The Cost of Defining “Adequate” in Merrimack NH

The Cost of Defining “Adequate” In Merrimack NH by Steve MacDonald A funny thing happened on the way to the ‘off-hand comment’ on the Merrimack TEA Facebook page. I was accused of not using “real and accurate data” and that my...

Assisted Suicide (HB 513)

There will be a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday 2/28/11 at 1:00 PM in LOB room 206 for Assisted Suicide Bill HB 513. This bill would allow a mentally competent person who is 18 years of age or older and who has been diagnosed as having a terminal...

Passenger Rail a Boondoggle for New Hampshire Taxpayers

Passenger Rail a Boondoggle for New Hampshire Taxpayers by Rep. John Hikel As a candidate for State Representative, I joined many who were elected in promising to be more careful with taxpayer money than our predecessors, who managed to grow government by 25 percent...

NH Retirement Reform Legislation (SB 3)

by Ed Naile Updated and bumped: Here is the text of SB 3 The hearing will be in Representatives Hall on 02/25/2011 at 01:00 PM by the Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee to whom you should write to express your support. Also, Contact your...

Five Important RTKBA Bills on February 24, 2011

These bills will be heard before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee whom you should contact to support. 10:00 AM – HB 330 is Rep. Jenn Coffey’s Constitutional Carry bill, described in an earlier article on our website (see, in...

Don’t Ban My Cell Phone – Ban Teenage Drivers Instead

by Steve MacDonald HB 546 would ban cell phone use in your vehicle while driving. But is that the actual problem? Up until we had Ray LaHood the phone-o-phobe running the NHTSA from the department of Transportation most of the data indicated that talking on a cell...