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Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu joined Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to announce the signing of an executive order establishing the Governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion, and the formation of a new Civil Rights Unit at the New Hampshire Department of Justice.
Straight Talk – But I have to admit I was gob-smacked by the doings of the United States Senate on Friday night, as the majority party scraped together just enough votes to pass the so-called “Tax Cut and Jobs Act.”
There’s a whole lot of head-scratching going on here in the shadow of Rattlesnake Ridge.
“Michael Flynn’s guilty plea further underscores the significance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,” said Senator Shaheen. “I commend the Special Counsel for demonstrating to the American people, yet again, that the rule of law knows no bounds in our country.
Newly obtained tax documents show that Judicial Crisis Network’s money came almost entirely from yet another secretive nonprofit, the Wellspring Committee, which flooded JCN with nearly $23.5 million in 2016.
CONCORD — Existing utility rights-of-way reduce property values and the Northern Pass project would amplify the decrease, the Site Evaluation Committee was told Tuesday.
Concord officials testified against Northern Pass on Thursday. The Concord City Council voted in 2015 to oppose the project.
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap alleges the group’s leadership is violating transparency laws and has excluded him from deliberations.
ProPublica – Manafort’s dodgy deals, Gates’ work and Papadopoulos’ emailing with Russian officials — reporters have dug into it all.