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OPINION: CALL TO ACTION ***** HB1131 – Restore Adoption of SB2 to the Official Ballot

March 28, 2026 John Sellers

Plan to Testify on March 31 or Register Support before March 31 All, this only takes a minute to show your SUPPORT for this bill or a few hours if you want to attend the meeting. See below, this is a good bill to help protect the vote of the voters by allowing more people … Read more

Traditional Meetings, Voter Disenfranchisement, and SB2 Balloting

March 9, 2024 Op-Ed

Are you a concerned voter and taxpayer who cannot attend the traditional town meeting or a COOP school district meeting? Some fellow citizens tout the traditional meeting as a pure democracy, as the voters present at the traditional meeting make up the legislative body and decide on all matters.

Restoring SB2

February 27, 2024 Steve MacDonald

There are still a lot of towns in New Hampshire that gather every year for Town Meeting. In a crowded room, all your neighbors raise their hands and say yeah and nay in front of everyone else. It could always get contentious, but in today’s political climate, you could get branded or targeted. There’s a cure for that.

HB-1175: Another Attempt to Repair SB2

October 10, 2024January 28, 2024 Spike

To set the stage: Town meetings are dominated by the people who receive, benefit from or massage taxpayer loot. The “official ballot referendum town meeting” or SB2 procedure took away from town meetings the power to make final budget decisions for the upcoming year.

Merrimack Valley School District – “We Need to Do Better for Our Children”

March 2, 2022 Op-Ed

These three petitions were submitted to be added to the Merrimack Valley School District Warrant. The meeting is to be held on March 4th, Penacook High School, and starts at 7 pm.

A Bleg – I’m Looking for Help: Budget Folks, Software Folks, and Those That Do Both.

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Skip

The Bleg: I’m Looking for Help: Budget Folks, Software Folks, and Those That Do Both.

VETO Day in the NH Legislature – NH Senate’s turn

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Skip

UPDATE and BUMPED:

(14) Vetoes Sustained: SB10, SB1, SB2, SB18, SB20, SB67, SB68, SB72, SB196, SB205, SB218, SB271, SB275, SB307

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(3) Vetoes Overridden: SB74, SB88, SB100, SB148

Democrat’s NH Budget – Repeals the Prohibition On Using Tax Dollars to Fund Abortion

June 22, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire Democrats have taken a cue from their Masters in DC. They are cramming things into the budget. Like a repeal on the state’s use of taxpayer dollars for abortion services.

Let’s Fund More Job Training – Because They did Such a Bang-up Job with the Education Monopoly.

June 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

On the job training is a staple of most workplaces. I know more than a few employers who prefer that method. It allows them to create the habits they want in their workforce. But Democrats think they can spend your money more effectively on job training than the people with the jobs.

Brentwood NH – Do you know how your two NH State Reps voted this week? GraniteGrok does!

June 8, 2019 Skip

You know, because Liz McConnell asked for the Streisand Effect by trying to censor the Brentwood Newsletter, we’re just obliging her by continuing to share her voting record with her constituents. So this is what she did this week – and contrast that with your Republican State Rep, Josh Yokula. You have to ask yourself … Read more

NH State Rep Liz McConnell – thou doth protest too much

May 11, 2019 Skip

Congratulations – you have brought both us and the Streisand Effect upon yourself (and we’ll start looking into Eric Turer as well). Yes, we may well end up “raising your profile” but doubtful in the way you think you might want. So, let’s circle back on your latest votes, shall we? And JUST because you … Read more

How did NH House of Representatives vote by Party lately?

May 8, 2019 Skip

How your State Reps voted May 8: SB193, banning flame retardants for alleged health reasons but allowing those “unhealthy” products in schools or hospitals. Passed. 100% of Democrats voted to Pass. 93% of Republicans voted to Kill. SB205, allowing unelected bureaucrats to raise a hidden tax on electricity without legislative approval. Passed. 99% of Democrats … Read more

Letter Doodlings – a rebuttal to Meg Jenkins

September 26, 2018February 24, 2012 Skip

It is now Town Meeting / Deliberative Session time here in NH where town budgets are being proposed and voted upon by town citizens (no, not just City Councilors, select boards, Town Councils, aldermen, and the like – I really do mean ALL the registered taxpayers in a given town). My hamlet just did their Deliberative Sessions (Town and School Board) where each Warrant Article on the ballot is discussed, perhaps amended, and voted upon to put it on the official ballot for March’s actual vote. Apparently, Ms. Jenkins was none too happy with my actions to vote on these Articles in a secret ballot as opposed a voice vote, a hand raised vote, or a stand up vote. Nor is she all that keen that some of us want to start spending less in town (that’s considered to be “not supportive”). Of COURSE, I had a response that I sent in as a Letter to the Editor: