Monday • March 9 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.XI
Manchester, N.H.
Today, on the Morning Update, the left says “affordability” but then raises or expands taxes, regulations, and fees, and those two things are so very incompatible. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Ep. 123 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and ... Read more
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The Students First Act states that, seven days before the voters adopt a school budget, districts must post line graphs showing 10-year changes in their cost-per-pupil, average teacher pay, and administrator salaries. These graphs “must be posted in at least 3 appropriate places, 2 of which must be places of business or other public locations.” The ... Read more
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At the hands of the Secretary of State & the Election Law Committee We have a classic “Catch-22” situation here in NH. Part II, Art. 32 of the NH constitution has been ignored by state and local officials for so long that they assume or pretend it doesn’t exist. HB 1223 (relative to the moderator’s authority ... Read more
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In this installment of the Elsa Kurt Show, we press into why chronic disease grows as technology advances and how misaligned incentives in food, insurance, and medicine keep people sick. Jeff Hays shares what MAHA Uncensored uncovers, from SSRIs and PBMs to school lunch reform and simple habits that rebuild real health. More Elsa Kurt ... Read more
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Of the 4 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 34 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 7 and opposition of 2 with 0 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | CACR12 | relating to voting on broad-based taxes. Providing that a supermajority vote of the general court shall be required to enact any broad-bases taxes. |
Ways and Means | Mon 3/9 | 10:45 AM | GP Room 159 | This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to require a supermajority vote of the general court before any broad-based taxes are enacted. |
| Support | HB1792 | prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations. | Education | Tue 3/10 | 10:30 AM | SL Room Map Room | This bill prohibits the teaching of certain pedagogies in public schools, including but not limited to critical race theory, LGBTQ+ ideologies, identity based ideologies, and Marxist analyses. The bill also creates a private right of action for parents and students who are aggrieved by a school violating these provisions. |
| Support | HB1199 | (New Title) enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments. | Energy and Natural Resources | Tue 3/10 | 9:00 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill enables the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments. |
| Support | HB1697 | exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. | Judiciary | Tue 3/10 | 1:00 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill exempts certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. |
| Support | HB1365 | relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver. | Judiciary | Tue 3/10 | 1:15 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill prohibits pistol/revolver license application forms from requesting employment, personal references, or record disclosure information beyond what was required on the December 2009 version of form DSSP 85. |
| Support | HB609 | relative to the general court’s authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools. | Judiciary | Tue 3/10 | 1:30 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill provides that the general court has authority and jurisdiction over the regulation of firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools. |
| Support | HB206 | relative to government agent entries into secured premises. | Judiciary | Tue 3/10 | 2:00 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant. |
| Support | SB504 | relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists. | Health and Human Services | Wed 3/11 | 9:00 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill: I. Authorizes the dispensing of up to a 30-day supply of noncontrolled oral anti-cancer medication by a licensed health care professional legally authorized to prescribe and administer medications to a patient under a provider’s care or supervision subject to certain conditions. II. Amends the display requirements of certain licenses and permits. III. Authorizes licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to engage in remote processing. IV. Removes the requirement that a pharmacist’s name or initials be on a label affixed to any controlled drug or prescription issued. V. Amends the definition of the “practice of pharmacy.” VI. Removes certain authority of the board of pharmacy with respect to the regulation of collaborative pharmacy practice agreements. |
| Oppose | SB607 | relative to short-term, limited duration health insurance policies | Health and Human Services | Wed 3/11 | 9:30 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill prevents short-term, limited duration health insurance policies from being issued for a period longer than federal laws or regulations permit. |
| Oppose | SB520 | relative to breast surgeries for minors. | Health and Human Services | Wed 3/11 | 10:00 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill permits a physician to perform breast surgery on a minor if the procedure is at the election of the minor in consultation with her primary care physician. |
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The headline reads, “UK Mulls Banning 67 Dog Breeds for ‘Animal Health’ — but Is That Really the Reason?” My first thought, before reading it was, shouldn’t it be, UK Mullahs Banning 67 Dog Breeds for ‘Animal Health’ — but Is That Really the Reason?” The UK’s Daily Mail reported Thursday that this initiative comes from the ... Read more
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Governor Mills is not done with politics, as she wants to be a senator now that she is being termed out of Augusta. In trying to convince Maine voters that she is their beacon in the state house now and wants to be their watchdog in Washington, she has turned a blind eye to three ... Read more
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President Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) honored America’s heroes, sympathized with crime victims, and described how he’s improving Americans’ lives. The Democrat response, by recently inaugurated Virginia Governor Spanberger, claimed, with incredible chutzpah, that Trump has made life less affordable and more dangerous. President Biden and his Democrat Congress drove the 1.4% inflation he ... Read more
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Q: What are you doing on Tuesday May 5?
A: Swashbuckling into Chunky’s in Manchester to watch The Mask of Zorro with fellow NHLA supporters and boost our Civic Action fund for government‑free mutual aid.
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When Rules Are Optional in Nashua Sunshine Week is supposed to celebrate the public’s right to understand what their government is up to. But in Nashua, transparency feels more like a suggestion than the rule it is intended to be. The city’s Ethics Review Committee (ERC) was created to hold public officials accountable. Its governing ... Read more
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A Patch story caught my eye, and a light bulb went off. All those gazillions of dollars we’ve wasted on public education when we could have been cherishing seminaries, literature, or science. If you recall, the justification for state-managed gambling was that we’d be investing in public schools. Without looking at how much more expensive ... Read more
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Where is 79% ($3.7 M) of the $4.8 M Kensington K-5 School – Budget going to? TRANSPARENCY = TRUST CITIZENS MUST BE INFORMED to Vote on March 10th. *Costs Highlights: SAU 16 Teachers are top 10% in Pay and benefits in the state. On average, Kensington Teachers’ proposed contract = $92,000 base pay and approx $44,600 in benefits = ... Read more
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The Cost of Joining New York’s (Still Non-Existent) Cap & Invest Carbon Tax Scheme As the Vermont House Energy & Digital Infrastructure (HEDI) Committee debated whether or not to blow $800,000 (and $500,000 every year subsequent) establishing a new fossil fuel registry (H.740), Treasurer Mike Pieciak (D-VT) chimed in with a February 25, 2026, letter ... Read more
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This week, on NE Take, A. J. dives deep into his thoughts on Trump’s attack on Iran and the geopolitical fallout that might stabilize the Middle East. Also, Andru Volinsky has a crazy idea that no one is taking seriously for education funding. Email the show at aj@newenglandtake.com Join the Substack and keep the show rolling ... Read more
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During the Biden years, things were a lot like Joe. In a state of slow decline. The big news was what the so-called news was saying to paper over Joe’s dementia, or what his handlers were doing to hide it. The Easter bunny keeps Joe away from the kids. Joe gets lost of 20 x ... Read more
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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries has been the U.S. Representative for New York’s 8th congressional district since 2013. For some reason, he is the man-in-waiting for the Democratic Party and has been waiting to take the gavel away from the Republicans. Since the reign of Nancy Pelosi, Jeffries has been the heir apparent to the Party leadership ... Read more
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Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) promoting and protecting domestic glyphosate production spurred widespread backlash, but HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s support of the measure created far more. As an organic beef farmer and MAHA supporter, here’s why I support Secretary Kennedy’s position. I’ve never used a drop of glyphosate (aka Roundup) in my twenty-five ... Read more
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Many readers might already know about HB104, aka this year’s Defend the Guard, but let’s first talk about Jeb’s possible post-retirement power. While it doesn’t prove anything, I am convinced that Jeb is Queen Sharon’s handler and will offer one observation. I was with Daniel Richard, Tom Murray, Doris, and some others as Daniel was ... Read more
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Welcome to a special Saturday edition of the Morning Update. Today, the topic is civil terrorism, which sounds like an oxymoron, but it has attracted the attention of state legislators who are writing bills to suppress it. Free speech advocates are worried. Should we be as well? If the video doesn’t load, watch it here, ... Read more
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One thing is guaranteed when you are monitoring the thoughts and actions of the Left. Just when you think that they cannot say anything more stupid, illogical, or irrational, they dig down deeper into their personal rabbit hole and go lower. Gavin Newsom is already running for President, and why shouldn’t he? He has already ... Read more
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