MaryLou Beaver's - Granite State Rumblings- A Weekly Publication of Every Child Matters in NH - (Jan. 3, 2012)

"Welcome to 2012! This year promises to be as tumultuous as the last one at both the federal and state level for children and families. And it all begins today!" 

Rep. John Cloutier's NH House Happenings - Controversial Bills on Tap for '12 -  (Jan. 2,2012)

"Several controversial pieces of legislation will be debated when the New Hampshire House of Representatives returns for its first two 2012 meetings on January 4th and 5th."

Mark Fernald - Romney's Big Lie -  (Dec. 30, 2011)

"Here are two articles about recent whoppers said by Mitt Romney.  Other Republican candidates and politicians, national and more local, are also prone to making stuff up.  We when we see it, we have to call them out on, as these two writers have."

Harrell Kirstein - NHDP's Press Secretary - NY Times Editorial Calls Out O'Brien's Attempts to Deny the Right to Vote - (Dec. 27, 2011)

"Republicans usually don't want to acknowledge that their purpose is to turn away voters, especially when race is involved, so they invented an explanation, claiming that stricter ID laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud. In fact, there is no voter fraud in America to prevent."

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's Press Release - Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance Extensions Will Help American Families - (Dec. 17, 2011)

"Payroll tax cuts for workers and benefits for the unemployed have been extended for 2 months, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today."  

Harrell Kirstein - NHDP's Press Secretary - Speaker O'Brien Doles out Thousands in Tax Payer Money to GOP Caucus- (Dec. 13, 2011)

"In an email dated Thursday December 8th, Republican House Speaker Bill O'Brien offered thousands of dollars in taxpayer funded mileage reimbursement payments to Republican lawmakers who attended secret briefings on the Speaker's redistricting plan." 

MaryLou Beaver - Granite State Rumblings - A Weekly Publication of Every Child Matters in NH - (Dec. 13, 2011)

"Here is the dictionary definition of an advocate: a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter; a person who intercedes on behalf of another."

ACTION ALERT - Consumer Advocacy Under Threat in New Hampshire - Action Needed Now! - (Dec. 16, 2011)

"As you probably know, our consumer advocate, Meredith Hatfield, was denied reappointment to her post last month, after being nominated by Governor Lynch, on a 3-2 vote by the Executive Council. This was both a big surprise, and a huge shock." 

Mark Fernald - New Hampshire's Structural Deficit - (Dec. 17,2011)

"It's all too typical.  Someone who knows what he is talking about tells it like it is.  Republicans don't like the message, and attack the messenger."

Beyond Nuclear - Exposed! Owners fiddle rules while reactors burn! - (Dec. 13, 2011)

"A Beyond Nuclear investigation conducted by Paul Gunter has uncovered that, for decades, nuclear reactor owners across the US have failed to comply with federally-mandated fire protection measures, substituted their own weaker ones, and even misled the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding compliance with the law".

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's Press Release - Shaheen Presses European Leaders to Broaden Sanctions Against Iran -(Dec. 7, 2011)

"United States Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today urged European Union (EU) officials to expand existing sanctions against the Iranian government to help stop Iran’s proliferation of nuclear weapons." 

Harrell Kirstein - NHDP Press Secretary - NH GOP's Guns on Campus Bill Receives Widespread Intense Opposition - (Dec. 5, 2011)

"In case you missed it, the Republican legislature's plan to force college campuses to allow guns on their campuses has received widespread and intense criticism, including more than 20 letters to the editor and multiple editorials in opposition to the reckless proposal."

Harrell Kirstein - NHDP Press Secretary - In Case You Missed It: Cigarette Tax Cut Must be Repealed - (Dec. 5, 2011)

"The Portsmouth Herald called for the repeal of the Republican cigarette tax break this weekend, citing news that it has cost New Hampshire taxpayers 11 million dollars since July."

Concord Monitor - Road Show Took a Detour Around Truth - (Dec. 9, 2011)

Mark Fernald - Republican State Budget a Disaster on Many Levels - (Dec. 8, 2011)

"The Republicans continue to argue that any budget that balances is a good budget, and the consequences on the people be damned.  Unfortunately, due to their mismanagement, the budget may not balance."

MaryLou Beaver - Granite State Rumblings - A Weekly Publication of Every Child Matters in NH - (Dec. 6, 2011)

"Last week in Iowa presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made this sweeping blanket statement , “ Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works, so they literally have no habit of showing up on Monday."

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's Press Release - Shaheen Applauds Investment in Energy Efficient Upgrades - (Dec. 2, 2011)

"U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement about President Obama’s announcement of a $4 billion investment in energy upgrades to federal and private sector buildings:"

Arnie Alpert's AFSC-NH State House Watch - "Ding Dong "Right to Work is Dead" - (Dec. 2, 2011)

"When, at last, the vote tally was displayed, cheers of victory and relief rose up from the red-shirted audience members when the stunning realization set in that We had Won!"  

Harrel Kirstein - NHDP Press Secretary - FACT CHECK: The NHGOP's Failed Year in Review - (Dec. 2, 2011)

"Yesterday, the New Hampshire Republican Party issued a self-congratulating press release trying to spin their disastrous tenure over the past twelve months. In their jubilee, it appears our Tea Partying friends forgot to double check some of their dishonest claims."

Jackie Cilley's Legislative Action Alert - Asphalt Musings - (Nov. 27, 2011)

"After months of intrigue and tension, the verdict is in on the ignominiously labeled “Right to Work” (for less money) legislation vetoed by Governor Lynch."

Harrel Kirstein - NHDP's Press Secretary - O'Brien's Anti-NH Priorities Continue - (Dec. 1, 2011)

"Yesterday after failing to pass the job and wage killing right to work for less bill, House Republican Speaker Bill O'Brien took frustration with his own failure out on members of his leadership team."