Terie Norelli and Susan Arnold
Editor s note: This column was submitted before Gordon MacDonald was confirmed by the Executive Council on Jan. 22. Its main points remain relevant, as MacDonald s confirmation was never in doubt with Republicans holding a 4-1 majority.
That Gordon MacDonald should serve as Chief Justice of the NH Supreme Court is a very bad and dangerous idea. He should not be placed in the position that is ultimately responsible for protecting rights that he himself does not believe in. Attorney General MacDonald would pose a grave risk to basic liberties were he to be confirmed by the Executive Council.
Attorney General Gordon MacDonald confirmed as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in 4-1 vote
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald in West Lebanon, N.H., on Feb. 13, 2018. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Geoff Hansen
Published: 1/22/2021 10:58:57 AM
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald will be New Hampshire’s next chief justice of the state Supreme Court, after a 4-1 Executive Council vote Friday that confirmed his nomination.
After brief remarks, the four Republican councilors voted together to confirm. The body had met Thursday for day-long hearing in which councilors and members of the public sifted through his career and testified to his character.
On Thursday, Attorney General Gordon MacDonald will have an opportunity to assure Granite State women that he will protect our reproductive rights. I urge him to do so. As Gov. Chris Sununu’s nominee to the position of chief justice of the New.
Our Turn: MacDonald poses risk to basic liberties
Published: 1/19/2021 6:01:10 AM
That Gordon MacDonald should serve as chief justice of the N.H. Supreme Court is a very bad and dangerous idea. He should not be placed in the position that is ultimately responsible for protecting rights that he himself does not believe in.
Attorney General MacDonald would pose a grave risk to basic liberties were he to be confirmed by the Executive Council.
Gov. Chris Sununu’s re-nomination of Attorney General MacDonald is no less alarming for the fact that Sununu has held the seat open for nearly two years after his initial attempt to place MacDonald on the Supreme Court lost in a 3-2 vote of the Executive Council.
Windham
Our family moved from Massachusetts to New Hampshire in 2014. My wife and I included the income tax savings (as remote employees for Massachusetts based companies) in our affordability calculations and settled in a beautiful community within the Boston MSA. We were far from the first ones to discover the benefits of looking north of the border. Population growth and development in our town and region prove that other families and individuals have come to a similar realization.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has historically taxed non-resident income generated while working within the state’s borders. In the past, Massachusetts credited taxpayers for days spent out of state. Form 1 NR/PY has a worksheet incorporated in the document for earners to apportion their income. Remote employees have received refunds for any withholdings. Every non-resident with a worksite in Massachusetts could have filed every year for a refund on vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and