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Executive Council Reports from Councilor Janet Stevens for 2021
Executive Councilor Janet Stevens Reports on Meetings of the Executive Council. Councilor Stevens issues periodic reports to inform constituents about business conducted there. We're happy to post her status reports on issues before the Executive Council. It's...
Vose: The Real Energy Efficiency Problem
Granite State utility ratepayers owe the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission a big high five. It said “No” in November to a plan to double the cost of an energy efficiency program known as NHSaves. The commission prevented an increase that would have required...
Norquist: After Biden’s Bumpy 2021, What Will 2022 Look Like?
The first year of the Joe Biden administration is drawing to a close. What happened in the last 12 months in American politics and policy? Biden was elected promising to end COVID and unite the country. That didn’t happen. Now in response to the Omicron variant, Biden...
Happy New Year!
Here's wishing for a safe, healthy, prosperous and successful New Year 2022 for you and yours!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings from Granite State Taxpayers! The Board of Directors and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're thankful for the members of Granite State Taxpayers and for others who share our values. We're thankful for men...
Pork Stuffed In The BBB – In Case Dems Try To Resurrect It in 2022
On December 20, 2021, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity offered these comments. Here’s A Handy List Of All The Pork Stuffed In The BBB – In Case Dems Try To Resurrect It Next Year. We joined with Tom Smith and Adam Andrzejewski from Open the Books with a full page...
Maggie Hassan: NH Voters ‘Sliding Toward Authoritarianism’
Michael Graham comments on Sen. Maggie Hassans's view on elections and the filibuster. When Sen. Maggie Hassan says she flipped on the filibuster to “protect the wonderful elections that we have in New Hampshire,” the obvious question is, “Protect them from whom?”...
Did Climate Change Cause the Deadly December Tornadoes?
Published on Dec. 16, 2021 at ICECAP by Joseph D’Aleo, CCM. The Deadly December Tornadoes. Two major events have occurred as unusual south central early December warmth began to clash with advancing cold. Tornadoes were the big story on December 10, 2021 and winds and...
Milton Friedman Tells Phil Donahue Why Socialism Fails
On December 2, 2021, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity offered these comments. "Because We Need A Little Milton Friedman Right This Very Moment: A classic interchange between former TV talk show host Phil Donahue and Milton Friedman on socialism versus free markets...
The New Hampshire Budget
Positive Changes in the New Hampshire Budget passed this year. In the run-up to the 2022 election, it's useful to remember the benefits in the budget passed this year. Following are some important points to remember and use in discussions with others. A Budget that...