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The New Hampshire House has taken significant steps toward protecting the “fragile” Gulf of Maine from big wind and its ratepayers from higher electricity costs – acknowledging that the latter is arguably too little too late. Our electric rates suck, have sucked for decades, and keep getting suckier, so this week’s action is more a … Read more
What do the impending, across-the-board Trump administration and Congressional cuts to federal education, energy, and human services mean to Vermont? Ask this question to legislators and advocates in the State House and the response is like a Greek chorus chanting, ‘We don’t know, we don’t know, we don’t know.’ (Whether the play is a comedy … Read more
Vermont Democrats passed the Global Warming Solutions Act in 2020 over the veto of Governor Scott and the Republican legislative minority. That law mandates strict targets and timelines for greenhouse gas reduction set at 26% below 2005 levels by 2025, 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. And, so … Read more
After a conversation with AJ, we’d like to welcome the New England Take Back as a regular weekly podcast! It’s regular night will be Saturday at 8 pm. This “week” … A. J. was shocked by how quickly some people abandon their religion when it is so essential to his own worldview. Vox, “For years, … Read more
In her proposed budget, Gov. Kelly Ayotte opens New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program to all students who’ve been enrolled in a New Hampshire public school (including chartered public schools) for at least a full academic year, the Josiah Bartlett Center has confirmed. The expansion would take effect July 1, 2026. Students who currently have … Read more
The sun rises, the water is wet, and just like guns, Democrats hate nullification until they love it. Dems love guns as long as they control whoever controls the guns. The same can be said for nullification, the idea that states have veto power over federal demands. And we agree. States have rights, and lots … Read more
Oh my, did Governor Janet Mills really yell out to the President of the United States that she would “See you in court?” I heard it live and played it back many times, to be sure, but yes, she said it. It must have been a slip of the tongue or an out-of-body experience. Nobody … Read more
I’m sure you’ve all thought about property tax, especially when it comes time to pay them. But have you ever considered how they work? Aside from the fact that NH schools are funded by them – and you’d think that property taxes were the only funding, but they’re not. The Concord school system receives approximately … Read more
I considered naming this article “The Bluest City,” after Kellerman’s book, The Bluest State. For those unfamiliar with him, he had Adam Sexton’s job, but in Massachusetts. However, I opted for another author, Ann Coulter, who has written several books that are in my parents’ bookcase. Papers were passed, and property tax balances were settled. I’m … Read more
Mach Talk has the week off, but we didn’t want your Friday evening to be without something from the local podcast universe. AJ at The New England Take is still putting out good local content with quality production value, so I volunteered him to fill in. Check it out! “While the City of Concord, New … Read more
In the mid-oughts, then-politically unemployed former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen decided a career in the US Senate would be good for her. And it has. She’s been there since 2009 and profited handsomely while more than tripling the national debt. And yes, she did run in 2008 against irresponsible government spending – by which … Read more
From the Women’s Defense League On Thursday, the full New Hampshire House of Representatives shot down two gun control bills that were voted Inexpedient to Legislate out of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. House Bill 56 The first bill was HB 56 – requiring a background check and mandatory waiting period during certain … Read more
We learned that as our committees are cranking out bills, we’ll be taking a break next week and then going full steam every Thursday in March. Today we tackled 31 bills and were graced with the attendance of about 204 Republicans and 165 Democrats in the House. I’ll just be giving a report today of … Read more
You can tell a lot about where people get their “NEWS,” by the narratives people regurgitate. Phil Scott, the ‘Republican’ Governor of Vermont, was asked if he’d consider a DOGE-like forensic inspection of Vermont. Here’s his response. Scott doesn’t think giving anyone “unfettered access” to state data is a good idea. And, it’s not on … Read more
Bay State proglodytes would like you to be impressed by the worth of the state’s population. Massachusetts added nearly 70,000 bodies, according to the last census update (2024). If you wanted to spin it a certain way, you could say that the state is appealing, and the net increase is proof. Sadly, that would be … Read more
New Hampshire is a great place with a low overall tax burden, high quality of life, low poverty, and excellent average wages, and it is one of the safest places to live in America. It also has a lot of secrets buried under the porch, in the basement, and in the backyard. Once Upon A … Read more
I have been fortunate enough to have my work shared with the readers of Granite Grok for over four years. Every day, for over 1,600, I have been writing my thoughts and have enjoyed your responses. I have had my work published on over 70 websites across the internet, but no site out there has … Read more
UPDATE – They have changed the exec session to February 26th. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to vote on HB 159 – aka – the ‘gun confiscation bill’, in an executive session, on Friday, February 21st. You can read more about the bill here. You can find even more information about it here. An amendment … Read more
In hour one, a quick report on “National Not My President Day,” followed by Rep. Michael Grainger on his bill to eliminate annual passenger vehicle inspections in New Hampshire. In hour two, longtime Grok contributor Claire Best joins the program to discuss the web of NH connections from judges to AGs, to the NGOs who … Read more
I was recently asked: How would you go about eliminating public schools? I think we would eliminate public schools in the same way that we would eliminate public oil refineries, and public farms and ranches, and public grocery stores, and… Oh, wait, we don’t have those, do we? We don’t have those, because we have … Read more