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The alien invasion, to sanctuary city, to driver’s license, to voting booth, to Democrat elected officials conveyor belt is well documented. I won’t reinvent that square wheel here. It’s all about displacement and the one-party state, and most of you know that. Dems want it, and they tell us that with every vote they take (feel … Read more
Gov. Scott signs EO extending the state’s hotel/motel program for some homeless, not all. Paul and Guy discuss the legislative battle to fund housing for the homeless in local hotels or motels. Plus MAHA, genre transition, and a lot more. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State … Read more
In 2024, the Vermont legislature charged the State Treasurer’s Office with studying what a “Cap & Invest” program would look like as a means for meeting the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) targets for greenhouse gas reduction in the transportation sector (aka you driving your car). That report is now complete, and, just as the Public Utilities … Read more
Thanks to everyone who contacted their representatives this week, this bill that would have greatly expanded definitions of child abuse to include vague and subjective terms that are open to broad interpretation, making normal parenting a legal minefield, was tabled nearly unanimously by the House.This is a huge victory for the movement for due process … Read more
In the shadow of Queen Sharon’s Senate-chamber speech in support of SB268 (permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances), I observed something that got less attention. It was Rochefort, a pharmacist, recusing himself from a pharmacy bill later in the afternoon. Good for him! Nurse Terese often quotes her late … Read more
We learned that we had around 101 bills to tackle between today and the next day, plus whatever got pulled off consent. So everyone knew it was gonna be a looooong 2 days. Wednesday’s session began with 188 Republicans and 145 Democrats in the House. Of course Republicans still had more legislation on the agenda … Read more
You’ll get different answers depending on who you ask. I’m referring to the two-season jokes: winter and Construction, winter and bugs, Pumpkin Spice and everything else. I’m sure I’ve missed a few, but drought season is one of my favorite topics. I don’t like droughts, but my town has been acting like we’ve been in … Read more
Expanding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) I personally believe strongly in private property rights, I live on 34 acres with the closest house ¼ mile away for a reason, love my privacy. However, I do NOT believe politicians and bureaucrats should use central-planning and state mandates to remove the property rights of the many for the … Read more
HB 148 – Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. The Nashua Republican City Committee (NRCC) would like to thank the sponsors of this bill. Rep. Jim Kofalt [R] Rep. Joe Alexander [R] Rep. Jason Osborne [R] Rep. Joe Sweeney [R]Rep. Katy Peternel [R] Rep. Shane Sirois [R] Rep. Sheila Seidel [R] Rep. Sherman Packard [R]Rep. … Read more
After years of annoyance at their left-wing politics, A. J. calls out the “nonpartisan” New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute for pushing big government, costly solutions, and pushing the debunked wage gap. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these … Read more
It wasn’t that long ago that the Executive Director from the New Hampshire Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers testified before the New Hampshire Senate, and indicated that Social Workers were violating Federal Law: Executive Director Lynn Stanley, from the New Hampshire Chapter National Association of Social Workers, testified before a Senate Judiciary … Read more
(Manch Talk 03/26/25) Nuclear is on the table in a big way in the Granite State–are you ready for NH to be the green energy star on the Northern Seaboard? More cash for kids hurt in the YDC settlement–$10 million, discounted for an apology! And what’s the point of fasting? Better health! Please like, follow, … Read more
I’m saddened to read the article in the NH Journal about your Town Hall meeting and that the progressive white loving democrats were verbally attacking and that you are receiving death threats because they can’t grow up and behave.. Their comments about you are totally out of line because you voted your conscience, principles, and … Read more
Some things are just too funny not to share—funny, ha hah, not funny odd. What is odd is the testimony of Suzy Colt, a resident in a town served by the White Mountain Regional School District (WMRSD). If you missed it, WMRSD has been considering whether to ignore state law and Federal Title IX by … Read more
The following is excerpted from an email sent by NGCRC Chairman Nick De Mayo M. Ed., an occasional contributor to Granite Grok. The email concerns Grafton County Commissioner Martha McLeod and is directed to Governor Kelly Ayotte’s office. Nick relates some things attributed to Martha that suggest she is not a fan of removing illegal … Read more
Plato said, “If you don’t take interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.” Let me tell you, my friends, how much that resonates with me as a former constituent of Mr & Mrs Newman and Alderman Dowd, to name a few. The goal of … Read more
Ambassador Francis Rooney was going to be my guest this week, but he’s out of the country and in unstable internet territory, so we’re rescheduling. Instead, I grabbed some clips off the internet and a few classic rants from this week’s episode of Granite State Live and pasted a show together. The last one still … Read more
Governor Scott and the House and Senate Democrat majorities are at loggerheads over the motel voucher program that pays to put up homeless people in, well, motel rooms. The governor vetoed the budget adjustment bill over a $1.8 million spending increase for the program and is threatening to do so again if a revised version … Read more
What Does That Even Mean? According to Summit Defense Criminal Lawyers, you are less likley to get arrested in Washington, Michigan, and Vermont, than in any other states in the nation. How you take that is a matter of personal preference. Criminals might think, damn, better places to commit crimes, and that might be correct. … Read more
Late last year, there was a big to-do about nothing in the Green Mountain State. The “nothing” is that by reducing its “emissions,” Vermont will somehow save something – not money, they are burning that like used tires. It’s okay, it’s not the legislator’s money. However, as the deadline approached, some estimates had them missing … Read more