Pupil ID Bill is Real ID (SB 503 and SB 455)

According to NH State Representative L. Mike Kappler of Kingston: “SB-503, relative to unique pupil identification. In 2004, legislation created a firewall between the data warehouse (non-personally identifying information) and the random number generator...

Budget Balance a Sham

According to NH Watchdog Grant Bosse of the Josiah Bartlett Center, a lot of wishful thinking outnumbered actual cuts in spending in the new budget that was arrived at this week. He says “Borrowing, transfers, and wishful thinking dwarf the actual spending cuts...

Tax Override Not Favorable to Some Dover Residents

Fosters DOVER — A decision by the vast majority of city councilors to override the tax cap has some city residents concerned about the effect it could have on their own tax bills. Out of a random sampling of five Dover residents outside the Dover Post Office, four...

Free Speech Alert!

Grant Bosse has this update on the push to Regulate Free Speech Senator Hassan introduces amendment forcing non-profits and other corporations to disclose donors for any kind of political/issue advocacy, requires certification from secretary of state’s...

Grafton Treasurer Gets Fourth Chance

by Ed Naile In two years that she’s been Grafton County treasurer, Montana resident and student Vanessa Sievers of has been raising the ire of her fellow board members by missing meetings and failing to do the job for which she was elected. Once again she has...