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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 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a report that more or less admits that offshore wind farms pose a risk to marine ecosystems and that they are unavoidable. Biological Impacts: Marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, and fish could suffer due to noise, habitat displacement, and changes in migration patterns. Even bats, which … Read more
This week, Gates and Soros money is being used to bail out repeat offenders in Vermont, a challenge for the Speaker of the Vermont House: can Republicans replace the Democratic majority, the Bernie Sanders Gerald Malloy debate, and other VT State House and Senate news.
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
The Burlington Free Press has a headline announcing Vermont as the Safest State in the Nation. The accolade follows a release by Wallet Hub, which the story notes “is based on data of assaults per capita, total loss from climate disasters per capita and unemployment rates.” Whhaaaat? “The safest states in America protect their residents … 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
The Commission to Study Offshore Wind and Port Development is scheduled for Monday, October 28th, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will occur at 222 International Drive, Suite 175, in Portsmouth, NH. Time is running out as the leases will be sold on October 29th. This is an urgent nonpartisan request. To show up, look at some of the problems … Read more
Much time and no amount of treasure will follow the steamrolling of wind farms into the (fragile) Gulf of Maine. The progressive whiners want what they want. And while there are many environmental reasons to slow down or stop, the biggest problem is … Well, this. I managed to take [Dr. Shahrar Ali] to task … 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
Al Brandano submitted a Writ of Mandamus against the State of New Hampshire and the Secretary of State for failing to follow federal law regarding the retention of election results. He’s doing an electoral Bill Belichick impression. Do your job. But he suspects they won’t, so he has asked the court to compel them. The … Read more
The response to allowing a convicted sex offender to watch high school girls’ soccer games (when his kink is teenage girls) has rightly boiled over. Parents are making administrators and school boards squirm. You knew and didn’t tell us? We reported yesterday that Hopkinton’s not-so-super Mike Flynn said they couldn’t stop him from attending (which … Read more
Most everyone knows, or should know, that anyone charged with a crime in our country is entitled to a strong presumption of innocence, which presumption is rebutted only if and when they are actually convicted of the crime. This legal principle, long embedded in Anglo-American jurisprudence, is especially relevant in our current climate in New … Read more
Yes, I saw the Julie Smith by-line and clicked anyway, because the headline referenced Rep. Scott Wallace, whom I voted for. And I waded through the usual ego-trip of Why I’m writing this and How I intend to structure this, to get to the beef. Only, where’s the beef? Thanks to Spike for the Op-Ed … Read more
Then he Pretends He Never Said it. Richard Lobban is running for the New Hampshire House, Grafton County District 10. He sounds like an experienced guy. Been a lot of places. Done a lot of things. His platform, however, is a lot like Kamaal Harris’s —long on imagination but short on substance—typical Dem pablum. My … Read more