NH Senate Republicans Pass SB 3 to Throw NH Voters Under Trump’s Make-Believe Magic Bus “Highway Between Massachusetts and Our Polling Places”

In contrast to bipartisan condemnation of Trump’s unsubstantiated claims, Governor Sununu, NH Senate Republicans feed the beast – and jeopardize real Granite State voters in the process Concord, NH – The NH State Senate Republicans voted yesterday to… Read More

Granite State Progress Statement on NH Senate Republicans Passing SB 3, Voter Suppression Bill

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire State Senate voted on party lines today to pass SB 3, a voter suppression bill. Statement from Granite State Progress Executive Director Zandra Rice Hawkins: “Senate Republicans have made it official that… Read More

NH Governor Chris Sununu’s Education Commissioner Using Position to Help Free Stater, Secessionist Leader Obtain State Department of Education Job

 Valley News right to know email request highlights Commissioner Edelblut using position to personally help extreme Free Stater, secessionist leader gain job directing K-12 educational programs in New Hampshire; Governor Sununu also previously considered a Free Stater for… Read More

Contrary to What Senate Republicans Want You to Believe, Amended SB 3 Still Sends Police to Your Door – and Vigilante Groups Too

Amended Version of SB 3 Much Worse Than Original Bill State Senator Regina Birdsell (R) told members of the Senate Election Law committee on Tuesday that she had removed the controversial police provision from SB 3. What she… Read More

Amended Version of SB 3 Much Worse Than Original Bill, Still Sends Police to Voter Doors and Now Authorizes Vigilantes Too

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 23, 2017 Media Contacts Zandra Rice Hawkins, (603) 225-2471 Amended Version of SB 3 Much Worse Than Original Bill, Still Sends Police to Voter Doors and Now Authorizes Vigilantes Too In a rushed… Read More

Granite State Progress Statement on the Passing of State Senator Scott McGilvray

Manchester, NH – Statement from Granite State Progress Executive Director Zandra Rice Hawkins on the passing of State Senator Scott McGilvray: “Granite State Progress is incredibly sad to learn of the passing of our colleague and friend Scott… Read More

GSP Social Media Sit-In: State House Accountability, Saturday, April 8th

Granite State Progress invites all bloggers, graphic artists, writers, and progressive people with strong opinions and some level of creativity to a social media sit-in to create issue and district-specific accountability materials for the Governor, Executive Council, State… Read More

The 78 Awful, Fear-Mongering State Reps Who Voted for Transgender Discrimination – And Against Child Human Trafficking Victims

Last week the New Hampshire House took up two very separate, but very important bills. The first was HB 94 to protect child victims of human trafficking. The second was HB 478 to update New Hampshire’s existing nondiscrimination… Read More

Free State Project Electeds Overwhelmingly Vote for Transgender Discrimination, Against Child Human Trafficking Victims

There are 16 known Free State Project members in the New Hampshire State House, plus 1 additional Honorary FSP member who actively helps the Free State Project build a network here. How did those “freedom-loving, personal liberty” Free… Read More

Voting Rights Under Attack in New Hampshire

The Senate finally released its rumored bill to attack voting rights, SB 3, and it’s as bad as we expected – right down to creating a poll tax to vote by requiring you to register your car in… Read More