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LOMBARDO: Teachers’ Union Head Under Fire For Trying To Use Pension Funds For Left-Wing Political Goals

June 15, 2026 Spencer Lombardo

The second-largest teachers’ union in the U.S. may be using pensions to advance its political agenda, an education watchdog suggests. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has advocated for fossil fuel divestments, pro-DEI boycotts and other pressure campaigns, Consumers’ Research told acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling in a letter Wednesday. The letter requests an investigation into whether AFT is … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (03/22/23)?

March 23, 2023 Judy Aron

We learned that in 7 ½ hours House was able to get through 53 bills, but only by tabling 30 of them. Yes, it was a Table extravaganza! In fact, when Rep. Matt Simon (R- Littleton) motioned to Table HB507 (the occupational and professional licensing bill) he did so by saying. “The Table is rapidly … Read more

Your State House 01/15/22: Pine Tree Riot, Drug “affordability”, …

January 12, 2025January 16, 2022 Carol McGuire

This week, my committee started dealing with 2022 bills by holding two full days of public hearings. HB 1262, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Pine Tree Riot, had the sponsor explain what the Pine Tree Riot was and why it was important. It was pre-Revolutionary and started as resistance to the governor trying to … Read more

Democrats Don’t Care About Conflicts of Interest

May 28, 2020

Democrats in New Hampshire do not care about conflict of interest. They don’t care about it in DC. They don’t care unless they can use it to smear the opposition. Want an example?

Should Taxpayers Pay for Private Sector Pensions?

December 19, 2019

Should taxpayers pay for private-sector pensions? Before we start I have to disclose I collect two private-sector pensions. Congress is preparing to vote on a spending package. The spending package provides a $6 billion taxpayer bailout to the United Mine Workers of America pension fund.

GrokTALK! with Jazz Shaw from Hot Air Part II

July 15, 2024May 20, 2015 Steve MacDonald

In part II of our conversation with Jazz Shaw we continue with the pension problems in places like Illinois and how their influence and Democrat power politics can ruin an otherwise perfectly good state–making it almost economically uninhabitable.

GrokTALK! – Jazz Shaw from Hot Air.

July 15, 2024May 19, 2015 Steve MacDonald

Jazz Shaw from Hot Air joins us to talk about Mitt and Evander fighting for charity, the Democrat primary Senate throw-down brewing in Illinois, why size matters (when it comes to cell phones), and unsustainable debt and pension distress were institutionalized in the land of Lincoln. (Part I of II)

Did Mayor Gatsas Kick The Can Down The Road?

September 26, 2018April 15, 2013 Steve MacDonald

rusty can On April 11th I swung for the fences in regard to remarks by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas and his desire to get some benefits concessions from the Teachers union to free up money in the budget..for education. In the course of those remarks I pointed out how the Mayor had boasted about an agreement with the Manchester police and that he was just looking for something similar from the Teachers union.

A day or two after I published the post I received some intersting correspondence about that agreement with the Manchester Police; that while the union had made some very public benefits concessions there may have been other deals in the contract that could cost taxpayers even more down the road. The unions may have actually come out ahead.

RLCNH Report: Action needed on pension reform

September 26, 2018January 30, 2012 Carolyn

RLCNH Report for the week is available. Lots going on—continuing Obamacare fight, stopping location tracking without consent, requiring police accountability, decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana—but the most important bill this week is pension reform. ACTION ALERT! Fix New Hampshire’s Pension System SB 229 is the pension reform bill that we’ve all been waiting for, because after … Read more

I’d Like To Give A Tax Cut To Public Sector Employees

September 26, 2018September 13, 2011 Steve MacDonald

As I understand it public sector employees pay taxes too. I’m quite sure I’ve heard that somewhere. So if they paid for their benefits and pensions right out of their paychecks, like most of the rest of us have to do. They’d automatically give themselves a tax cut.

Municipal Outsourcing Works…

September 26, 2018April 14, 2011 Steve MacDonald

There is a city in Georgia that outsourced just about everything. The result? Better services, low taxes, no pension bombs, and money to spare.

The End Of The “We Pay Taxes Too” Argument?

September 26, 2018March 23, 2011 Steve MacDonald

The only way it could ever be equal, is if we all paid the same taxes, and taxpayers paid nothing extra for benefits and retirement; you would have to fund pay all of your share of both at the same rates as the average private citizen.

Pension Bomb

September 26, 2018August 28, 2010 Steve MacDonald

Skip posted this video last month for fun. Well now, someone has had some fun with it. The Brick is labeld ‘Pensions’ and the Washing Machine is labeled ‘State Budget.’ Watch it again, it’s less than 30 seconds, and enjoy the reality of it all. People on State pensions take particular note. If there … Read more

Unhitch The Debt Wagon

September 26, 2018May 27, 2010 Steve MacDonald

We watch with amusement as the legislature attempts again to reconcile it’s bad fiscal manners, elbows on the table, slurping soup, and reaching across each others plates as they huddle over another last minute committee of conference. At the top of the menu is the budget, which is a coarse left over from last year that no one can stomach, or manage to keep down.

One Thought In Passing

September 26, 2018May 18, 2010 Steve MacDonald

Are the people running the unions stupid? Not the rank and file, but the leadership. These people are selling salt as flour to the due payers while pushing the cities and states into a corner. What do I mean? Look at the pension problem. In New Jersey Chris Cristie has to fight tooth and nail … Read more