Hodes Stumbles in First Senate Test

Officials at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee have reason to be concerned this week with the performance of the candidate they have called their “presumptive” nominee for Judd Gregg’s open Senate seat in 2010. This past Wednesday those running for Congress across the country submitted their first quarter fundraising figures. According to published reports 10 [...]

Transgender Group Helping Martin Despite His Silence on Issue

A transgender rights organization is sending paid, out-of-state operatives to New Hampshire to elect “Bud” Martin to the state Senate, NowHampshire.com has learned. The group, called the Human Rights Campaign, is dedicated to, among other things, “equal protection under the law” for “transgendered Americans.” Transgenderism is a hot button issue in New Hampshire these days [...]

NRCC Hits Shea-Porter Spending in New Radio Ad

The National Republican Congressional Committee today announced a new radio ad campaign hitting Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) for “authorizing to spend American taxpayers’ money at the rate of a billion dollars an hour.” “Carol Shea-Porter has failed to be honest about her willingness to support a pork-filled stimulus package and a budget that taxes, [...]

Group, Obama Focus on Better Chronic Disease Management

The state chapter of a national health care organization is urging Congress and the president to reform America’s health system by tackling the problem of chronic disease. You may have seen the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease featured on WMUR this weekend as they set about the work of educating the public and the politicians [...]

Romney: EFCA Still a Threat

Much of the air seems to have been let out of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act—or “card check”—balloon but that doesn’t mean small business owners can rest, according to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. “[The Employee Free Choice Act] would be a black cloud on entrepreneurship in this country and to small business,” said [...]

Recession Era ‘Luxury Lavatories’ an Epidemic?

New Hampshire isn’t the only state in which the legislature is installing fancy new bathrooms in the state house while raising taxes on working families. According to Fox News, the epidemic has hit New York, as well: Sources tell NowHampshire.com there’s a lot more to the story of New Hampshire’s luxury lavatory to come. Stay [...]

Around the Globe: Shutter the Thought

New Hampshire citizens react to the news coming out of the Washington Post today that the New York Times Co., parent company of the Boston Globe, is threatening to shutter the newspaper with a mixture of nostalgic sadness and disinterest. The company is looking for $20 million dollars in immediate concessions from the unions or [...]

Has the Recession Hit Bottom?

Hopeful signs are emerging that the fierce economic recession could be hitting its bottom and the U.S. economy could be poised for a comeback. According to the Commerce Department, orders for manufactured goods rose 1.8 percent in February, despite estimates it would drop again for the seventh straight month. Construction spending and pending home sales [...]

Martin: I’ll Reveal on Issues When I “Understand” Them

District 3 state Senate candidate “Bud” Martin had an opportunity to reveal his positions on key issues that have dogged him of late on WMUR. He declined and instead stuck to a tightly worded script that echoed his message duing his appearance on “Close-up” this weekend. On gay marriage, the death penalty and broadbased taxes, [...]

Republicans Blast Shea-Porter for Murtha “Ties”

Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter has come under fire for her connections to embattled Congressman Jack Murtha (D-PA). The National Republican Congressional Committee has accused Shea-Porter, who on multiple occasions has voted against Republican-sponsored resolutions calling for a House Ethics Committee inquiry of Murtha’s ties to a lobbying firm currently under federal investigation, of turning a blind [...]

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