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  • Claremont School District’s Financial Crisis

    Claremont School District’s Financial Crisis

    Introduction: A System in Survival Mode

    Parents in the Claremont School District (SAU6) are living through a crisis that can no longer be brushed aside as a temporary budget hiccup. The district is not merely facing a “tight year.” It is confronting a full-blown financial collapse brought on by years of mismanagement, structural deficits, and an inability to adapt to New Hampshire’s restrictive education funding model. The district’s own leaders have described their position as “survival mode.” For parents, the implication is clear: waiting for the state or municipal government to ride to the rescue is no longer realistic. Families need to make immediate, practical plans for their children’s education.

    This post explains how SAU6 got here, why legislative and municipal obstacles block a quick fix, and how parents can use Education Options edopt.org to take charge of their children’s education amid systemic breakdown.

    How Did We Get Here? Mismanagement and Lack of Oversight

    The immediate trigger of the crisis was the revelation that SAU6 failed to file for timely reimbursement of federal grants, leaving millions of dollars of anticipated revenue uncollected, compounding existing budget deficits that had already forced painful staff reductions and program cuts.

    Further investigation revealed that the district had not conducted proper financial audits for several years, meaning deficits accumulated silently. Cash reserves were depleted, and by the time the problem became public, SAU6 was unable to meet its obligations without emergency transfers and short-term fixes.

    The result has been a cycle of reactive measures: staff furloughs, canceled programs, deferred maintenance, and rising class sizes. For families, this translates into instability,  the very opposite of the aura public schools prefer to project.

    Why Can’t Claremont Just Fix This?

    At first glance, one might assume the solution is simple: raise local taxes or authorize an emergency bond. But the legal and legislative framework makes such remedies extremely difficult.

    State-Level Constraints

    New Hampshire funds education through state “adequacy grants” derived mainly from the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) and general state revenues, with local property taxes covering the remainder of the budgeted funds, creating wide spending disparities between property-rich and, as in the case of Claremont, property-poor communities.

    Borrowing Prohibitions

    By law, school districts cannot borrow money to cover operating deficits. While capital projects can be bonded, a hole in the operating budget must be filled within the fiscal year. That leaves districts like SAU6 boxed in: they cannot simply borrow their way out of insolvency.

    No Midyear Tax Increases

    State law also restricts municipalities from enacting midyear tax hikes or special appropriations without following specific legal channels. These rules were designed to ensure fiscal discipline, but now function as handcuffs when a crisis demands urgent flexibility.

    Claremont’s Charter Limitations

    At the municipal level, the City of Claremont’s charter adds a layer of constraint. The city cannot simply call a special referendum to authorize new funding for the schools. Doing so would require either an amendment to the charter passed by the legislature or a judicial petition,  both time-consuming and politically fraught.

    In practice, this means that even if the community is willing to raise revenue, after already sustaining a significant property value reassessment and resulting tax increase, to save its schools, the mechanisms to do so are locked behind structural barriers.

    What This Means for Parents

    The uncomfortable truth is that parents cannot wait for the legislature to fix Claremont’s problems. The gears of Concord turn slowly by design, and even the most sympathetic lawmakers cannot unwind decades of restrictive funding policy overnight. Municipal officials, meanwhile, are bound by charter restrictions that prevent quick intervention.

    For families, the question becomes immediate and personal: What do I do to ensure my child receives an education this year?

    The law in New Hampshire is clear: parents are legally responsible for ensuring their children are educated. Public schools fulfill that duty only as long as they are functional. When the system falters, the responsibility does not disappear.

    Education Options (EdOpt): A Practical Lifeline for Families

    This is where edopt.org comes in. EdOpt is a resource built precisely for moments like this, when families need to explore options beyond their assigned public school.

    Parents visiting the site can:

    EdOpt’s value lies not only in presenting options but in helping parents navigate them quickly. In a crisis, time is the one resource families cannot afford to waste.

    What Is To Be Done?

    The collapse of SAU6 is not just an institutional failure; it is a test of community resilience. While parents cannot rewrite state law overnight, they can take control of their children’s education. By using tools like edopt.org, families can fulfill both their legal obligation and their moral duty to ensure that the next generation is not left behind by bureaucratic paralysis.

    The path forward will not be easy, and it will not be solved solely by local activism or legislative lobbying. But parents are not powerless. The choices you make today,  to explore alternatives, to demand accountability, to act decisively,  will shape your child’s future more than any budget vote in Concord.

    If you are a Claremont parent wondering what to do next, start here: visit edopt.org, explore your options, and take back control of your child’s education.

  • Why the Big Beautiful Bill Represents a Major Win for Homeschoolers and School-Choice Advocates 🏡📚

    Homeschooling families and advocates of alternatives to public education have a new reason to celebrate: The Big Beautiful Bill. This sweeping piece of legislation offers one of the most significant expansions of support for homeschooling, private schooling, and educational choice in recent memory. Here’s why this bill is such great news for parents and families who value educational freedom:

    ✏️ 1. Scholarship Tax Credit Support

    The Big Beautiful Bill introduces federal tax credits for contributions made to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). These SGOs provide scholarships covering tuition, curricular materials, tutoring, standardized testing fees, dual-enrollment expenses, and therapeutic services for students with disabilities, benefiting families who choose homeschooling or private schooling.

    Critically, families earning up to 300% of their area’s median income can benefit from these scholarships, significantly expanding access to alternative educational pathways.

    📘 2. Affirmation of Educational Freedom

    This legislation explicitly prohibits discrimination against religious and mission-based schools when families utilize these scholarships or tax credits. This ensures that religious homeschoolers and private school families are treated equally and protected from bias at the federal, state, or local levels.

    The Big Beautiful Bill prevents government entities from discouraging the use of scholarships at religious or private educational institutions, solidifying educational freedom at the national level.

    🎯 3. Expanded Definition of “Qualified Expenses”

    Under the Big Beautiful Bill, Section 529 savings accounts can now be used to cover a wider array of educational expenses, including:

    • Tuition and curriculum
    • Online learning resources
    • Books and instructional materials
    • Tutoring
    • Standardized testing and dual-enrollment costs
    • Specialized therapies for students with disabilities

    This dramatically increases financial flexibility for homeschooling and private-school families, allowing tax-advantaged savings for all educational stages—not just college.

    👪 4. Parental Rights Strengthened in Court

    The Big Beautiful Bill grants parents explicit rights to intervene in any legal actions challenging the constitutionality of scholarship programs or school-choice policies. This ensures parents have the necessary tools to defend educational choice actively.

    🏫 5. Autonomy for Scholarship Granting Organizations

    Notably, the Big Beautiful Bill clarifies that SGOs are independent entities, not agents of the government. This preserves the autonomy and mission integrity of organizations that fund educational alternatives, safeguarding them from undue government influence.

    Why the Big Beautiful Bill is a Milestone ✅

    • Broad financial support is extended beyond the traditional public school system, making alternative education paths more accessible.
    • Federally protected educational choice reduces dependence on inconsistent state policies, ensuring equal opportunities for all families.
    • Legal standing for parents empowers families to actively defend their rights to educational alternatives.

    Bottom Line

    The Big Beautiful Bill marks a significant victory for parents who believe education should be tailored to each child’s unique needs. By lowering barriers, protecting choice, and enhancing financial support, this legislation paves the way toward a more diverse, flexible, and responsive educational future.

    Share this post to support educational freedom and parental choice. Together, we can continue advocating for policies that empower families and students everywhere.

  • Vouchers and the Vision of the Un-Anointed: A Rebuttal to Andru Volinsky

    by Kevin Tyson

    Introduction

    In his polemical essay against school vouchers, Andru Volinsky trades on well-worn tropes: that public education is a pillar of democracy, that vouchers threaten social equity, and that the Civil Rights Movement should be invoked to shield the status quo. Yet this rhetorical sleight-of-hand obscures deeper truths. Public education in America was not built to emancipate but to domesticate, borrowing heavily from the Prussian model of enforced conformity. Furthermore, the moral panic about vouchers ignores the lived reality of urban black families who have embraced school choice for decades. This essay offers a counter-narrative grounded in historical realism and contemporary experience, demonstrating why vouchers represent not a retreat from equity, but its most faithful realization.

    Prussian Conformity: The True Origins of American Schooling

    Public education in the United States was not born in the spirit of liberal pluralism. It emerged from the coercive ambitions of 19th-century statecraft, modeled explicitly on the Prussian system. Horace Mann, enthralled by the Prussian ideal, advocated for a uniform, centralized education system aimed at inculcating discipline, not inquiry. The goal, as historian John Taylor Gatto noted, was not enlightenment but obedience. American schooling became a conveyor belt of ideological conformity, designed to assimilate immigrants and minorities into a state-sanctioned mold.

    Urban Education and the Flight from Failure

    By the late 20th century, the promise of public education had curdled in America’s inner cities. In cities like Detroit, Baltimore, and Chicago, public schools became synonymous with dysfunction. Graduation rates plunged, violence surged, and generational poverty hardened. Faced with these grim realities, families—especially black families—sought escape. From the charter revolution in New Orleans to voucher programs in Milwaukee, urban parents voted with their feet. A 2023 survey found that 79% of black parents supported vouchers. These were not ideological libertarians—they were mothers and fathers desperate for a future their neighborhood school could not provide.

    The Civil Rights Hypocrisy: Cloaking the Present in the Past

    Volinsky’s argument descends into bathos when he invokes the Little Rock crisis of 1957 to denounce vouchers. To equate the parental choices of black mothers in 2025 with segregationist backlash in 1957 is not only absurd—it is offensive. Malcolm X warned of the white liberal who ‘poses as the friend of the Negro’ while obstructing genuine progress. In The Vision of the Anointed, Thomas Sowell describes this impulse as the hallmark of an elite that believes itself morally entitled to rule regardless of results. The black families embracing vouchers are not pawns of white supremacy; they are the repudiation of it. Their choices reflect autonomy, not acquiescence.

    Conclusion: Funding Children, Not Systems

    The voucher debate reveals a profound disjunction between a system designed to condition loyalty and a society increasingly demanding liberty. Volinsky champions the former, draping a failing institution in the shroud of moral rhetoric. However, school choice is not an experiment in privatization—it is a reassertion of educational sovereignty by the families who have been most betrayed. Vouchers are not the enemy of democracy. They are its overdue extension.

  • Against Term Limits: Liberty Requires Vigilance, Not Automation

    By: Kevin Tyson

    An Appeal to Conservatives and Classical Liberals

    In the American political imagination, term limits are often portrayed as a structural solution to corruption, elitism, and the inertia of entrenched power. For many on the center-right, they symbolize a necessary check against career politicians and the professionalization of governance. Yet beneath the intuitive appeal of this policy lies a contradiction with the foundational principles of self-government articulated by John Locke and embraced by classical liberalism. Term limits, far from empowering the citizen, lull the public into believing that political virtue can be mechanized. In truth, there is no substitute for an active, informed citizenry. Liberty cannot be delegated to an autopilot.

    I. Locke and the Moral Demands of Self-Government

    John Locke’s theory of government rests on a profound ethical premise: the legitimacy of political power derives from the ongoing consent of the governed. This is not a one-time transaction but a continuous process, requiring citizens to remain vigilant, rational, and morally engaged. For Locke, freedom is not merely a condition secured by institutions—it is the product of the people’s persistent attention to the character and behavior of those who govern them.

    The modern push for term limits reflects, paradoxically, a decline in this very civic responsibility. Instead of cultivating judgment, term limits promise deliverance from the need to judge. They whisper, “Don’t worry about learning your representative’s record—he won’t be around long enough to matter.” This idea transforms politics into a revolving door of unfamiliar faces and unknown priorities, encouraging disengagement rather than participation.

    II. Oligarchy by Another Name

    Supporters of term limits often hope that enforced turnover will break the elites’ grip on public office. However, history and political theory suggest otherwise. Robert Michels’ “iron law of oligarchy” teaches us that in any complex organization, leadership tends to consolidate into the hands of a few. The form of government may change, but the structure of influence remains. When term-limited legislators cycle out, they are replaced not by fresh citizen-legislators, but by staffers, lobbyists, bureaucrats, and entrenched interest groups—the permanent apparatus of what is today called the deep state.

    In practice, term limits increase the power of unelected actors. New legislators, stripped of institutional memory and policy experience, lean more heavily on civil servants, committee staffers, and outside consultants—many of whom have served longer than any term limit would allow. Instead of checking oligarchy, term limits merely relocate its center of gravity. We swap visible power for invisible power, electoral legitimacy for administrative permanence.

    Moreover, the time preference inherent in the long-con—crime that transpires over longer periods of time as compared to smash-and-grab robberies—is reflected in the character of the criminals it attracts. Similarly, the political class fostered under short-term constraints will differ in character from those who engage with the polity over sustained periods, tending toward expediency and superficiality rather than statesmanship and depth.  As a certain proportion of those we employ to govern us must succumb to the demons of their baser natures, isn’t a better class of criminal preferable?

    III. The False Promise of Automatic Reform

    The conservative and classical liberal traditions both distrust utopian shortcuts. Edmund Burke warned against abstract schemes that flatten the organic development of institutions; Friedrich Hayek defended evolved systems over technocratic design; and Locke, too, envisioned liberty as the fruit of active moral and intellectual labor, not the product of political automation.

    Term limits belong to the class of reforms that offer mechanistic solutions to moral problems. If voters are lazy, make their choices for them. If representatives grow corrupt, rotate them out regardless of merit. But this thinking misunderstands the problem. The rot in our politics is not merely in our politicians’ tenure but in our electorate’s apathy. The answer is not to reduce the voter’s responsibility, but to deepen it. As Tocqueville observed, the health of a republic depends not on the laws alone but on the habits of the people.

    IV. The Real Alternative: Institutional Transparency and Civic Renewal

    Rather than impose arbitrary expiration dates on legislators, we should focus on accountability on the part of the elected and the electors.  Only when citizens fulfill their obligations as informed participants in governance. We do not need to forcibly remove good representatives from office if we have the tools to remove bad ones by choice.

    Above all, the renewal of liberty demands a cultural change, not a procedural one. Schools, communities, and families must revive the virtues of self-rule: attentiveness, prudence, and engagement. The individual citizen must embrace the obligations for which they are the obligors, such as jury duty and voting, recognizing these not as mere burdens but as integral components of civic virtue. This is slow work, but it is the only path consistent with a government “of the people, by the people, for the people.”

    Conclusion: Responsibility, Not Rotation

    Term limits may offer conservatives and classical liberals the illusion of control, but they undermine the very agency that gives meaning to self-government. As Locke reminds us, freedom requires more than protection—it requires participation. We cannot delegate our duties to mechanisms. We must rise to them. If we want liberty to endure, it must be because citizens have the courage to earn it again and again, not because we have designed systems that excuse us from trying.

    This block post contributed by Kevin Tyson

  • Republican Review 3-28

    Republican Review | Volume 8 Issue 15 | March 28th, 2025
    House Republicans and Friends Across New Hampshire, I want to take a moment to thank each of you for your dedication and unity during this week’s long session days. As usual, Democrats did everything they could to drag out debates and complicate the process, but thanks to our commitment to conservative principles and the Republican Contract with New Hampshire, we stood strong and got the job done.Next week, we have a much-needed break from session—take the time to rest up. When we return, we face one of our most important tasks yet: passing a responsible budget that prioritizes fiscal discipline, economic growth, and the needs of all Granite Staters. This will take immense teamwork and coordination on our part, and we must remain united to ensure success.House Republicans have shown time and again that when we stick together, we deliver real results for New Hampshire. Let’s stay the course, uphold our promises, and continue fighting for the values that make our state the best in the nation.Enjoy the break—you’ve earned it!

    All the best,Jason Osborne
    House Majority LeaderWATCH: Democrats REVOLTED when Rep. Cordelli read from content that is READILY available in middle school libraries around the Granite State. Those same Democrats tried blocking HB 324, a bill which ensures content is age appropriate in schools. Democrats’ hypocrisy knows no limits. Click Here to Watch the Video

    Republicans Protect Children from Radical Gender Ideology
    House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Vice-Chair Lisa Mazur released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 377 and HB 712. This pair of bills protect Granite State children from the harm of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and breast removal surgeries (with exceptions) before the age of 18.
     
    “In New Hampshire, you need to be 18 to get a tattoo, be a notary, buy a lottery ticket, serve on a jury, and vote. Ironically, this year, Democrats filed legislation that prohibits the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to individuals under 18 years of age and imposes penalties on retail establishments that sell the supplements to minors but think that taking harmful gender transition medications and cutting off perfectly healthy body parts as a child is okay,” said Mazur.
     
    “These procedures and medications do irreparable and permanent harm. With seven European countries and several states taking pragmatic steps to protect minors, New Hampshire is following the lead of several other jurisdictions and taking a stand to protect vulnerable children.
    This legislation gives them time, space and hope for a future that isn’t defined by irreversible medical mistakes.”

    Republicans Strengthen Parental Consent Laws
    House Criminal Justice Vice-Chair Jennifer Rhodes released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 191-FN. As amended, this bill makes it unlawful for any adult to transport a minor for any surgical procedure without the written consent of the parent or guardian.
     
    “It is illogical that we would allow anyone who is not a parent to take our children for surgery or any medical procedure without parental consent. No matter what the procedures or reasons are, parents have a right to know what is happening to their children, and the vast majority of Granite Staters stand by that fact.” 
     
    “Republicans stand for transparency, and we will not allow our children’s lives to be dictated by secrets purposefully withheld from parents. As the primary caregivers tasked with overseeing our children’s wellbeing and safety, HB 191 draws a line in the sand that ensures that we, the parents, maintain the ultimate say in the health and safety of their minor children.”

    Republicans Ensure that New Hampshire’s Official Language is English
    House Transportation Committee Chair Tom Walsh released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 461. This legislation ensures that testing materials used at the New Hampshire department of Motor Vehicles are printed in English.
     
    “The New Hampshire Department of Safety has publicly stated that language barriers are one of the three main safety issues on New Hampshire roadways. Considering that our road signs, directional signs, and emergency electronic signs are all written in English, it makes sense that anyone with a New Hampshire driver’s license ought to have at least a basic understanding of our language.” said Walsh.
     
    “This is not a new concept,” Walsh explained, “RSA 3-C1 states that the official language of New Hampshire is English. If someone is unable to take a driver’s test without needing translation services, then we should seriously consider whether or not they are safe enough to endorse with the New Hampshire license.”

    Republicans Stop Arbitrary Mask Mandates
    Mask mandates had dire consequences on our children’s mental & emotional development. The power to create a mask mandate should not be arbitrarily enforced. Republicans passed HB 361 so that this heavy decision will be made by the State, not school boards.

    Republicans Assist Ambulance Services
    House Commerce Committee Chair John Hunt released the following statement after the New Hampshire House passed HB 316-FN. This legislation addresses the ongoing crisis in emergency medical services by standardizing ambulance reimbursement rates, prohibiting balance billing, and creating a commission to explore an all-payer model.
     
    “Ambulance services are essential for public safety. With ambulance services at a critical juncture, Republicans are working across the aisle to find common sense solutions. HB 316 is a fair and sustainable step forward to ensure access to emergency services when you need them most.” said Hunt.
     
    Hunt explained, “By implementing a structured and data-driven reimbursement model, New Hampshire can create a sustainable framework that supports ambulance services without imposing undue financial strain on a limited segment of the population. This legislation represents a pragmatic approach to balancing the needs of emergency medical providers, insurers, and consumers alike.”

    Republicans Raise a Glass to Social Districts
    Republicans passed HB467, which enables towns to create social districts. In social districts, people can publicly enjoy alcoholic beverages wherever they choose HB467 benefits small businesses and gives more freedom to both patrons and business owners.

    Democrats Vote to Release Murderers
    House Republicans just killed HB638, a bill letting prisoners on a life sentence without parole walk free. Under Republican leadership, prisoners serving a life sentence will remain incarcerated. Meanwhile Democrats want criminals to roam free, Republicans will keep NH safe.

    Democrats Push Unconstitutional Legislation
    The Supreme Court has repeatedly said that bills that exclude religious schools from Education Freedom are UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Democrats don’t listen and are trying to trigger costly, taxpayer funded lawsuits, Republicans slam the door on Democratic attacks on school choice.

    Democrats Want to Call Your Family Racist
    While Democrats fight tooth, nail, and lawsuit to call you and your children “inherently racist,” Republicans’ are strengthening NH’s nondiscrimination laws. Republicans believe that ALL men are created equal, while Democrats believe you’re all inherently racist

    Republicans Stop Runaway BureaucracyHouse Republicans just passed HB357, that takes power away from unelected bureaucrats who unilaterally obscure rulemaking processes to create arbitrary vaccine mandates. If a vaccine is necessary for healthy development, then the DHHS can make the case through proper processes.

    Republicans Protect the Sovereignty of NH! 
    Republicans pass HB584 and protect the sovereignty of NH! HB584 ensures that the UN, WHO, and WEF have NO jurisdiction here in NH. In NH, we the people decide what’s best for ourselves, not some globalist organization pushing a leftist agenda. HB584 embodies Live Free or Die!

    Make Your Voice Heard: Register Your Opinions on Bills
    Step 1: Go online to Gencourt.State.NH.US. A picture of the State House dome will appear. Scroll down. 
    Step 2:  When you see the box that says “Calendars & Meeting Schedules” click House Calendar (PDF). When you click “View PDF File” you will see a copy of the House Calendar. When you scroll through the document, you will see a day-by-day list of the bills that are being held in each committee. 
    Step 3: When you find bills of interest, go back to Gencourt.State.NH.US. To read a bill, scroll down to the box on the left hand side of the screen that says “Current Bills” enter the bill number (Example: HB2, HB136 etc.) and click the magnifying glass. 
    Step 4: When you find the bill that you are looking for, click the bill number in the left hand corner. This will bring you to the bill docket. To read the bill and its amendments, click the version of the bill that you want to read in the box on the left-hand corner. 
    Step 5: Go back to Gencourt.state.nh.us. And scroll down to “Meeting Resources.” To register your opinion on the bill, click the option “House Sign-in Form and Online Testimony Submission.
    Step 6: To view further instructions on how to register your opinion on a bill, click here.
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  • Legislative Update

    House Republicans and Friends Across New Hampshire,This week, we celebrate National School Choice Week. Every student deserves a quality education that fits their needs, and we recognize that no two students learn the same way. We also acknowledge that quality itself comes from choice. In 2021, New Hampshire House Republicans established the highly successful Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, transforming thousands of lives while saving taxpayers over $266 million. Despite relentless attacks from Democrats trying to dismantle it, Republicans have remained steadfast in our commitment to leveling the educational playing field. This year, House Republicans introduced HB 115 to make EFAs universal, ensuring every student—regardless of income or zip code—has access to the highest quality education possible. Whether it’s public, private, or home educated, school choice will always be a top priority for the New Hampshire House Republican Caucus.Happy National School Choice Week—we can’t wait to bring back those iconic yellow scarves!
    Jason Osborne
    House Majority Leader
    Republicans Continue Push Against Lawless Immigration Policies House Deputy Majority Floor Leader Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R-Tilton) released the following statement regarding HB71, the “schools not shelters bill,” an act relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities:“HB71 represents a significant step toward strengthening our immigration policies. This bill ensures public schools and public systems cannot shield illegal immigrants and protects students from being subjected to the Democrats’ politically motivated agenda. House Republicans remain committed to common-sense solutions that preserve the primary purpose of our schools—education,” said Harvey-Bolia.“Our schools should function as places of learning, not as tools to enforce radical open-border and sanctuary city policies,” Harvey-Bolia continued. “Republican initiatives like HB71 and HB511-FN send a clear message: we will not allow these lawless and dangerous policies to undermine our communities and institutions.”
    House Republicans Fight for Workplace Freedom
    Representative Daniel Popovici-Muller (R-Windham) released the following statement after Republicans on the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee recommended HB 238-FN, prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union, Ought to Pass by a vote of 10-9.

    “No employee should ever feel coerced to join or pay into a union or organization which they do not feel has their best interest in mind. HB238 would end compulsory union dues as a condition  of employment. This bill does not ban or prohibit unionization. Quality comes from choice, and this bill will incentivize unions to provide the kind of service and benefits of membership which employees will want to willingly choose.”

    “New Hampshire has the chance to bolster our economy by being the only state in the Northeast United States to implement this Workplace Freedom Law. According to a recent Harvard University study, counties with similar laws saw a 28% increase in manufacturing jobs in counties that bordered a state without similar policies. Passing HB238 would boost New Hampshire’s economy and truly enable our citizens to Work Free or Die!”
    Make Your Voice Heard: Register Your Opinions on Bills
    Step 1: Go online to Gencourt.State.NH.US. A picture of the State House dome will appear. Scroll down. Step 2:  When you see the box that says “Calendars & Meeting Schedules” click House Calendar (PDF). When you click “View PDF File” you will see a copy of the House Calendar. When you scroll through the document, you will see a day-by-day list of the bills that are being held in each committee. Step 3: When you find bills of interest, go back to Gencourt.State.NH.US. To read a bill, scroll down to the box on the left hand side of the screen that says “Current Bills” enter the bill number (Example: HB2, HB136 etc.) and click the magnifying glass. Step 4: When you find the bill that you are looking for, click the bill number in the left hand corner. This will bring you to the bill docket. To read the bill and its amendments, click the version of the bill that you want to read in the box on the left-hand corner. Step 5: Go back to Gencourt.state.nh.us. And scroll down to “Meeting Resources.” To register your opinion on the bill, click the option “House Sign-in Form and Online Testimony Submission.
    Step 6: To view further instructions on how to register your opinion on a bill, click here.