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UNDERWOOD: Hope Damon-Sneaky or Stupid?

December 16, 2025 Jody Underwood

Whenever I see legislation sponsored by Rep. Hope Damon, I wonder if she’s trying to be sneaky or if she’s just stupid. For example, not too long ago, Damon was prime sponsor on a bill to require homeschooled students to take standardized tests. The bill was so badly drafted, it provoked 500 independent home education … Read more

TYSON: Fighting Parental Rights Via Local Control

December 15, 2025 Kevin P. Tyson

There is a particular kind of political jiu-jitsu that shows up every session in Concord: take a word conservatives like, twist it 15 degrees, and use it to do something conservatives should hate. HB1512 is that move. The bill would let a town hold a referendum to decide whether families in that town may access … Read more

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UNDERWOOD: The George Costanza Act

December 11, 2025 Ian Underwood

Someone mentioned to me recently that Rep. Hope Damon has introduced a bill to change the way school superintendents are credentialed. It’s classic Damon: Some parts of the bill refer to other sections of the bill that don’t exist. And the bill makes no reference to the Ed Rules that already exist. The bill reads like … Read more

I Agree With Hope Damon

February 9, 2025 Julie Smith

I just finished reading the latest routine Judy Aron piece that releases the day after the House meets, something I encourage everyone to do. She writes a great summary with a flair of humor. Near the end, she mentions an enemy camp rep that I usually call “HopeLESS Damon,” a member of House Education (funding) … Read more

Dem Rep Thinks Girls Losing to Boys (Pretending to be Girls) is Good for Them

May 2, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Democrats continue to insist that despite the risks (fraud, assault, injury, etc.), if a boy wants to play on the girl’s team (use their locker room, showers), that’s social justice, but New Hampshire has legislation that would protect girls by limiting sports participation to biology at birth, so – naturally – they have to object.

NH Democrats Stand Firmly Against Women’s Rights

May 2, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Earlier this week, the Senate Education Committee heard testimony on HB1205, which would require schools to designate athletics by sex and prohibit biological males from participating in female athletics. This bill further creates various causes of action based on violations of its provisions.

State Rep Accidentally Outs Herself

March 6, 2024 Jody Underwood

There is a classic tale in which one man lends money to another. When the time comes to repay the loan, the debtor claims that no loan was ever made. They go to trial, and the lender says that the money was counted out on a large stone, which should be brought to court as a witness. The debtor says, ‘The stone will never be found, because I broke it into many pieces, which I dispersed to many places.’