Tag: New Hampshire

New Hampshire School Boards Association Leaves National Organization Over Parent Controversy

The New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA) announced Thursday that it has withdrawn from the national organization following the group’s efforts to target parents. The National School Board Association (NSBA) recently sent a letter to the Biden administration’s Department of Justice that described the actions of parents protesting policies such as critical race theory or…


Fellow Republicans Reject NH Governor’s Bid to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) failed to garner a single supporting vote from the four Republicans who make up the state’s five-member Executive Council in his bid for $27 million in funding to promote the CCP virus vaccine in the Granite State. The only supporting vote came from the sole Democrat who serves on…


Volkswagen to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle New Hampshire, Montana Diesel Claims

WASHINGTON—Volkswagen AG on Monday said it has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle environmental claims with the states of New Hampshire and Montana over post-vehicle updates of software emissions arising from the 2015 diesel cheating scandal. The settlements for about $280 per vehicle is a small fraction of the maximum liability the German automaker…


New Hampshire House Speaker Files Bill to Block Vaccine Mandate

New Hampshire House Speaker Sherman Packard is working on legislation that would ban state or local enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Packard, a Londonderry Republican, said his office is working on a bill that is aimed at blunting the impact of President Joe Biden’s new federal vaccine requirements to “prevent federal overreach, protect our citizens…


New Hampshire Gov. Rejects Imposing Mask Mandate After CDC Reversal

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, said Wednesday he’s opposed to bringing back a mask mandate in the state following a guidance reversal by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that now calls for some fully vaccinated people to wear facial coverings indoors. “Everyone in America agrees that the messaging out of Washington…


New Hampshire Governor Signs State Budget Into Law, Bans Teaching That Endorses ‘Divisive Concepts’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into law a two-year budget bill, which includes, among many other things, a ban on teaching the idea that individuals of a certain race or sex are inherently racist or sexist. The $13.5 billion package, which the Republican governor called a “win for every citizen and family in…


Supreme Court Refuses To Hear New Hampshire’s Challenge to Massachusetts Taxing its Residents

The Supreme Court declined this morning to hear New Hampshire’s challenge to Massachusetts’s pandemic-era policy of taxing out-of-state residents who used to work in Massachusetts but switched to telecommuting from their New Hampshire homes during the pandemic. Billions of dollars in income taxes paid by people who worked from home during the pandemic were at stake…


New Hampshire School Labels Unvaccinated Students Attending Prom

Students attending a high school prom in New Hampshire were labeled with a number on their hands to show if they are vaccinated or unvaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to reports. State Rep. Melissa Litchfield, a Republican who represents the 11th District in Rockingham, wrote in a lengthy statement on social media…


Biden Administration Says SCOTUS Should Not Hear New Hampshire’s Objection to Nonresident Taxes

New Hampshire has no right to challenge Massachusetts’ allegedly unconstitutional pandemic-era policy of taxing out-of-state residents who work in their home state for employers located in Massachusetts, the Biden administration told the Supreme Court. Billions of dollars in income taxes paid by people who worked from home during the pandemic are at stake in this…


New Hampshire Auditor Says Audit Has Revealed No ‘Widespread Fraud’

One of the election auditors Windham, New Hampshire, said that their review has not found any evidence of “widespread fraud.” “The original count, the recount, nothing has ever been changing who gets elected,” said Harri Hursti, one member of the three-person team involved in the audit, according to an interview with CNN. “This is an…