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With the Republicans holding full authority in the NH Senate, NH Reps, Exec Board and Governorship here in NH. In Washington DC, Republicans own the House and Senate along with the President of the US. So why would a Republican County Commissioner of Rockingham County (a PRO-Republican County), choose a Democrat from Portsmouth to become … Read more
Contrary to what Rep. Dan McGuire writes, the proposed rule change to allow committees to table bills without a hearing is a transparent attempt to block the people’s voice. More insidiously, it can be used to shut down what leadership considers “extremist” positions within their own party. A 75% vote in committee to “table” a … Read more
There’s a lot of injustice in the world, and not all its victims have a voice. Enter New Hampshire State Representative Mike Bordes. He’s a ‘republican’ from the Lakes region who voted to allow abortions in the late months of pregnancy. He’s also anti-parental rights and blocked efforts to remove porn from public schools, which … Read more
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the full New Hampshire House will meet to discuss and vote on proposed changes to the House rules. One of those changes, an amendment to House rules 44-52, would be an undemocratic change to the current legislative process in New Hampshire by preventing the public from speaking and voicing their opinion on … Read more
Vermont voters screamed that affordability is the number one issue we want the legislature to address in 2025. While lawmakers have little control over what we pay for eggs and hamburger, what they do have control over – total control over at the state level — is what we pay in taxes, fees, and regulatory … Read more
This Week, Bill and Mike discuss New Year’s Resolutions, rising homelessness, Vermont’s growing crime problem, a recent lawsuit challenging its climate antics, and the benefits of living in New Hampshire.
The NH Suicide Prevention Council (NHSPC) is hosting a breakfast for lawmakers on Wednesday to push its social agenda which includes opposing parents’ rights, indoctrinating children with gender ideology, and sex-change procedures for minors. The council uses the trans suicide myth to blackmail lawmakers into voting against protecting children from gender ideology and experimental medicine … Read more
By Dana Buckley It was truly sad and disturbing news to learn of the recent incident at Epping High School which involved a student being told by the school principal that she could not wear a shirt bearing the name of our nation’s current president while in school. The student was quoted in the Union … Read more
In a recent op-ed on the left-leaning InDepthNH, former Rep. Marjorie Porter opposed a proposed NH House rules change that will be debated on Wednesday. Unfortunately she failed to describe the proposal, opposing it on the basis that other states have bad practices (they do) which are like this (they aren’t). Let’s start with current practice and … Read more
The words “Housing Crisis” have achieved epidemic status next to “overdose deaths,” “Bird Flu,” and if you are one for reminiscing, everything about the COVID thing. It is a topic with a polarizing quality whose solutions I have inferred might not be so good for New Hampshire. A less frequently cited problem in housing “issues” … Read more
I wrote this last year, but with a new session just a few days away, I thought this might be a good time to revisit it. Elected officials who use social media accounts to report on their duties, votes, bills, hearings, or anything similar are setting themselves up to get sued if they block people … Read more
The suspect in Thursday’s exploding Cyber Truck incident in Las Vegas had obtained an online degree at Vermont’s Norwich University. The deceased suspect, Matthew Livelsberger, age 37, attended the Northfield-based school before becoming a U.S. Army Green Beret. The school sent the following statement to VDC. “Above all, our hearts go out to those impacted,” wrote … Read more
Bow administrators decided to double down after they issued No-Tresspass orders to parents who attended a girl’s soccer game in the Fall. Three spectators wore pink wristbands with XX written on them to express their support for girls-only soccer. The three pushed back and took the school district to court, citing their right to free … Read more
The NH House of Representatives will meet for the first time on Wednesday, Jan 8th. They will vote on the House Rules that are the operational guidelines for the legislative chamber. There is a proposal to deny guaranteed public hearings for bills in Rule 44. The Full House will vote on this proposal to change Rule 44, … Read more
It all began with a simple question. In October, I wanted to verify the balance in a special fund (Capital Reserve Fund) set up for the maintenance of the Performing Arts Center, which opened on April 1, 2023. The City’s Board of Aldermen (BOA) approved this fund in August 2023. It was meant to be … Read more
Aside from the obvious charms of the state’s natural beauty, its variety of coastline, lakes, hills, and mountains, its plentiful ice cream shops, and its abundant maple syrup, humans have created additional benefits of living here. Below are five man-made reasons to be thankful for calling the “live free or die” state home. Capt. John … Read more
Following the loss of their supermajority in the 2024 General Election, Democrat leaders in the State House seem willing to reconsider or even potentially abandon some climate and environmental policies they have long championed. We’ll update you on another much more distressing Vermont National connection, which is the Norwich grad who was inside that Tesla … Read more
I ran into a tweet from Wyoming Senator John Barrasso congratulating Tim Scott for being the longest-serving Black Senator in American history. I join Barrasso in congratulating him, but my immediate question was if Ms Melanie Levesque would do so also. In the past several election cycles, Melanie appeared to have enjoyed pointing out her … Read more
I doubt there’s scientific research on it, but I’ve had this idea niggling at the back of my mind for a while. Anecdotally, how likely is your voting district to blue-shift based on the number of apartments you allow developers to add? We know that urban areas overwhelmingly vote Democrat. These places had a lot … Read more
Last year, the Vermont Legislature wrote and passed a law, S.259, the “Climate Superfund Act.” Its stated purpose is to fiscally fine fossil fuel companies for damage caused by “climate change.” Its actual purpose is to grub about for money to fill holes in mismanaged budges created by big-spending Democrats. I’ve said plenty about how … Read more