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Nashua taxpayers deserve full transparency, accuracy, and candor from their elected officials. Recent developments, however, raise serious concerns about how Mayor Jim Donchess and the Board of Aldermen are managing the City’s finances, and how residents are being informed about those decisions. The FY2026 budget initially presented to residents totaled $474,895,381. Yet the City now … Read more
A group in Maine called Progressive Victory, very likely a DSA front group, tried to warn Maine Democrats about Troy Jackson. Platner was out, and Jackson was the popular fake working-man replacement. But the so-called lumberjack had a history he’d have to pretend didn’t exist. You know, the old, you’re misrepresenting, misunderstanding, that didn’t happen … Read more
Should we give more time for a new trial? Also, Flock camera chaos! This week, on The New England Take, Veto Day at the New Hampshire State House will be August 18th, NH Rep. Buzz Scherr talks about NH HB1422 (relative to the time to petition for a new trial), a bipartisan bill. Also, we discuss … Read more
ICYMI – BROWN: Housing Debate, PT 1 – “Local Control” Is Best Control TL;DR; Home affordability in New Hampshire remains a key challenge. State lawmakers have recently passed legislation to address the problem. The new laws presume that “regulatory overreach” by town boards is the main cause of our regional housing shortages. But the problem … Read more
In 2023, while I was Alderman Dowd’s opponent, I received an invitation from the League of Women Voters (LWV) to attend a Wards 1, 2, and 6 candidate forum at the library, which is in trashy Ward 4 and not even near Ward 2. Despite their name, one should ask them whether they even know what … Read more
Re: 91-A Regarding James McLaughlin The memo from Gordon MacDonald that you provided me from April 2018 regarding the Laurie List is misrepresentative for the following reasons: AG Gordon MacDonald’s office didn’t follow the protocol itself. AG Gordon MacDonald publicly argued to keep the Laurie List private in August 2018 when he knew that James … Read more
Local zoning decisions provide the most efficient method of resolving property disputes and implementing voter-approved Master Plans. Our New Hampshire state statutes explicitly affirm that “Planning, zoning and related regulations have been and should continue to be the responsibility of municipal government.” (RSA 672:1) Town land-use ordinances have recently come under attack, however, and … Read more
You Are One Step Closer to North Korea There were about 20 women surrounding a desk where Governor Maura Healy of Massachusetts was signing into law a new bill that allows abortion up to the moment of birth. This is not just a third-trimester exemption, but a carte blanche approval to kill an unborn child … Read more
Vote came after board confronted with MPD’s refusal to share information with ICE TL;DR: MANCHESTER, NH August 10, 2026– Following a presentation made by former at-Large school board member, at-Large alderman and mayoral candidate Rich Girard, at the August 4 meeting of the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA), the aldermen voted 11 to 2 with one abstention to support … Read more
This week on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss the primary election, the data center bill, small-town local events, fair season, and the Vermont Promise. [Related: VDC: Vermont GOP Plan Promises Tax Relief, Better Roads, More Housing, and Bail Reform] Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ … Read more
Nashua taxpayers invest substantial resources in municipal salaries and in the software systems intended to ensure transparent, accessible government. Residents should be able to rely on the city’s website as a complete, accurate, and trustworthy source of information. Unfortunately, that is not the reality. Through a Right‑to‑Know request, I obtained the Land Influence Factors Report, … Read more
In 2017, 49% of Americans said a four-year college degree was worth the cost, according to NBC News polling. Last year, it was down to 33%. This week, the University of New Hampshire responded to those cost concerns by unveiling a pair of three-year online bachelor’s degrees available through the College of Professional Studies. These … Read more
Burlington, Vermont, has a two-party system. Far-left Democrats and further-left progressives. That’s no joke. They run against each other for Mayor and elected city offices. Voters answer the question, which wingnut best represents the speed of decline that appeals to me. Hardly. The burning question is who can convince enough voters that the end of … Read more
Republicans can take two NH House of Representatives seats in Concord this November. However, it will require strong support from Republicans and Independents in Sullivan County District 8, which includes Acworth, Claremont, Croydon, Goshen, Langdon, Lempster, Springfield, Sunapee, and Washington. Sullivan County candidates Catherine Peschke and Sebastian Zyzdorf are two fresh faces teaming up to … Read more
The Democrats’ moderate party dress is ripped and torn to shreds. Always an affectation, their increasingly radicalized base has smeared the lipstick on the Marxist pig and shredded all pretense. The DSA is the Democrat Party; it’s just a matter of time before the next primary election and having enough numbers to rape and ravage … Read more
In 2015, the year New Hampshire legislators began a series of business tax cuts, revenues from the state’s two primary business taxes were a combined $561.7 million. In the decade since, business tax revenues grew $3 billion in nominal dollars, or $2.5 billion in real dollars. From 2016-2025, the state collected $2.5 billion in new … Read more
Nashua taxpayers deserve public accountability, not silence, and the situation at 181 East Hollis Street makes that painfully clear. City records show: For a 12,000‑square‑foot commercial building, this level of inaction is unprecedented, and it raises serious questions about oversight, consistency, and fairness. I asked the Board of Aldermen, Mayor Donchess, Mr. Cummings and Ms. … Read more
Democrats always tell you or show you what they fear, and by fear, I mean the things that represent the biggest threat to big, inefficient tax-and-spend governments. If it looks like the thing could undermine their progressive Democrat-Socialist agenda, it becomes a target. Donald Trump and MAGA have, for more than ten years, been a … Read more
Dear Meg Hagaman, Since you are running for the position of County Attorney for Merrimack and since a Supreme Court Associate Justice (Anna Barbara Hantz-Marconi), the Supreme Court Chief Justice (Gordon MacDonald) and his attorney (Jane Young) are under scrutiny, i have a question that needs answering before you continue further with your campaign. It … Read more
First, let me say that open primaries are dumb. Parties should be free to pick their own candidates without outside shenanigans taking place, and if folks don’t want to be affiliated with a political party, good for you, that’s your choice, enjoy your summer, you get your say in the general election. That said, thems … Read more