Red Pens and Sununu Vetos

We had quite a bit of reaction to Tom’s post: The Red Pen Governor (reformatted): The liberty and freedom we’ve enjoyed in New Hampshire is under direct attack.  And it’s the worst it has ever been. Fresh off their November election wins, Democrats fired up their campaign to restrict rights and grow government.  And, unfortunately, they control the … Read more

How we’ll get a state income tax

I was in the audience last night at Richards School in Newport for Andru Volinksy’s dog and pony show on school funding in New Hampshire. I got the chance to ask a question, which was, roughly:  Is there any interpretation that the Supreme Court could come up with, that is so outlandish, so contrary to … Read more

Searching Under the Education Lamppost

On Tuesday, August 14, at 6 pm, there will be a discussion about school funding at Richards Elementary School in Newport.  The discussion, which will center around a report created by the (recently shuttered) New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, will be led by Executive Councilor Andru Volinksy, and John Tobin. (You’ll remember them as … Read more

Where’s the “…Need Not Apply” Sign?

Not saying they got the idea from Councilor Volinsky, but it seems a pair of U.S. Senators think the no-religious-test thing in the Constitution has been quietly deactivated. From a commentary by Tiffany Bates in The Daily Signal: “Do you consider yourself an orthodox Catholic?” is an unusual and inappropriate question for a senator to ask … Read more

Carol-Shea Pay to Play?

Last week on GrokTALK! I remarked on a site that tracked donations to votes in congress and how New Hampshire Congress Person Carol Shea-Porter had a remarkable record.  Remarkable in that 93 percent of Carol-Shea Pay to Play’s votes could be correlated with cash donations to her Campaign within 30 days of her vote. Out … Read more