Local voices chime in on a variety of topics.
I enlisted in the Air Force 39 years ago. I’m one of three members of my immediate family who proudly served our country. I’m a disabled veteran with a spinal cord injury and HB 1283 greatly alarms me!
The For the People Act is being portrayed as a “power grab” by its opponents but it is the exact opposite. By addressing systemic issues involving voting, this act puts democracy back into the hands of citizens, not politicians.
The Governor’s plan, which he announced in conjunction with Democrats on October 30 of this year, is shored up by two LSRs (HB 1629 and HB 1632). One bill would make zoning for low-income or high-density housing mandatory while forcing zoning and planning boards to accept training in the philosophy of “new urbanism” — an internationally-bred fad that has invaded the country. The other bill would give more tax breaks to developers for building specific types of projects.
Texas is a great state and it certainly has competitive advantages of its own (its beef brisket is admittedly hard to deny). But when it comes to our overall tax climate, our workforce, our communities, and our quality of life – well, don’t mess with the Live Free or Die state.
Join the HOPE for Recovery from addiction rally at NH Statehouse, Oct. 18, 2014, 11a.m. -2 p.m.
I returned home to Manchester, NH, from my first vacation abroad to discover Market Basket CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas had