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EdOpt’s first school choice expo of 2025 will take place in Weare on March 24. Explore all your education options, including private schools, micro schools, charter schools, learning centers, home education groups, and more! Whether you’re a family wanting to meet a varied set of education providers, a provider who wants a table, or a state rep or … Read more
Stories drift in from around the state; some are happy, and others are not. What about? Tuesday, most New Hampshire towns had local elections: town and school board elections, budgets, and many warrant articles. Turnout is king and when it comes to local election turnout typically sucks. But not always. If you missed it Tuesday … Read more
From the Women’s Defense League On Thursday, March 13th, both chambers of the New Hampshire Legislature shot down gun confiscation bills. Both of the bills started out as the exact same legislation. There were a few amendments to the House bill, but those amendments actually made the bill even worse, with each amendment. Both bills were still gun confiscation … Read more
It’s safe to say Senator Terry Williams (R-Rutland) and the Republican senators landed a blow with their parliamentary attempt to strip the Natural Resources & Energy Committee of the Clean Heat Standard repeal bill (S.68) and bring it to the floor for an up or down vote. Though all seventeen senate Democrats banded together to … Read more
I was unable to manage my time to get a fresh show recorded and produced this week, so we must suffer through one of our past episodes as filler. I’ve chosen an audio-only episode from April of 2022 because ith ad topics relevant to today – where many of the questions have now been answered. … Read more
Rand Paul, Elon Musk, and several others, have recently called for an audit of the US government’s gold holdings. This has reminded many Americans that the US government owns a hoard of gold—of 261 million ounces—at Fort Knox and other places. On the other hand, the debate will be news for some who have never … Read more
(Associated News Service) The Maine American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a statement denouncing the use of a New Hampshire federal prison by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain suspected illegal aliens. [RELATED: Maine ACLU Vows to Resist ‘repression and totalitarianism’ of Second Trump Administration…] Last month, media outlets began reporting on a leaked … Read more
The federal deficit now exceeds $36 trillion, aggravated by the Inflation Reduction Act (which Joe Biden has boasted was really about boosting renewable energy production, not reducing inflation) and his Build Back Better spending spree. President Donald Trump is trying to undo some of the economic damage wrought by the previous administration, but high deficits … Read more
As an elite-level athlete, I’ve been closely tracking my ability to have a safe locker room and a team that is genuinely a women’s team to participate in. Living in New Hampshire, I thought I was safe, as well as the girls still in our schools. We have laws already in place in New Hampshire … Read more
Kids, huddle around, and let’s watch Randi Weingarten blow a gasket. The woman who shut down schools and held the government hostage for millions of dollars during COVID with total disregard for students and with one hundred percent allegiance to the teachers and the union is now pointing a finger at Trump and accusing him … Read more
The plethora of Presidential Advisors under Previous Democratic presidents was legendary, but since Mr. Musk hit the West Wing, the Handmaiden Media has had their contributions abducted, gagged, and relegated to the narrative dungeons under the swamps of DC. Advisors? What advisors? Jill Biden, an unelected Democrat best known as the “woman” in Joe Biden’s … Read more
March 13 is a busy day on the birthday calendar. First, there is Heather Birch, aka Mrs Howard Pearl, who is less than a year older than me. The late great Krauthammer would be turning 75. There’s also Don Grandmaison, my former mailman and Nashua’s oldest—still on the job and turning 83. Deviating from chronological … Read more
Elon Musk is synonymous with innovation, ambition, and an unyielding drive to improve the world. Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, Musk has become one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. His journey from a curious, self-taught coder to the world’s richest person—estimated by Forbes at $343 billion as … Read more
This week, join Jocelyn and her guest, Regina Barnes. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube and check for Replays of Granite State Live, GrokTALK! and Right Side Up, or follow these links to their podcast pages. Our Current Local Podcast Lineup
Democrats are actually happy to see the stock market drop. It’s the first real opportunity they’ve had to point to something that looks real that sounds good coming out of their mouths: tariffs, fear, prices, stock drop, Trump—end of the world. We told you so. You must first grasp this truth. The entire Democrat agenda … Read more
Kamala Harris didn’t just lose the 2024 Election to Donald Trump; she exposed herself as the charlatan that most of us had suspected. Harris tried to pull a Mohamed Ali and play rope-a-dope with Donald Trump, but she got a lesson from a master marketer. Trump showed Harris that you need a message that resonates, … Read more
A weekly staple of Granite State Live is one (or sometimes more) epic rants from co-host Keith Hanson. This week, Keith has some thoughts to share about the New Hampshire State Republican Party’s new chairman and the NH GOP’s lack of effort since he took the wheel. Watch more here. Please like, follow, or subscribe … Read more
The US and China came closer to a full-fledged trade war last week when China imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on key US agricultural exports. This was retaliation for President Trump’s increasing of tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States from 10 percent to 20 percent. China’s retaliatory tariffs show how export-dependent … Read more
From WMUR News 9 (ABC). Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced on Wednesday she is not running for reelection. The news was first reported by News 9. Shaheen, the first woman in American history to serve as both governor of a state and U.S. senator, has had a storied career in politics that stretches over several decades, … Read more
Rep. Rick Ladd, Chairman of the House Education Funding Committee, argues that Universal Education Savings Accounts (EFAs) are needed because: A “one size fits all” system of education is not the best learning environment for all students. (House Calendar No. 15, March 7, 2025, HB 115 on pg. 13) Chairman Ladd knows exactly why public … Read more