Claremont • Sullivan County • New Hampshire • U.S. — Saturday, October 18, 2025 Local — Claremont & Sullivan County SAU 6 still reeling; “Wild West” plan stalls in Concord A Senate committee balked at Claremont’s emergency school‑finance proposal as the district works through a ~$5M hole and staff changes. Sources: NHJournal — Damien Fisher:… Continue reading Daily News Brief
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SchoolCare, Claremont, and the Health-Cost Shock Wave
Claremont’s Shock Invoice Claremont’s school budget crisis—already a five-alarm fire—now has an accelerant: a nearly $870,000 mid-year invoice from SchoolCare, the nonprofit health-benefits pool that covers many NH districts. That bill lands atop an existing ~ $5 million deficit and tight cash-flow projections, forcing immediate triage on spending and reserve use. What SchoolCare Is (and… Continue reading SchoolCare, Claremont, and the Health-Cost Shock Wave
SCGOP News Update
Introduction & context: the fight re‑ignites For decades, New Hampshire’s education funding regime has been controversial: the state provides a base adequacy subsidy per pupil (statutorily determined), while the bulk of school costs fall to local property taxpayers. Carsey School+2NH Journal+2 Recently, the state Supreme Court confirmed that the current base appropriations are constitutionally deficient… Continue reading SCGOP News Update
SCGOP News Update for 6 October 2025
Claremont seeks state aid amid fiscal crisisClaremont school officials petition state for emergency support after “financial crisis.”(Patch) Patch White Water Brook dam in danger, repair cost hits $1MLocal watchdog alleges city hid decaying dam condition; cost estimate ~$1,095,000.(Sullivan Report) sullivanreport.com Calls intensify for AG probe of Liot Hill misconductGOP demands investigation/impeachment over Executive Councilor ballot‑law… Continue reading SCGOP News Update for 6 October 2025
Procedures With Gravity: Michels’s Iron Law Meets Claremont
This article is reproduced from my Substack. How agendas, expertise, and crisis routines concentrate power in SAU 6; and practical guardrails to pull it back. Robert Michels’s “iron law of oligarchy” says that organizations founded on democratic participation tend to concentrate power in the hands of a few. The cause isn’t malice; it’s machinery, specialization,… Continue reading Procedures With Gravity: Michels’s Iron Law Meets Claremont
SCGOP News Update
🏛 Local (Claremont / Sullivan County) Stone, Irish vie for Claremont Ward 3 council seatFormer councilor Jon Stone (R) challenges Christopher Irish for Ward 3. Valley News election watch Claremont Council approves $8,500 grant for police motor enforcementThe city accepted a State highway safety grant (plus match) for traffic enforcement. The Vermont Journal & The Shopper… Continue reading SCGOP News Update
The Sullivan County NH Republican Committee 