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Jesus and the money changers

Another Democrat Bill Placing an Unfunded Mandate on School Districts – Food

Oh, Skip, you’re such a meany – how can you take food out of the mouths of babes in school yards!  You want them to go hungry and starve while in school?  They can’t learn that way? You know, there was a recent piece on WMUR’s news that Police need more Constitutional training when at …

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NH Constitution

And We’re Back Here Again because Republicans and NH Gov Chris Sununu Refuse to Honor the NH Constitution: “Period Poverty”

Yes, it’s back. And I thank NH State Rep Jess Edwards for stepping into the fray with his attempt with HB129-FN-LOCAL (and for NH State Rep Judy Aron that attempted to fix the wrong last session) that attempts to “cure” the Unconstitutional Act that became law back in 2019 as it violated Article 28-A. I’m …

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Tampons

SB142: Legislators & Gov Sununu trashed their oaths to protect the NH Constitution over tampons

UPDATED: I just called Gov. Sununu’s office and asked if I could talk to someone in the Press office about this.  I was told to email my request to Sununu.Press@nh.gov as no one was available.  So, I will. BUMPED and UPDATED 2: NH State Rep Josh Yokela (R-Brentwood) reminded me (and I had forgotten to …

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So, the NH Senate wishes to place ANOTHER unfunded mandate on towns and cities?

[Art.] 28-a. [Mandated Programs.] The state shall not mandate or assign any new, expanded or modified programs or responsibilities to any political subdivision in such a way as to necessitate additional local expenditures by the political subdivision unless such programs or responsibilities are fully funded by the state or unless such programs or responsibilities are approved …

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Frank Edelblut

GrokInterview: Frank Edelblut, NH Commissioner of Education – Part 4

The next “micro-topic” that Frenk Edelblut and I discussed is one of my most favorite parts of the NH Constitution: Article 28-A in combination with the incorrect idea that education in NH is all about local control by one’s School Board.  Thus, we talk about unfunded mandates, the “Statification” of local control and the “Federalization” …

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