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Governor Margaret Wood Hassan signed New Hampshire’s hands-free device law in 2015. We told them it wouldn’t do what they claimed and might just make matters worse. After all, the research showed that people who got distracted still would, and people less inclined would be more often, as they tried to avoid detection. The law … Read more
The numbers are staggering and incomprehensible, showing just how little concern these blue-state governors have for you and me. During the first 6 months of 2026, 28,000 CDL licenses previously granted to illegal immigrants have been revoked. That number is large enough to accentuate the scope and danger on our streets and highways. Estimates suggest … Read more
New Hampshire eliminated annual passenger vehicle inspections last year. Beginning in February 2026, they are no longer mandatory. The journey from there to here is well documented on our pages, including the lawsuits, caterwauling, and fearmongering. The problem was the paradigm. People just assumed that the state’s interest in making you pay for an inspection … Read more
The Left loves to shine a spotlight on deaths attributed to actions by persons, entities, or administrations with Conservative leanings. There is outrage about the 13 military personnel who lost their lives during the current actions against Iran. They were apoplectic about the two residents who died due to interactions with ICE agents during protests … Read more
If you are an illegal alien truck driver named Singh, you might want to hang up the rig and hightail it out of America. Yes, Trump’s DOT has done good work on short notice to cull the ranks of drivers who can’t read or speak English. It has gone after states that issue OTR licenses, … Read more
The New Hampshire Turnpike System facilitates tourism and commuting in the Granite State. The three toll roads slash travel times in key corridors, which improves quality of life and helps the state’s economy grow. Turnpike users pay a small fee for the convenience of using these roads vs. more congested and slower local roads, essentially trading cash … Read more
We predicted that Gordon-Darby never stood a serious chance of winning this, and it looks like we are well on our way to being right. According to Councilor John Stephens, the effort by Gordon-Darby to force the state to renew a contract it canceled was dismissed. The Executive Council is the sole repository of this … Read more
This is amusing. Gordon Darby Holdings has asked a federal judge to hold some New Hampshire state employees in contempt for ignoring that judge’s order requiring citizens to pay for their services. Gordon Darby makes money from emissions testing as part of state inspections that are no longer required. And while judges can’t levy taxes, … Read more
A third-party vendor that makes bank on mandated New Hampshire vehicle inspections convinced a NH judge to demand that the inspections be resumed. The legislature ended them last year (effective Jan 31, 2026). The governor signed that law. The Executive Council (EC) did not renew its contract. But some judge decided that a customer had … Read more
Vermont, once famous for its dairy – I dig a good Vermont Cheddar – is getting cheesy in other ways. Progressive legislators, some of them elected as actual progressives, are always looking for ways to steal money from people. Two facts or rules of progressive political life. First, when it comes to the Elected Left … Read more
On the heels of the executive council blocking an extension of that rent-seeking Gordon-Darby contract, it was pointed out that NH receives $330M of federal highway money each year. Sure, that’s a lot of money, but I still say “so what.” This isn’t the first rodeo, so to speak, with NH and DC. One could … Read more
Helping veterans is a noble and popular thing to do. I doubt that anyone would disagree. Similarly, we are often told to help our elders. With that said, I propose a volunteer group for performing one particular service to elderly veterans in NH. I don’t know if Reps Mannion, Sabourin, and Granger were officers or … Read more
The big news in New Hampshire politics the past few days has been a federal court decision that prevents a State law passed in 2025, which ended automobile inspections on January 31, 2026, from going into effect. The reaction from House Republicans, who intended to make this law a centerpiece of their reelection efforts, were rather hyperbolic, … Read more
I know lots of people are focused on their upcoming town elections, as they should be, but I’m here to point out that we are in Year Two of our current legislature and filing time will be here sooner than you know it. With that piece of excrement commonly known as federal judge Landya McCafferty … Read more
The Vermont Transportation Fund – the pool of money used to maintain our roads and bridges – is facing a shortfall somewhere in the thirty millions of dollars (I’ve heard numbers between $31 and $37 million). If we don’t find a way to fill that hole, the state will miss out on federal matching funds … Read more
It is not always possible to update, ammend or append stories as they evolve or new information becomes available. We’ve got so many that it isn’t always possible to recall what we wrote or find it. But they often evolve and change as new information becomes available. We’ve had to deal with two recently. The … Read more
A Canadian truck driver convicted in connection with a 2023 fatal crash in Moretown remains jailed in Vermont, according to state records. Satnam Singh, 26, formerly of Brampton, Ontario, is serving a 2–3 year sentence imposed in April 2024 for grossly negligent operation resulting in a death. His minimum release date is listed as February 18, 2027. The crash … Read more
Harjinder Singh entered the US illegally in 2018 and managed not to kill anyone (that we know about) until 2025. He’s the driver of the tractor-trailer under which a Chrysler minivan could not pass. Singh’s reckless conduct has earned him three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter, which he probably cannot read … Read more
Being a police officer is a thankless job, but it’s a reactive occupation. You respond to stupidity or bad behavior, identify the victims, look for the perpetrators, and apply the laws established to address the issue. This is why you can’t sue the police for preventing the robbery of your home or the death of … Read more
lorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on Congress to defund sanctuary states that provide illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses.