75: The following question will appear on the ballot this year: “Are you in favor of amending article 78 of the second part of the constitution to read as … Read more