When I first moved to New Hampshire 33 years ago – yes, I predate the Free Staters, the “joke” went like this. The Granite State didn’t have many folks on unemployment or welfare because they bussed them to Massachusetts, where the benefits were better.
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Trespassing, Sage, Reparations, and Time…
The Left’s systemic guilt over how badly they continue to treat people of color has driven them to the only obvious solution. Make you pay for it. And that makes sense. Using people to advance their agenda is inherent in the ideology, and buying people off gets things done.
Don’t Invite Destruction Into Our State by Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
House Bill 639, to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in New Hampshire, is being considered by the NH Senate Judiciary Committee and the following was my testimony this week in opposition to the bill.
About That Democrat Who Implied It Is Cheaper to Kill Disabled Kids in the Womb…
Have you heard the name, Michael Hugo? The Framingham, Massachusetts Democrat Committee Chair suggested that misdiagnosed disabilities in the womb translate to huge added costs to public education.
Massachusetts and Maine Embrace More Potemkin Energy
Grigory Potemkin is famous for allegedly erecting fake towns that appeared accurate when viewed from a distance. As the new governor of Crimea, he wanted to please his empress (with whom he was intimately engaged). Fast forward about 140 years, and we find ourselves with something similar.
Massachusetts Helps New Hampshire Widen Its Advantage
Yesterday I mentioned Vermont and its habit of making New Hampshire more desirable but let’s not forget Massachusetts, a leader in advancing the New Hampshire Advantage. Effective January first, it is enforcing a new tax on millionaires that could benefit the Granite State.
Why Bostonians Shouldn’t Vote Maura Healey for Governor
The good news is that the current governor of the Bay State, Charlie Baker, decided not to run for another term. The nice news is that a Republican named Geoff Diehl is running and his “Lieutenant governor” running mate is Leah Cole Allen, a nurse. She got fired from her hospital for not taking the vax.
Biden DOJ Drops Charges on Judge Who Helped Fugitive Escape Federal Custody
Do you remember Shelly Joseph? She’s the Massachusetts judge who helped an illegal alien escape deportation in 2019. With an ICE agent waiting outside her courtroom, Judge Joseph allowed another court officer to escort the fugitive through her chambers to escape. Biden’s DOJ just dropped all the charges.
Massachusetts and Vermont Poised to Adopt California’s EV Only Mandate and That’s Bad for New Hampshire
To borrow from Forrest Gump, stupid is as stupid does, but that’s not all there is to say about California’s Vehicle emissions standards or why Vermont and Massachusetts (along with 15 other states) are poised to adopt them and an Electric Vehicle mandate.
Unvaccinated State Troopers Who Lost Their Jobs Lose Carry Permits Too
If you worked for the State of Massachusetts during the so-called pandemic, you were ordered to get “vaccinated.” If you refused to join Jab Club, you could lose your job. But how about losing your job and your license to carry a firearm, and your guns?
Dartmouth (Not that One) Votes to Keep Indian Mascot
If you read the headline “Dartmouth votes to keep ‘Dartmouth Indian’ Mascot,” you might feel a brief sense of cultural vertigo. Dartmouth? Keeps Indian Mascot. Whahhht? Relax, it’s not that Dartmouth.
Massachusetts Asked to Provide Peer-Reviewed Data that Informs Mask and Vaccine Policy – Reply: They Don’t Have Any
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently received a Freedom of Information Request. The resident was looking for any peer-reviewed document or research that informed the State’s public health policy on masks and vaccines in the Bay State.
From the “Pass it To Find Out What’s In It File” – MA Voters Accidentally Ban* Eggs
Have to hand it to voters down in MA for their morals and integrity. Yup, they overwhelmingly voted for and passed an animal protection measure that no one bothered to look at closely (well, it sounded so good, right?).
[Update] The Transportation Climate Initiative is DEAD [and Buried]
[Update] Yesterday, we reported on the death of the Transportation Climate Initiative (below), another taxation without representation scheme that would milk motorists to fund progressive boutique climate interests.
Maskachusetts – Kids Will Need to Mask-Up Statewide When School Starts
The People’s Republic of Massachusetts, see also Maskachusetts or where the cradle of liberty dies first, is all-in on the covidism. Charlie “COVID- Karen” Baker is a reliable supporter of every stupid idea to emerge from the CDC or NIH, and masks are no exception.
Opposite Day? – Public Unions Want Workers to Have a Choice When it Comes to The Jab™
We’ve passed legislation prohibiting the mandatory vaccination of public employees in New Hampshire. They can volunteer for the Jab but cannot be made to get one. South of our border, however, is a different story. Gov. Baker wants them all jabbed, and the unions are pushing back.
Veteran Who Can’t Wear a Mask ‘cuz PTSD Kicked Out of a VA Hospital for Not Wearing a Mask
I was recently kicked out of the VA in Somersworth for not being able to wear a mask. It wasn’t a political statement. Due to medical reasons, primarily PTSD, I cannot wear a mask. For reasons that I’m not completely understanding, putting one on causes me great anxiety and could induce a panic attack.
A Response to “Won’t be back until after anti-vaccine law is repealed” …
Regarding Dan Hamilton’s recent letter titled “Won’t be back until after anti-vaccine law is repealed.” I believe Mr. Hamilton exemplifies exactly what residents of New Hampshire absolutely despise about the yearly invasion of tourists from states like Massachusetts.
NH Has Lowest Grocery Bill Per Person Per Month in the Entire US (How’d Your State Do?)
We like to talk about how much better living in New Hampshire is than anywhere else, but I think this is my first rodeo with this statistic. The cost per month of groceries per person.