In its first state filing of receipts and expenditures of the 2022 election cycle, the New Hampshire Democratic Party reported Wednesday that it raised $210,408 since the Nov. 3, 2020 election and has $279,299 on hand in its state account.
Published: 5/12/2021 8:00:07 AM
It’s unfortunate that the great work that Dr. Frank Edelblut is doing for school choice in the Granite State continues to be mischaracterized and maligned by the political wing of the teachers’ unions that are keeping public schools shuttered in the most vulnerable communities. Fortunately, Dr. Edelblut has strong support from the current governor’s Executive Council and from Councilor Janet Stevens. Councilor Stevens has been a stark contrast to past councilors such as Debora Pignatelli who said on behalf of the Democrat majority in the last Council that Dr. Edelblut’s job was “to be a cheerleader for public schools.”
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
NASHUA, NH New Hampshire could have commuter rail service connecting Nashua, Manchester and its airport with the MBTA line at Lowell, Mass., in the coming years as the Executive Council has approved a $5.4 million engineering and public outreach contract for the NH Capitol Corridor rail project.
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Former Executive Councilor Debora Pignatelli, D-Nashua, said she was proud that among her last votes in her most recent two-year term on the Council was to see the needle move on this long-discussed commuter rail project. It could reduce congestion on the roadways in southern New Hampshire connecting Massachusetts, improve the chance young professionals would move to the Granite State, and have many other positive economic and social impacts, Pignatelli said. The Council voted unanimously Dec. 18 to allow the Department of Transportation to contract with AECOM Technical Services Inc. of Manchester to refine costs, develop a realistic financial
As a former councilor, Sununu understands the role councilors play.
But he decided to ask voters to give him a different, Republican-led group after the Democratic majority denied him key political appointments, including
Gordon MacDonald as New Hampshire Supreme Court chief justice, 2018 congressional nominee
Eddie Edwards as a professional licensing chief and
Ryan Terrell of Nashua to a seat on the Board of Education.
Milford Republican
Joe Kenney return to the council after avenging their 2018 losses to Nashua Democrat
Debora Pignatelli and Hanover Democrat
Michael Cryans.
Wheeler thought voters were galvanized by the record of number of bills passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature and vetoed by Sununu.