Sad to say, it's not just southern states doing this sort of thing. NH's newly Republican majority in all branches of government (we actually have 4, not the typical 3-it includes the Executive Council, an advisory group to the Governor) have now passed an unconstitutional gag order forbidding ANY discussion/diversity training by pretty much ANYONE.
Sad to say, it's not just southern states doing this sort of thing. NH's newly Republican majority in all branches of government (we actually have 4, not the typical 3-it includes the Executive Council, an advisory group to the Governor) have now passed an unconstitutional gag order forbidding ANY discussion/diversity training by pretty much ANYONE.
NH does all kinds of weird things. It's a wonder it even functions, even at the low level it does. I occasionally ponder on how two adjacent states of similar size, geography, and history can be so different from each other. It probably makes a difference that VT was an independent Republic for 10 years (while NY and NH each claimed it), but NH prior to 1776 was a Mass county run pretty much by self-serving governors. Sometimes things don't change much.
You're so right. I've lived here all my life and it just feels like we can never get anything done with our overly huge state legislature which tends to be majority GOP most sessions. When you don't pay your state legislators anything to speak of, who you gonna get? Old white guys who want to maintain the status quo from a couple centuries ago.
Sad to say, it's not just southern states doing this sort of thing. NH's newly Republican majority in all branches of government (we actually have 4, not the typical 3-it includes the Executive Council, an advisory group to the Governor) have now passed an unconstitutional gag order forbidding ANY discussion/diversity training by pretty much ANYONE.
Catch me up. Did it pass? I thought it had gotten inserted in the budget and Sununu was threatening to veto it if they left it there.
NH does all kinds of weird things. It's a wonder it even functions, even at the low level it does. I occasionally ponder on how two adjacent states of similar size, geography, and history can be so different from each other. It probably makes a difference that VT was an independent Republic for 10 years (while NY and NH each claimed it), but NH prior to 1776 was a Mass county run pretty much by self-serving governors. Sometimes things don't change much.
You're so right. I've lived here all my life and it just feels like we can never get anything done with our overly huge state legislature which tends to be majority GOP most sessions. When you don't pay your state legislators anything to speak of, who you gonna get? Old white guys who want to maintain the status quo from a couple centuries ago.
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