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On April 22, US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to state Medicaid directors about the actions they need to take to “prevent the mutilation of American children.” The Department of Justice will investigate and hold accountable medical providers and pharmaceutical companies that mislead the public about the long-term side effects of chemical and … Read more
I’ve recently had questions from quite a few people about how Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) work. During the conversations, they often mention that “the money follows the child” and “EFAs are saving money”. EFAs are one of many solutions for families for whom the default district school isn’t working. But families will be in a … Read more
Vermont floods occasionally, but until recently, when politics and money were at stake, no one blamed it on your trying to live a comfortable, affordable life. These days, that comfort is to blame for something that has been happening since long before peasants could find much, if any, comfort. Flooding happens, and people build stuff … Read more
A Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as unconstitutional. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just signed a similar bill, which will likely struggle under the Fifth Circuit decision, while plaintiffs in Arkansas have filed suit challenging a nearly identical … Read more
Great theologians and secular philosophers alike have advised us to “practice gratitude.” I think it’s a great idea and I know I should do more of that myself. One sign post reminder of that appeared in my inbox as a group email from a Ward 3 watchdog. What is high on my “gratitude list” today? … Read more
This week, Julian and co-host Josh Barnes are joined by … Plus other local and national news, rants, your calls – live, and more. If the player isn’t present please refresh the page. This week, Julian and co-host Josh Barnes are joined by Chris Bugard for an update on the Texas Floods; Jeff Dornik, the … Read more
Keene, New Hampshire Democrat NH House Rep. Jodi Newell (Cheshire District 4) was arrested on July 1st after police responded to a call about a motor vehicle accident involving a tree. State Rep. Jodi Newell was arrested Monday evening on a charge of driving under the influence following a single-vehicle crash on Base Hill Road, … Read more
State Sen. wants constituents to pay for her policy failures In a recent VT Digger article with the misleading headline, “Clean Heat Standard is Dead. What comes next?” (It’s not, it’s just temporarily dormant until it can be fully implemented), Senator Anne Watson (D/P -Washington) expressed her hope and desire that the state be sued … Read more
People will die. Hundreds of people will die. Thousands of people will die. Thank goodness they stopped before they reached millions, as nobody would believe that hyperbole. According to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), she could not make her way through an airport without people coming up to her so distressed by the Big Beautiful Bill, … Read more
By now, most Americans have heard about the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which uncovered $14.6 billion in fraudulent schemes involving Medicare and taxpayer funds. What you may not realize is that this kind of fraud is happening quietly and regularly, to people like me, and possibly to you. In January 2023, … Read more
When your entire identity and agenda are defined by someone like Donald Trump, RFKJ, and, for a brief moment, Elon Musk, the one thing external observers need to understand is why? The easy answer is that they don’t stand for anything but their own misinterpretations of what someone else is doing, followed by projections of … Read more
Mother Nature showed her ugly side on Saturday night and Sunday morning and claimed over 68 lives in the small town of Kerrville, Texas. As the rains came down at over 12 inches per hour, all that water had just one path to take. The water flowed into the Guadalupe River near San Antonio, and … Read more
Gremlins ate my podcast, but I salvaged some of the conversation I recorded an excellent interview with Phil Kerpen from American Commitment last week about the One Big Beautiful Bill, and could not get it from recording to publication. There were insurmountable technical issues. It was such a crash and burn that the AI-generated transcript … Read more
Let’s first give a hat tip to Kevin Landrigan for recognizing Victoria Sullivan’s senatorial accomplishments as a freshman, which was what inspired this article. While I certainly want to make clear that I do NOT fancy myself in the same league as Kevin Landrigan nor do I see my Spotlight of Positivity citation as having … Read more
Incorporated by the General Court on September 27, 1787, Bradford, New Hampshire, previously New Bradford and Bradfordton, is a plucky little burb with a current population of just over 1600. In 2021, the Bradford fire Chief [Correction – it was a Captain, not the chief; the original linked post has been updated] was arrested for sexual assault, and two … Read more
The question of who gets to vote in America is not just a matter of policy but a profound reflection of our constitutional heritage. To understand voting rights, we must return to the foundational documents—the U.S. and state constitutions—and interpret them through the lens of their original intent, as the U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed … Read more
I find it difficult to imagine that the 20% of the population with Trump Derangement Syndrome or those who are TDS “adjacent” could ever tire of expressing their ire in public. It’s more or less all they’ve got. What does your party stand for? Hating Trump! We’re not Trump. Trump is evil. He is destroying … Read more
Why cattle and beef prices are slipping after a prolonged rise. Meat-eating consumers have experienced sky-high beef prices at their local grocery stores and steakhouses. After several years of drought, the US cattle herd is the smallest it has been in more than seven decades. At the same time, tariffs have added costs to many … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2025 Freedom Caucus Tri-ChairsState Representative Shane Sirois State Representative Paul TerryHon. JR Hoell Media Contacts:info@NHHFC.orgHon. JR Hoell CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus denounces the passage of HB 2, a budget bill stuffed with provisions that jeopardize the state’s fiscal stability and burden future generations with unsustainable financial obligations. This … Read more
Several times today, you will find detailed content on some of the significant issues with New Hampshire’s One Big Beautiful Bill (or not so much), HB2. It’s got some good, bad, and ugly, and we’ve covered some of that here and here, and while there’s a lot of good, and we need to take the points we can get, … Read more