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As someone with zero French ancestry and a mere “hobbyist student” of French, I am on the Franco-American Centre (FACNH) email list and regularly gloss over their newsletters for events of interest. One annual tradition of theirs that I’ve attended the past two times is their executive council meeting event recognizing March as “Francophonie Month.” … Read more
NH Claremont Decision Ep 5 with former House Counsel Ed Mosca Paul Ingbretson continues the Claremont Decision discussions with a n interview with former NH House Counsel, Ed Mosca. Ed has been an outspoken critic of the Supreme Court’s Claremont rulings since they first came down and has written two articles published in the Franklin … Read more
(Associated News Service) Following the execution of a search warrant at 199 Middle Road in Fairfield related to an illegal cannabis growing operation, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department released images from the raid that show illegal Chinese-made fumigants—highly toxic chemicals not approved for any use in the United States. According to a statement from the … Read more
Let’s first acknowledge that not all House committees have a Senate clone of them. Prior to this year, they didn’t have one for Children and Family Law or Education FUNDING, for example. Gun bills and other Criminal Justice House bills usually go to Judiciary. House school mask bills have gone to HHS instead of Education, … Read more
This week …Politics is the Art of Hypocrisy! An international documentary film crew is in town, and it is time to Free Ian Freeman and other crypto-political prisoners. Democrat Trinidad Tellez voted against a bill to do away with inspection stickers, yet hers has expired??? Keep red flag laws out of NH, thank you to … Read more
The Hartford Selectboard has passed its chair duties on to multi-term member Mary Erdei, who is serving her third term. Ms. Erdei recently sent a letter to the Valley News regarding patriotism, which was titled “Where patriotism belongs.” In it, Ms. Erdei makes mention of questions presented to board candidates who were representing themselves to … Read more
EdOpt’s first school choice expo of 2025 will take place in Weare on March 24. Explore all your education options, including private schools, micro schools, charter schools, learning centers, home education groups, and more! Whether you’re a family wanting to meet a varied set of education providers, a provider who wants a table, or a state rep or … Read more
Stories drift in from around the state; some are happy, and others are not. What about? Tuesday, most New Hampshire towns had local elections: town and school board elections, budgets, and many warrant articles. Turnout is king and when it comes to local election turnout typically sucks. But not always. If you missed it Tuesday … Read more
From the Women’s Defense League On Thursday, March 13th, both chambers of the New Hampshire Legislature shot down gun confiscation bills. Both of the bills started out as the exact same legislation. There were a few amendments to the House bill, but those amendments actually made the bill even worse, with each amendment. Both bills were still gun confiscation … Read more
It’s safe to say Senator Terry Williams (R-Rutland) and the Republican senators landed a blow with their parliamentary attempt to strip the Natural Resources & Energy Committee of the Clean Heat Standard repeal bill (S.68) and bring it to the floor for an up or down vote. Though all seventeen senate Democrats banded together to … Read more
(Associated News Service) The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens. [RELATED: Maine ACLU Vows to Resist ‘repression and totalitarianism’ of Second Trump Administration…] Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked … Read more
As an elite-level athlete, I’ve been closely tracking my ability to have a safe locker room and a team that is genuinely a women’s team to participate in. Living in New Hampshire, I thought I was safe, as well as the girls still in our schools. We have laws already in place in New Hampshire … Read more
March 13 is a busy day on the birthday calendar. First, there is Heather Birch, aka Mrs Howard Pearl, who is less than a year older than me. The late great Krauthammer would be turning 75. There’s also Don Grandmaison, my former mailman and Nashua’s oldest—still on the job and turning 83. Deviating from chronological … Read more
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A weekly staple of Granite State Live is one (or sometimes more) epic rants from co-host Keith Hanson. This week, Keith has some thoughts to share about the New Hampshire State Republican Party’s new chairman and the NH GOP’s lack of effort since he took the wheel. Watch more here. Please like, follow, or subscribe … Read more
From WMUR News 9 (ABC). Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced on Wednesday she is not running for reelection. The news was first reported by News 9. Shaheen, the first woman in American history to serve as both governor of a state and U.S. senator, has had a storied career in politics that stretches over several decades, … Read more
Rep. Rick Ladd, Chairman of the House Education Funding Committee, argues that Universal Education Savings Accounts (EFAs) are needed because: A “one size fits all” system of education is not the best learning environment for all students. (House Calendar No. 15, March 7, 2025, HB 115 on pg. 13) Chairman Ladd knows exactly why public … Read more
As a matter of public policy, if the Democrat party is behind something, it is probably bad for women and children, minorities, individual rights, human dignity, liberty, individual responsibility, taxes, education, or the future. Whatever they call it, it does the opposite or something radically tangential to its advertised purpose. I was reminded of this … Read more
In 2016, our Irasburg farm was visited by a Vermont Agency of Agriculture agent who informed me it was illegal for me to sell halves of beef. I decided to fight what was obviously an unconstitutional attempt to restrict small farms from centuries of practice, in ways that would hurt our businesses (especially on-farm slaughterers and custom … Read more
While I agree with the late Tom Anderson, who said with a distinct Southern drawl, “Debating a liberal is as futile as putting talcum powder on a hog,” I occasionally do so. Not that I think that my reason and logic will change the mind of a liberal, but for others who may be reading or listening. … Read more