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Voters were not informed in 1968 when they amended Article 6, Part 1. They believed the amendment removed “obsolete sectarian references,” which was 4 words: Deity, protestant, Evangelical, and Christians. Another 154 words were deleted without any public discussion or debate. There was no discussion in the major state newspapers at that time. No further … Read more
This Week, on Right Side Up, I talk with members of the Vermont Federation of Republican Women about real harm reduction legislation for rural Vermont. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, agree, Got Something to Say, We … Read more
Nashua, NH — February 5, 2026 Students from Nashua High School North and Nashua High School South participated in a coordinated walkout during school hours on Wednesday, February 4, protesting federal immigration enforcement policies tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The protest, organized by students through social media, took place around midday anddrew … Read more
I am introducing CSBTP V1, the first version of the Claremont School Board Transparency Project research assistant. CSBTP V1 is built to make it easier to navigate board packets, minutes, policies, and related documents, and to connect local records with statewide context from NHDOE data. It is designed to help the public and stakeholders ask … Read more
Pearl-clutching abounds as politicians and pundits ponder a progressive population decline in the Green Mountain State. Vermont is old, white, and clearly not “importing” enough “refugees” to replace the “indigenous” population. The “reasonings” abound. The people born there, the indigenous ones, aren’t having enough children to replace themselves. It is a problem Vermont could solve … Read more
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
At the January 28 Senate Finance Committee meeting, Sen. Martine Laroque Gulick (D-Chittenden Central) pushed back against the idea that Vermont’s property taxes are too high. “I would love to do a deeper dive when we say the Vermonters can’t afford their property taxes. I’d like to learn more about that,” Gulick, a Burlington resident and … 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
We always seem to wait until someone has passed before we take the time to spread accolades, tell stories of their greatness, talk about their impact, or simply to say thank you for a job well done and a lifetime spent doing good. We are blessed to have a true New England treasure in our … 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
During testimony in the Senate Education Committee regarding Vermont’s taxpayer-funded universal preschool program (Act 76), Senator David Weeks (R-Rutland) challenged advocates with some stunning numbers. Vermonters gasp when learning our K-12 system spends around $30,000 per student on average (second-highest per-pupil spending in the country). But what about Pre-K? That gasp may escalate to a … Read more
FAFO and What Goes Around Comes Around are getting one hell of a workout in 2026. From the folks who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination to an increasing list of anti-ICE doofuses, progressive peeps find themselves on the pointy end of their own stick. Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), … 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 took some time a week or so ago and read every article that I had written documenting the last trip around the sun for Shay and me. I have no problem admitting that I cried as I read my own words, but some of what I read seemed surreal. We went through hell together … Read more
Local BLM activist Monica Cannon-Grant is a local New England elite who won Bostonian of the year. Praise was heaped on her for expeditiously “deporting” a plane full of illegal immigrants from her Island shortly after a plane landed and couched up two score and ten filthy foreign peasants onto the ritzy Martha’s Vineyard tarmac. … Read more