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ROPER: Nothing’s Funnier Than Politicians Discussing Ethics Legislation

Vermont ranks low when it comes to political ethics accountability. According to the Coalition for Integrity’s S.W.A.M.P. (States With Anti-Corruption Measures for Public Officials), Vermont ranks in the bottom ten nationally. The Center for Public Integrity gives us a D-. The general reasoning behind the bad grades is we have few rules governing our politicians’ … Read more

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SMITH: People Not Being Heard; A Disturbing Trend

Robert’s Rules, Mason’s Rules, and Moderator Gary Matteson’s own rules, I won’t get into the weeds or nuts and bolts of operations.  Let’s just say that there’s a common structural design to maintain order.  Maintaining order is vital to avoiding CHAOS, something that a lone wolf dissenting alderman was recently accused of being an agent … Read more

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MCGUIRE: Your State House

This week, I introduced HB 1159, updating the state building code to the 2024 versions, except for the energy code. This was as recommended by the building code review committee, and the only opposition was a person who objected to the omission of the energy code. Since that code update was the subject of the … Read more

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REBUILDNH: Legislative Update For Week of February 2nd, 2026 [Correction]

NOTE: Due to renovations, all House hearings will be held at 1 Granite Place, Concord, NH, for the next two years. [Correction] Unfortunately, there was a mistake concerning the three House hearings in Health and Human Services. The email address was incorrect. The correct email address is: househhs@rebuildnh.com The email addresses have been updated below. I … Read more

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SMITH: Are Your Elected Officials Naughty Or Nice?

Let’s first narrow the details of the title question “are your elected officials naughty or nice?”  I will narrow the field to members of legislative bodies that are state and local.  That would include 400 reps, of which most communities have 3, and 24 senators, of which everyone has just one.  If you’re in a … Read more

Open Letter Denouncing Chuck Morse

The NH Supreme Court recently heard a challenge to the legislatures determined resolve to only afford the rights they find necessary in the NH Bill of Rights. In the challenge before the court, the lawyers for the state legislative branch talked of the constitutional right to ignore the constitution.

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This Stuff Needs a Big Double Flush

The New Hampshire Legislature, United States Congress, and, in particular, the Executive Branch of this Country are loaded to the gump stump with years of so-called experience, which in and of itself is a problem.

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Violating The Rights of the People of New Hampshire

The people of this State need to contact their representatives and demand that these three questions be presented by Both Chambers of the legislature and submitted to the NH Supreme Court for an advisory opinion under the Constitution of NH Part II Article 74.

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