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Red states unite in rejecting federal unemployment benefits

At least 23 Republican-led states — including New Hampshire, Georgia, Ohio, Missouri, Arizona, Montana, and South Carolina — have announced they will stop accepting the benefits, citing growing unemployment despite job availabilities.

May 26, 2021 in U.S..
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John Klar: Fear and loathing in COVID land

Let us teach others how much more enjoyable is a brave life aware of risk than a cowering enslavement in self-induced torment. The only thing to loath is fear itself — not those enjoying liberty rationally, without fear.

May 25, 2021 in Commentary.

Are folded ballots a problem for AccuVote machines?

If there were about 400 misreads on the machines, consisting of about 300 overvotes killing as many valid votes for mostly Republicans, and about 100 invalid votes added to St. Laurent, the Windham discrepancy can be explained.

May 25, 2021 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: SCOTUS rules that Fourth Amendment protects firearms in the home

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for a Rhode Island man after police responding to a domestic disturbance took guns from his home without a warrant — a violation of the man’s Fourth Amendment rights, the justices ruled.

May 25, 2021 in Commentary.
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New Hampshire lawmakers seek to blunt impact of federal voting changes

The amendment’s primary sponsor, Rep. Barbara Griffin, R-Goffstown, called the pending federal bill — titled the For the People Act— a “direct assault on the state of New Hampshire and its ability to conduct elections.”

May 25, 2021 in U.S..
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Vermont Chamber: Budget makes meaningful investment in economy, but no Act 250 reform this year

The Legislature adjourned Friday until October or January after passing bills that address several legislative priorities the Vermont Chamber worked to support over the past five months.

May 25, 2021 in Commentary.
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Two gun-control bills will carry over to next legislative session, while 2A ‘sanctuaries’ hold promise for gun owners

This year’s legislative session saw two gun-control bills pass their respective chambers, but neither bill advanced beyond that, and both are expected to advance further next year.

May 24, 2021 in TNR News.
Nick Moseder

Philip Stark and Harri Hursti address massive ballot-folding glitch in tabulator machines, LHS prez conflict

“So the question here was, would the fold through [candidate] St. Laurent’s vote target be interpreted as a mark that would generate an overvote in that contest so that none of the four would be counted. And we found rates of generating overvotes from roughly 24 percent up to 72 percent,” auditor Philip Stark said.

May 24, 2021 in Videos.

Windham AccuVote machines fail to reproduce Election Day results in audit, questions about LHS abound

“If the auditors are finding corruption with the machines in Windham, that can give us a lot of leverage to expand this audit beyond Windham into the state of New Hampshire, because these machines were used in 85 percent of the state and provided by the same vendor.”

May 24, 2021 in Videos.
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Deroy Murdock: Democrat left’s critical race theory preaches Black failure

Critical race theory may be the Democrat left’s filthiest, ugliest big lie. It defines America as inherently and irredeemably bigoted, denounces all whites as racial oppressors, and diminishes all blacks as racially oppressed victims. Lies, lies, lies. The third lie is the worst.

May 24, 2021 in Commentary.
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‘It’s News to Us’ — Host Steve Merrill discusses ‘country gone to hell in just 100 days’

In the May 19 episode of “It’s News to Us,” host Steve Merrill gives his views and opinions on race-baiting, border jumpers, inflation, leaping crime rates, and the U.S. Capitol investigation.

May 24, 2021 in Videos.
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Roll Call: Senate criminalizes ‘handshake’ deals for residential construction projects over $3,500

The purpose of the bill is to mandate that construction contractors register with the state and conform to certain regulatory requirements in order to legally do business on residential homes in Vermont.

May 24, 2021 in TNR News.

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