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HB2, the budget dumpster fire/trailer bill, has a lot of crap in it I like and a lot I don’t. One of the wins was eliminating State motor vehicle inspections for passenger vehicles. The House passed it, the Senate watered it down, but in the end, the original had to land in HB2 or it … Read more
In a virtue-signaling display of institutional Trump Derangement Syndrome, the city of Burlington, Vermont, passed a resolution to spend $3,000 to rename its main shopping corridor from Church Street to Canada Street. The silly effort is premised on the goal of attracting more shoppers to the progressive Gotham’s dying commercial sector in a spiteful swipe … Read more
This week we discuss the Climate Scam, including solar and the looming wave of bankruptcies.” Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Celebrate Independence Day by Supporting Independent … Read more
Democratic rule under Governor Janet Mills has exchanged a surplus in Augusta for a huge fiscal deficit. In just the last six years, the Democrats have increased the budget 65% from $7 billion to more than $11.5+ billion. Remember, only about 1.4 million people are living in Maine. The current budget amounts to a tax … Read more
When the legislature was voting on H.454, I was, while painting my house (fun!), listening to an audiobook on the battle of Gettysburg. And I can’t help but notice some unfortunate parallels for Republicans with their vote on that bill and Pickett’s Charge, the infamous suicidal attack by the Army of Northern Virginia over a … Read more
Public schools are fully engaged in mental health treatment in New Hampshire’s schools. But does any of this actually help children? We now task school counselors and teachers with assessing and treating a child’s mental health while they attend school. There have been numerous problems with this initiative in our schools. We’ve found that some … Read more
A number of bills have been milling about the State legislature to address a problem that should have been addressed years ago. This is not an issue where being fashionably late is a good thing, but we’re here now. Our job, that’s you, me, the grassroots, and tips, is to push this over the top … Read more
Welcome back for another week of news and opinion with Jocelyn and her guests Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Follow these links for additional content from … Read more
Try not to act too surprised. The guy we all said was the GOP Establishment’s preferred candidate to replace the departing Jeanne Shaheen before she announced her retirement has announced he’s doing what we all said he would. Ambassador Scott Brown is running for the open US Senate Seat in New Hampshire. This is like … Read more
HB2, the Budget Bill, HB357, and Now Vaccine Mandates – What on Earth is Going On? Q. What was HB357 all about? https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=444&inflect=2 A. The purpose of HB357 was to end the mandates of varicella, Hep B, and HIB vaccines. The way to achieve this was to repeal the commissioner’s authority to mandate vaccines by rulemaking. Q. But … Read more
This week, almost 50 committees of conference met on House bills amended by the Senate and Senate bills amended by the House. The most important, of course, is the budget; Dan is working on that and they meet all day, every day, up to the deadline on Thursday at 4 pm. I was assigned to … Read more
This week’s guests are Col Robert Maness, a combat veteran of the US Air Force. Then its Historian, Anton Chaitkin, Author of Who We Are: America’s Fight for Universal Progress, from Franklin to Kennedy: Volume II – 1830s to 1890s. We’re talking about Iran this week, with voices on both sides of the debate. We’ll also be … Read more
In the late 80s, I had a boss who made us keep the radio on Oldies 103. As a young adult at the time, I had little appreciation for the genre of music popular when my parents were that age. However, I have since acquired a taste for it and a good memory of those … Read more
Leah Cushman joins me for GrokTALK! on its new night to review her impressive fisking of HB2, the nH State Budget trailer bill, and the garbage hidden inside. You won’t believe a Republican majority put this crapstorm together. Central Planning, Workforce Housing, Digital State IDs, Babysitting funds?, Fake IDs, the pension system shenanigans, using kids … Read more
I connected the dots on The Learning Initiative here: Snake Oil Coming from New Hampshire’s Learning Initiative. As you can see, this organization is focused on pushing failed fads on our public schools. If Competency-Based Education was so successful, why are private and parochial schools so reluctant to adopt it? Perhaps because they recognize that … Read more
While I am not an unconditional member of the Massie fan club, I will share something that JR tweeted about him. The meme asks why he votes NO on every bill, and the answer is that he reads them. JR is also a gun club partner of Councilor Wheeler. I observed a conversation between Karen … Read more
Yesterday, a reader sent me a short email with a pair of pictures. Someone had posted a flyer on a phone pole on Middle Street in Claremont to recruit Communists. Their thinking was that the city likely had a few takes. I’d guess more than a few. I took a digital trip to the website, … Read more
Guy, Paul, and Tim take a deep dive into a bill, soon to be signed into law, that will transform how Vermont runs and pays for public education. Alos, the No King’s Rally and more. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or … Read more
When Mike Soucy was running for mayor in 2023, he made a few preemptive disclosure statements to friendly audiences to prepare his potential and future supporters for dealing with the Donchess Donkeys and their defenders. One of them had to do with his county commissioner record. The mayor regularly complained (and presumably still complains) that … Read more
Professor Seth C. Oranburg, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, breaks down NH HB 551-FN, recently signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte, and how it goes far beyond Sig Sauer, even though media outlets and Democrats pretend they are the only company involved. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, … Read more