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In this installment of The Granite Discourse, Melissa Bailey is a NH native who spent over a decade in the private sector as a financial auditor before stepping away to raise her children. She is running for Congress as a Republican in NH CD-1. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent … Read more
Next week, Proposition 4, a proposed amendment to our state constitution, will come before the full House of Representatives – the final hurdle in a four-year process before it goes to the voters this November in a popular referendum. What is Proposition 4? It is the so-called “Equality of Rights” amendment. Don’t be fooled. That … Read more
Can we take it back from the PROGRESSIVES?!? This week, on The New England Take, A. J. speaks with Ross Connolly, Northeast Regional State Director at Americans for Prosperity and host of WDEV’s Vermont Viewpoint, to break down the state of Vermont politics and how it diverged so dramatically from New Hampshire. Learn more about … Read more
In January 2025, Dr. Frances Lim-Liberty and Jessica Smith of Dartmouth Health Children’s, and Harvey Feldman, a female-to-male therapist, opened a pediatric gender clinic named Granite Pride New Hampshire in Concord, NH, in Suite 3 at 5 Warren Street, above Margarita’s. Dr. Lim-Liberty’s day job is being the Medical Director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Transgender Program at Dartmouth … Read more
After attending the online Zoom Grafton County Commissioners’ Meetings every Tuesday morning for the last year and a half, I have come to learn much about County goings-on. In turn, I feel I must alert Grafton County residents and taxpayers of important upcoming monetary decisions. And you thought Paul Revere died in Boston on May 10, 1818?! … Read more
The Vermont Senate Republicans dropped a post earlier this week outlining just how out of control state spending is and has been for a long time. Though they cite a figure for FY27 spending of $9.1 billion (projected) and a 1.6 percent year-over-year increase, where I see a $9.34 billion number coming out of the … Read more
Today on the Morning Update, Blue States follow a predictable pattern. Take control. Increase spending, add regulations, increase taxes, add new ones, which eventually drive wealth and job creators away. Vermont wanted to be like California. Like New York. And so they are. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Perrigo’s Business Model01:26 Financial Performance and Challenges … Read more
On October 13, 2021, NH State police arrested nine members of the public during a regularly scheduled open public meeting of the NH Executive Council with Governor Sununu. To put this in perspective, the event occurred during the Covid “emergency” shutdown of the state, during which time Governor Sununu, acting as Emperor, issued 90 Emergency Orders, which … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike do a quick S.325 update (regional planning), discuss Acts 181 (Land Use) & 59 (Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act), who wasn’t included in the room & a WSJ op-ed on climate data. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. … Read more
We have seen enough examples of Democrats misrepresenting themselves to fool the naive voters. Abigail Spanberger is the poster child for candidates who run as a moderate and miraculously become a radical progressive when their hand touches the bible as they are sworn in. Some tell you exactly what they will be and get elected … Read more
Tragically, Alice Giordano’s devastating experience with NH Family Court is hardly an exception. For most people, family court is the most important court they will ever face. Criminals are tried in courts where they have Constitutional rights and where 12 people deliberate their fate. But a victim of domestic abuse in family court has no … Read more
A New Hampshire casino company plans to build a new casino and entertainment venue just across the Connecticut River from Vermont in Littleton, NH. Littleton is on the state line and accessible by both freeway and state highways to St. Johnsbury in about a 20-minute drive. If constructed as plan, the casino would be the closest to … Read more
New Hampshire public school enrollment continues to decline at a faster rate than teacher employment, a Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy analysis of state data shows. Over the last 15 years, public schools in New Hampshire lost students at nearly three times the rate at which they lost teachers. From the 2011-2012 school year … Read more
Before I get into discussing the recommended hairstyle for Comrade Rep Laura Telerski, a hat tip to Beth Scaer and username “Progressive New England,” who tweeted about the style of interest I am proposing. Both of them inspired the creativity for this article. Beth and I often ridicule the appearances of various members of the … Read more
How come the NHCADSV is silent in this one? They get so many millions from DCYF to, in part, train DCYF employees, I understand. DCYF failed to vet foster care parents for sex offender registry status, criminal records – per U.S. DHHS OIG reports. NHCADSV said and did nothing, but I get labeled as a … Read more
For the past two years, Vermont politicians have been telling Vermont property taxpayers that they heard us after 2024 and are working to reform our education system to provide property tax relief. It’s not happening. The debate today as we close out the 2026 legislative session is whether to pay for 4%-plus increase in spending … Read more
A collection of Vermont legislators led by Senate Majority Leader Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D-Chittenden SE) and Treasurer Mike Pieciak (D-VT) gathered in the Cedar Creek Room of the State House to decry and bemoan proposed reforms to the SNAP (Supplemental NUTRITION Assistance Program, aka Food Stamps) that would disallow taxpayer-funded EBT cards from purchasing junk … Read more
This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. Kierstead and Dexter Tarbox dive into the senate race in Maine, diving into the shocker of Governor Janet Mills’ failure and dropout, the Graham Platner socialist situation, and why none of this likely matters because Collins will win. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more
People have been itchy, antsy, and downright belligerent about how long it takes to see some accountability at the federal level. I’ve been reminding everyone that’s listening that you don’t get there overnight. We’re not Democrats. We don’t just whip an indictment because someone rustled our jimmies. Angry tweets, sure, legal filings that could stick? … Read more
The news was welcome this morning as Governor Janet Mills has withdrawn from her quest to replace Susan Collins in the U.S. Senate. I say it is welcome news as we can finally have a goodbye party to send Mills off to retirement and out of our pockets. In her stay in the Governor’s Mansion … Read more