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NE TAKE: NH Rep. Ellen Read in Trouble and Parental Rights AGAIN

This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. hits the latest headlines: NHFPI being Democrat shills, New Hampshire Representative Ellen Read in trouble, and the latest parental disclosure bill. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, agree, Got Something … Read more

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OPINION: Restore Constitutional Rights

Family Court Enterprise Spotlight Reveals Foundational Flaws Profit over Well-being What does the Administrative Family Court and Judicial Branch have in common? Lack of oversight and accountability for starters. Legislators are working to fix these issues with bills like CACR 23 and CACR 29. Sound resolution won’t be found in one or even five good … Read more

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KLAR: Legislators Push Orwellian Vaccination Laws

Restricting parental choice in the name of empowerment. Vaccine wars continue to rage across the nation, as Kennedy Derangement Syndrome fuels irrational oppositional actions by state lawmakers. The latest iteration of this knee-jerk resistance is a bevy of Michigan bills proposed in retaliation for the recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that parents … Read more

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Liberty Coalition Supports Landmark “Parental Rights Package”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2025 Liberty Organizations Unite in Support of Landmark “Parental Rights Package” Urging Governor Ayotte’s Signature Concord, NH — A coalition of leading liberty-focused organizations in New Hampshire is calling on Governor Kelly Ayotte to sign a sweeping legislative package aimed at reinforcing the rights of parents to direct and control the … Read more

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MacDonald: Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting School Personnel from Transporting Minors for Medical Appointments Without Parental Consent.

Maybe. HB231, prohibits “school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent.” Governor Ayotte signed the bill into law, requiring school districts to adopt policies, so yes, it is law, but what exactly are the consequences? This bill requires school districts to create a policy prohibiting … Read more

Supreme Court Weighs Arguments on Parents’ Rights

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor concerning whether Maryland parents’ constitutional rights were infringed when they were denied the ability to opt their children out of instruction about gay and transgender themes. The case centers on the religious liberties of Muslims and other faith traditions to be … Read more

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NH Family Justice Updates: HB553 KILLED! THANK YOU

Thanks to everyone who contacted their representatives this week, this bill that would have greatly expanded definitions of child abuse to include vague and subjective terms that are open to broad interpretation, making normal parenting a legal minefield, was tabled nearly unanimously by the House.This is a huge victory for the movement for due process … Read more

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The New Hampshire Legislature is Coming for Your Children

The New Hampshire House of Representatives, Committee on Children and Family Law has just recommended HB553 Ought to Pass (OTP).  HB553 does the following: Ÿ  It empowers the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to go into your home for what they think will happen in the future. Ÿ  It makes you guilty unless proven innocent. … Read more

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This Week: Losing Local Control and Making Parents Into Criminals

New Hampshire House Rep Len Turcotte joins me in the first half-hour to discuss zoning laws and bills in the legislature that chip away at local control, “… in small bites in hopes you don’t realize it until it is too late.” Note: The bill he couldn’t recall the number of is HB631 (permitting residential … Read more

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NH Family Justice Updates

HB652-FN – Abolishing Family CourtThank you to everyone who called, wrote, and testified.The House Children and Family Law Committee voted to retain the bill. This means it will be held back from going to the House floor until early next year. The committee can work on the bill any time between now and then. Retaining … Read more

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Should Parents Have the Right to Opt Their Young Children …

…Out of School Curriculum Promoting Alternative Ideas About Sexuality and Gender? Should parents have the right to opt their elementary-aged children out of mandatory public school curriculum that promotes alternative ideas about gender and sexuality? In a joint amicus brief in Mahmoud v. Taylor, The Rutherford Institute and the NC Values Institute have asked the U.S. Supreme … Read more

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Maine Rules PREP Act Immunizes Caregivers

In a March 4, 2025, decision (Jeremiah Hogan et al. v. Lincoln Medical Partners et al.), the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that staff who administered a Covid-19 vaccination to a minor child without parental consent were immune from state causes of action for battery and negligence under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness … Read more

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Superintendent Responds to My Right To Know Request…

School Superintendent Kirk Beitler said what I thought was a really revealing AND Stupid thing to say for a Government employee “with Status.” Which was a LONG nine days ago – almost an eternity ago in the blogosphere: “Tolerance is fine but acceptance is the goal.” In his position (e.g., think COO) as the head … Read more

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Do Public School Students Have a Right to Decline COVID-19 Vaccines?

News reports are punctuated regularly by echoes from the great COVID-19 pandemic: monkeypox is on the rise; bird flu is in cows … or humans … or Canadian swine. The COVID-19 panic that disrupted the global economy is in the rearview mirror, but the prospect of another pandemic raises important questions about civil rights. A … Read more

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Empowering Parents in Education: A Crucial Step Forward

As a concerned mother, engaged community member, and the Moms for Liberty Hillsborough Co. chairman, I recently testified in favor of a critical piece of legislation that seeks to establish a Parents’ Bill of Rights in Education. My experience navigating the educational system and advocating for my children has made it evident that parental involvement … Read more

Thoughts on HB 553: The “Make Parenting Illegal” Bill

When I learned of HB 553, a resurrected version of SB 459 last year, and it was already scheduled for a public hearing in the House Children and Family Law Committee on Tuesday afternoon (1/28/25) at 1:30.  The purpose of the bill is to broaden the statutory definition of “neglect” to include things like “emotional … Read more

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