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On April 16, 2024, the UL published an op-ed by Rep. Len Turcotte of Strafford County. It has never been more applicable than it is today, with dozens of bills proposed by those attempting to remove local control of zoning with ‘death by a thousand cuts’. Turcotte compared this to Chairman Mao Zedong’s attempt to … Read more
Growing up Jewish in the West Texas Baptist Bible Belt, I was fortunate. I experienced very little antisemitism, at least not in any form I recognized: a sideways comment here, a stereotype there, but nothing overt, nothing frightening. I knew the term “antisemitism,” of course. It was in our history books, in the collective memory … Read more
All too often people get swept up in movements that seem like good ideas at first but turn out to be disasters in practice. New Hampshire’s 2018 bail law is a clear example. The national “bail reform” effort then in vogue had tragic consequences for too many Granite Staters. Thanks to Governor Kelly Ayotte’s leadership … Read more
Limbo, in the theological sense, is a place where souls not condemned to hell await judgment. New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte announced yesterday that she has put AG John Formella in limbo. She needs additional time to evaluate his office before deciding on whether to keep or discard him. CONCORD, NH – Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte’s … Read more
As someone with zero French ancestry and a mere “hobbyist student” of French, I am on the Franco-American Centre (FACNH) email list and regularly gloss over their newsletters for events of interest. One annual tradition of theirs that I’ve attended the past two times is their executive council meeting event recognizing March as “Francophonie Month.” … 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
Today we began the day with a joint legislative session with the Senate to hear the Governor’s budget presentation. We learned that the Governor delivered to the House and Senate a budget that allocates more money to education and communities, contains no new tax increases, and focuses on the housing crisis and supports law enforcement. … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 CONTACT Ayotte.Press@governor.nh.gov CONCORD, N.H. – Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission notifying them that New Hampshire will not comply with new guidelines increasing the minimum size for lobsters caught in the Gulf of Maine. “New Hampshire’s commercial fishing industry is a proud part of … Read more
Transcript above, Video below. Mr. Speaker, Madame President, Mr. Chief Justice, honorable members of the House, Senate, Councilors, former Governors, my fellow citizens: It is humbling to stand before you today. It’s so wonderful to see so many of my family here, especially my parents. Thank you! In this chamber, I see friends, colleagues, and dedicated … Read more
Please humor me for a moment, close your eyes, and picture the Mr Bean meme. It’s a quartet of him standing with his hands on his hips, looking at his watch, sitting Indian style, and lying down. The caption says, “Me waiting for (insert long-awaited item here).” I’m starting with that exercise because, just like … Read more
New Hampshire’s attorney general recently made the news by becoming the new National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) president. I’m going to rain on his parade for the moment and point out a few things, one of them being that his predecessor in that very position got elected in NY on a “get Trump” platform. … Read more
Governor-Elect Kelly Ayotte is on the record as ready to assist President Trump with the deportation of illegal aliens. “Part of the way we keep New Hampshire safe is making sure that we have dangerous criminals off our streets. If there are those that are on the terror watch list, they shouldn’t be on our … Read more
Governor-Elect Ayotte ran successfully on a slogan we put on shirts, mugs, stickers, and barware: “Don’t Mass up New Hampshire.” Her campaign’s take was slightly different, and on the whole, neither is original. Granite Staters have been mumbling about Massholes (I suspect) for as long as there’s been a Union. More so, since the cradle … Read more
The Patch has a useful story today with details from the NH Attorney General’s Office. Holiday Scams are a problem, and they felt they should warn Granite Staters to be wary. Someone is pretending to be from law enforcement, telling marks they missed a court date and there is a warrant out for their arrest. … Read more
New Hampshire has been doing something crazy. Lowering taxes. Business taxes have systematically been reduced for years. Small. Incremental. Persistent. Drew Cline wrote a piece debunking the lies that this harmed New Hampshire somehow. The Republican Legislature also repealed the state’s only tax on income (we don’t have a traditional income tax on individual wages) … Read more
You’re looking at the menu, and there are just two choices. It’s beef and chicken, but you’re a vegetarian. You don’t want to starve, but what do you do? We’ve recently heard from two intelligent and very respectable people, Doris and Jose. Many of us are or were already familiar with the merits of their … Read more
Maybe it’s due to some algorithm that I don’t understand, but hoop star Caitlin Clark has been on my newsfeed constantly for several weeks—even after her Indiana Fever’s early WNBA playoff departure. With the possible exception of Babe Ruth, Caitlin’s probably done more to promote her sport and her league than anyone else ever has. … Read more
Today is a good day to revisit my previous article about Formella because the dropping of charges against the Elbit vandals had to have been approved by him, either actively or passively. Either way, it’s happening on his watch as the ship’s captain. NH Journal posted, “Formella’s office did not respond to a request for … Read more
There is no upside to electing Kelly Ayotte over Joyce Craig. Ayotte will maneuver with stealth in favor of anti-freedom policies and will be difficult for many Republicans to go against. Those same policies initiated by Craig would be resoundingly opposed by Republicans. Donald Trump has been continually battling establishment Republicans. There are many, including Gov. Sununu, … Read more
Don’t vote for Ayotte . . . unless she recants what she wrote in her 2019 pandemic book: Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security. In her book Ayotte discusses the need to: Much of so-called “misinformation” that was censored during the 2020 Covid pandemic turned out to be quite accurate. … Read more