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The real plan has been cut taxes and that has been what Republican majorities in the Legislature have been doing with the blessing of former Gov. Chris Sununu and current Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who in her State-of-the-State address received a knowingly cheap applause line with her call for no new or increased taxes.
Hundreds of community members braved the cold and snowy weather on Saturday afternoon at town hall to protest the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway.
Radical NH Republicans are trying to crush public education, the foundation of our democracy. Their approach is to attack education from all sides banning books and curriculum, challenging staffing, and undermining funding.
In a recent article State Representative Jim Kofalt defended HB 1811 which would eliminate state vaccine mandates for school and daycare attendance, well, sort of. In his argument against vaccine mandates Rep. Kofalt made two points to support the bill; one philosophical and one a comparison of America to other nations.
Two bills coming before the House this week are indicative of the New Hampshire Legislature: where it is heading and where it has been for the last three terms.
By Todd I. Selig
When a grandmother writes that she is “thankful that screaming does not permeate this email,” it signals genuine alarm about where state policy is headed. HB 1793, the so?called “Campus Carry” bill, would fundamentally change how UNH and its host communities manage risk and public safety. From the Durham Town Council’s vantage point, HB 1793 is not a modest tweak to firearms policy. It is a significant and unnecessary increase in risk on a compact, residential campus.
In my public school days, there were no cell phones to find information in an instant, or communicate with friends or family or someone across the universe, or a mind-boggling number of games to play while sitting in class.
By ANDRU VOLINSKY
Last April I was asked to give the keynote speech at the Hillsborough County (NH) Dems dinner about what we could do in response to Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive orders that were tearing the nation apart. I crafted my speech based on my experience as a trial lawyer in the cases where I faced off against the government. My advice was to deny Trump what he wanted if that was possible. If not, delay his actions in the hope he’ll change focus or, with time, more allies will join you. If delay is not possible, I said to make the record clear. Document what is happening for a later appeal, or in Trump’s case, a later prosecution.
Democracy in America is rarely destroyed in one dramatic stroke. It is weakened quietly—through procedural changes, administrative barriers, data grabs, and the slow normalization of exclusion.