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This week, join Terese Bastarche, Keith Hanson, Julian Acciard, Keith Murphy, Matt Mayberry, and Kristine Perez. All the usual news and opinion, plus a Housing/Zoning/Property rights roundtable. Refresh if video does not load. This week, join Terese Bastarche, Keith Hanson, Julian Acciard, Keith Murphy, Matt Mayberry, and Kristine Perez. #GraniteStateLive All the usual news and … Read more
New Hampshire legislators have devised various schemes over the years to protect the logging industry from market forces. The latest scheme comes in House Bill 123, as amended. Promoted as “closing a loophole” in the state’s Timber Tax, HB 123 in fact creates a new tax on revenues generated from sales of carbon credits. The new … Read more
This week we discuss an opportunity to hold back the Nut Zero, Electric Vehicle crazy, at least for a few years, and why it is so important to do that. We also share some inconvenient truths about CO2 and a few other here and there’s along the way. Check Out Camping &Survival Gear and Support … Read more
Billionaire (oligarch?) JB Pritzker was in New Hampshire to rile up the already easily triggered #NHDEMS-13. Pritzker, who needs only to wear a top hat to resemble the cartoonish fat cats of yesteryear, told those assembled that they need to continue being the sorts of troublemakers they’ve always been. Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called … Read more
The Nashua Republican City Committee (NRCC) would like to thank the sponsors of this bill. Rep. Noble [R] Rep. Ladd [R] Rep. Thibault [R] Rep. Polozov [R] Rep. DeVito [R] Rep. Morse [R] Rep. Ankarberg [R] Rep. Belcher [R]Rep. Potenza [R]Sen. Murphy [R] Sen. Sullivan [R] The Nashua Republican City Committee applauds all State Representatives who voted in … Read more
Grafton County Commissioner and Commission chairman Martha McLeod has been making quite the splash on our pages. She is on the record as being less than enthusiastic about removing illegal aliens or helping the Federal government enforce the law. Two weeks later, people who wanted to listen in but could not attend discovered the Zoom version … Read more
The proposed reduction in the biennial taxpayer bailout of the University System of New Hampshire (for our purposes, UNH) has the donkeys up in a snit. I can’t see why. UNH makes notoriously poor spending decisions, too numerous to mention again (there are a few here if you scroll down). Suffice to say, there’s plenty … Read more
The Manchester schools have been struggling to provide students with the most basic education. It’s sad to watch, but no one seems to care about making sure these kids get a quality education. Now we find out that they are continuing down the path of failure by pushing the WOKE agenda on students, instead of … Read more
We discuss the border patrol migrant arrests and more! The opinions expressed in shared content are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Donate to the ‘Grok to keep the content coming.
Last week, the Senate HHS Committee heard powerful testimony on the right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to treatments in development. The bill is now in the Senate. By providing greater legal protections for patients and providers and incorporating common-sense enhancements, HB 701 promises real relief for terminally ill individuals desperately … Read more
Barring evidence to the contrary, we should assume that New Hampshire Dems are on board with the national movement to defend illegal alien gang members before actual Americans or Granite Staters. They are, after all, just water carriers for whatever the DC narrative mills concoct and their Handmaiden media repeat. This lends itself to creative … Read more
My state relies far too much on Federal handouts, but I have long advocated for a divorce from that arrangement. A Sugar Daddy can be demanding when you are on the Federal dole because it can claim to represent (or look out for) the interests of those whose money it is giving away. DOGE has … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Wall and Mobile Education Center spreads healing legacy of The Wall and educates about the impact of the Vietnam War Claremont, NH – The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Claremont, NH … Read more
A handful of Democrats presented their bill, H.376, which would increase the excise tax on liquor and the gallonage (turns out that’s a word) tax on wine and beer by an estimated total of $16 to $17 million on hard after-working Vermonters. This represents for beer and hard cider a whopping jump from 26¢ per … Read more
Last year, I started sharing Grok content on LinkedIn. It’s hit or miss as far as it goes. Sometimes, we receive a decent number of views and clicks, and at other times, we don’t. It’s become a habit, so I continue to do it. One thing is obvious. There is nothing I am sharing that … Read more
Democrats want to ban the right of civilians to own and carry firearms. Period. Calling it Common Sense, or labeling their legislative actions as such is just marketing. I’d call it good marketing but no sane person would want any government to have all the guns. Democrats do. You do the math. Burlington, Vermont, has … Read more
(Manch Talk 04/23/25) This week, Carla discusses the Youth Detention Center scandal, her personal experience buying and registering a “new-to-her” car, grounding (aka “earthing” as a cheap and easy health boost), The Trumpster’s first 100 days, D.O.G.E., and more! Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its … Read more
The New Hampshire General Court, our legislature, has reached “crossover.” The House has acted on all its bills and has begun to address Senate Bills. The Senate has done the converse. I have crunched the numbers, i.e., the voting records in 2025 through crossover, to determine objectively which members are RINOs—Republicans In Name Only. I … Read more
SAU16/Exeter school district in New Hampshire has been going full force in their effort to indoctrinate students in WOKE ideology. Since they hired former Superintendent David Ryan, the district has been engulfed in pushing all of the WOKE ideology on students. Now that he’s left the district for SAU92/Hinsdale, there really hasn’t been any big … Read more
Ward 1 Rep Heather Raymond is a tyrant. I’ve mentioned her before a few times and was searching for the link to embed those articles when I stumbled upon a treasure trove of a rap sheet on her. Superior contributors, like Ann Marie Banfield, Howard Coffman, and others, have had her on the radar for … Read more