Author: Kevin Tyson
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A Sullivan County Republican Committee View: Why the Property Tax Narrative Misses the Point
In New Hampshire, property taxes are not a theoretical issue. They show up in escrow payments, rent increases, and “maybe we should move” conversations at kitchen tables across Sullivan County. So when we hear speeches and posts claiming that property taxes are high because Republicans “shifted burdens,” “broke promises,” or “underfunded” education, we think the public deserves a more serious explanation than a blame story.
Here is our view, grounded in a conservative approach to public policy: focus on incentives, tradeoffs, and results. If a claim cannot survive that treatment, it is not a solution. It is a slogan.
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The NH-02 Primary Audit:
Questions Conservative Voters Should Demand Answers To Before September 8
The 2026 Republican primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District is a two-candidate race, and that is a gift. With only two names on the ballot, there is nowhere to hide. Victor Orlando, a Hollis construction business owner making his first run for office, faces Lily Tang Williams, a real estate investor and Chinese-born immigrant who narrowly lost the CD02 general election to Democrat Maggie Goodlander in 2024 by a margin of 52.9% to 47.0%, roughly 24,000 votes.
A serious primary is not a pep rally. It is an audit. The goal is to force clarity on priorities, trade-offs, and the kind of backbone that survives a Wednesday-night leadership meeting in Washington. Conservative voters in CD02 deserve that clarity before September 8, not after.
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Is Education Fungible?
When one gallon of gas equals another, but one child’s learning doesn’t equal the next, what does “cost per student” really mean?
What Does Fungible Mean?
When something is fungible, it means one unit can be substituted for another unit.
Think about buying milk at Market Basket or Hannaford. A gallon of whole milk is a gallon of whole milk. If Market Basket charges $3.49 and Hannaford charges $3.79, you know exactly what you’re getting at each store. The milk at one store will work just as well in your cereal as the milk from the other.
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Introducing CSBTP V1: A source-grounded research assistant for school board transparency
Today, I am releasing CSBTP V1, the first version of the Claremont School Board Transparency Project research assistant. CSBTP V1 is built to make it easier to navigate board packets, minutes, policies, and related documents, and to connect local records with statewide context from NHDOE data. It is designed to help the public and stakeholders ask concrete questions and get answers that point back to the record.
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When they came for the Christians, I did nothing, I’m not a Christian
Yes, it is time to paraphrase Martin Niemöller.
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I am not a Christian. I am not religious at all. When I describe myself as a Jew, what I mean is that my mother was a Jew. Her mother came from Kraków. My grandparents and many of their cousins emigrated on the eve of World War I. Of those who did not, only one survived the Holocaust.