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UPDATED Nov. 18 Gov. Hassan didn’t respond to InDepthNH.org, but was quoted by NHPR as saying government’s first job is to protect the people. “And we can’t do any of the things that we want to do in a free democracy, whether it’s educate our children or have entrepreneurs start businesses if we are not safe — and I know that refugees and immigrants want that kind of safety too,” Hassan said on NHPR.
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was one of the top recipients of donations from the trucking industry at $101,651 from Jan.1, 2009 to October of 2015, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Concord Attorney Tom Reid is still fighting to get a copy of the complete investigation that prompted Attorney General Joseph Foster’s failed attempt to remove former Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams from office two years ago.
The top 10 lobbying spenders in the third quarter of 2015 reported paying lobbyists about $23 million less than the second quarter’s top 10 spenders did, the latest records show. In the second quarter, the top 10 spenders reported nearly $89 million in outlays, compared to almost $66 million between July 1 and Sept. 30 — a drop of about 25 percent.
What would former Police Chief William Burke have done?
CNN has labeled him a fringe candidate lumping him in with those who dress up for a spectacle, like one who wears a boot on his head, but Roger Wood finds the real Larry Lessig.
CONCORD — It didn’t take long for John Gantert’s life to fall apart four years ago when he was fired from the Rochester Police Department over a report he filled out that landed him on the hated “Laurie” list.
Gantert, now 33, was quickly evicted from Wyandotte Falls housing because his living arrangement there hinged on him working as community police officer. His girlfriend left him.
Gantert was suddenly alone and unemployed after six years on the job.
“I lost everything within 30 days,” Gantert told members of a commission studying Laurie issues on Wednesday. “It was unreal.”
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Donors big and small alike are pulling out their wallets in Iowa to support their candidates for the 2016 presidential election, but their contributions amount to little more than a drop in the bucket.
“When candidates come to Iowa, fundraising is not their primary purpose. It’s kind of gravy, if you will,” said Donna Hoffman, who heads the political science department at the University of Northern Iowa.
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