For as long as I can remember, the amount of money involved in politics has been an issue. Even before the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United, there was ‘soft money’ for campaigns from the political parties. However, the landmark decision in Citizens United didn’t just change the rules of the game – it fundamentally changed the game. [...]
Rep Annie Kuster Introduces Bill To Strengthen Workforce Development And Job Training
By New Hampshire Labor News on April 26, 2013 in
Tags: Community College, Congress, education, jobs, Labor, legislation, training
Training 21st Century Workforce Critical for Granite State’s Economy Highlights new legislation that would strengthen workforce development, job training After introducing the Workforce Development Investment Act to strengthen job training for students in the Granite State, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) this week spoke on the House floor to underscore … Continue reading →
Bush Library Dedication: The Timing Could Not Have Been Better…
George W. Bush opened his Presidential Library yesterday and the timing could not have been better. Fresh on the heels of the first successful “terror” attack since 9-11, we were presented with what is likely the most expensive, lavish and Orwellian edifice to presidential revisionism this country has ever seen. This is just the beginning [...]
The Reinhart-Rogoff Controversy
OK, let’s agree that increasing the public debt is a bad idea at any time. That leads to the question why a country that issues its own currency even has a debt. Why are we borrowing our own dollars back at a premium from people who, obviously, have no other use for them and haven’t [...]
Democracy for America Wants to send YOU to Netroots Nation
This post was authored by Alex Showerman, Democracy for America’s New Media Manager. This will be my first Netroots Nation and I could not be more excited to go! Before I made the progressive movement my career and was a passionate activist in my free time, I had always wanted to go to Netroots Nation. [...]
Wrong, Mr. Buckley
An apology from Stella Tremblay won’t fix anything. I appreciate the thought: Chilling, vile, and disgusting. That is the only way to describe Republican State Representative Stella Tremblay’s claim that the tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon last week were “attacks by our own Government.” When contacted Tuesday afternoon, she refused to apologize and instead [...]
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Reloadable mortars bought in NH by Boston bombers (latimes.com/news/nation/na…) made legal 2 years ago by Tea Party leg. nhliberty.org/bills/view/201… — Dean Barker (@deanbarker) April 24, 2013
Rep. Stella Tremblay An Embarrassment To New Hampshire And To All Of New England
By Matt Murray on April 23, 2013 in
Tags: Bombing, Boston, Boston EMS, Boston Fire, Boston PD, NH House, Rep Tremblay, Terrorist
The past week has been very hard on many of us here in New Hampshire and throughout New England. The Boston Marathon is a significant event for many Granite Staters. Some run the marathon, some go to watch, others enjoy the day off from work. For the hard-working Boston Police, Fire and EMS Departments, this [...]
Defeat Kelly Ayotte in 2016
Shameful. Cynical. Selfish. Egomaniacal. Callous. Machiavellian. These are all words that come to mind when I consider the 46 U.S. Senators (42 Republicans and 4 Democrats) who successfully filibustered a vote on the Manchin-Toomey gun safety bill. A majority of senators (54) did vote to break the filibuster and vote on the bill, but that [...]
Swinging Strafford County Democrats
Let’s hope the same enthusiasm is surfacing in our other counties around the state. While it is a bit short notice, the Strafford County Democratic Committee is hosting an open forum to hear from Democrats tomorrow: Strafford County Democratic Committee DATE: April 23, 2013 TIME: 7:00 – 8:30 Open Forum LOCATION: Council Chambers, Somersworth City [...]