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Legislative Update - Sometimes, you lose. Most letters to the editor talk about a win, but sometimes, we should talk about a lost fight.  Take 2023’s HB506,...

Income Taxes - Make New Hampshire into Connecticut! For decades, Democrats got elected by pretending they don’t support an income tax, planning to increase...

Property Taxes and Local Control Government powers should be exercised by the lowest level of government possible,since one has more influence over their...

Legislative Update - Another Bill rescue  Most times, you can tell who helped a bill pass by checking who the sponsors are… but there are exceptions to that...

Legislative Update - Rescued off consent  One of my cosponsored bills passed through the House after being on the consent calendar with a unanimous...

Legislative Update - Deadline Shenanigans The House calendar is big on session weeks, but this week’s calendar is 214 pages long - the biggest one I ever...

Rest In Peace, Harry Bean On February 14, I lost a dear friend. Harry Bean was 71 when he passed away, but I was blindsided by the news of his demise - he...

Principled Bipartisanship - HB1633 Last November, I wrote a letter about the bipartisan effort to create the NH RSA Section 329:31-c. Time to follow up by...

The Second Amendment Protects Everyone When I lived in Massachusetts, I used to see fearmongering government press releases describing confiscating a couple...

Legislative Update - HB1803 Public Hearing Video On January 15, the Education Funding committee held a public hearing for HB1803, a bill that would take...