New Hampshire Journal

New Hampshire's teachers unions blast a proposal to end remote learning, while Sen. Maggie Hassan prepares to cast her vote to kill the filibuster. And a NH House committee considers legislation to block any state tax dollars from going to commuter rail projects like the (likely) $500 million Capitol Corridor Project.NHJournal's Michael Graham discusses it all with Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center (and chairman of the State Board of Education.)

In this double-barreled edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, Dr. Jay Kennedy of Michigan State University talks about how the surge of 'smash-and-grab' robberies and mass shoplifting events are actually being fueled by shoppers like you.Kennedy, who is part of the USA-IT effort to fight organized retail crime and the black market economy, says criminal gangs are using theft and counterfeits to fill orders from unsuspecting shoppers on the internet.And Brandon Arnold of the National Taxpayers Union breaks down the Build Back Better bill and why, he says, it's a legislative nightmare. Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center joins in to talk BBB math, budgets and the "I" word.Hosted by Michael Graham. 

The Trafalgar Group is probably best known as one of the few polling firms that predicted the Trump surge in 2016. They also spotted the GOP's surprisingly strong performance in 2020. Now, Trafalgar's CEO Robert Cahaly is on the New Hampshire Journal podcast to talk about his new poll of Granite State voters, as well as the trends for 2022 he's seeing in polling across the U.S. And he answers one of the most frequently-asked questions among Republican activists: Are Biden's bad numbers tanking too soon? Does the GOP still have time to blow the midterms?(Spoiler alert: The GOP can ALWAYS blow an election.)Cahaly discusses all this and more with host Michael Graham of InsideSources and Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy.

In this episode of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, New Hampshire Board of Education member Ryan Terrell talks about how to strike the right balance in the classroom between avoiding CRT-inspired, race-based instruction, and teaching the accurate -- and sometimes ugly -- history of the United States. The podcast is rudely interrupted by Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center who shares new research showing that closed classroom policies backed by teachers unions as a way to address COVID are:a) a lousy and ineffective way to address COVID, andb) are devastating to the educations of our children.Hosted by Michael Graham.

Lots of action in this edition of the podcast, recorded just hours after Gov. Chris Sununu shocked the political world (except for NHJournal's Michael Graham) with his announcement that he's not running for the U.S. Senate but will seek a fourth term as governor.The Josiah Bartlett Center's Drew Cline weighs in, as does Greg Moore of the N.H. chapter of Americans for Prosperity. And longtime GOP strategist Patrick Hynes offers his thoughts on the state of the 2022 campaign as well. What are the GOP's odds of picking up this Senate seat without Sununu? Who are the likely candidates for the party's nomination?It's all in this edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast.

On this post-election edition of the NHJournal podcast, host Michael Graham offers a desperate plea on behalf of  U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan to her fellow Democrats in Washington, DC: Why are you doing this to her?In the wake of the Democrats' shellacking, particularly in New Jersey, Hassan's never been exposed as more vulnerable in next year's Senate race. Why are Democrats doing so much to make her job harder?Also on the podcast, Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy talks about the policy issues that impacted the 2021 elections. He also gives a shout out to Gov. Chris Sununu's comments re: housing policy.And speaking of Sununu -- why the heck isn't he announcing his U.S. Senate bid...RIGHT NOW?So many questions, so little time. (OK, actually it's about 32 minutes....)

On this edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, the Washington Examiner's David Drucker talks about his new book on the future of the GOP, "In Trump's Shadow," and previews his Tuesday, October 26th appearance at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.More about the book here.More about the NHIOP appearance here.

On this edition of the New Hampshire Journal podcast, Georgia's Republican Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan previews his upcoming appearance at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics to discuss his new book "GOP 2.0."  He believes there are lessons for Republicans to learn from former President Trump, both good and bad, that they can use to win in 2022 and beyond.Also, New Hampshire's federal delegation again issues press statements about a state council's vote, while refusing to hold open press events to discuss their own.Hosted by Michael Graham.

New Hampshire Journal's Damien Fisher was on the scene of Wednesday's 4-1 vote rejecting federal funding for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. He talks about what he saw and shares audio of protesters in their own words.One idea vaccine mandate opponents are pushing: Having the government order businesses not to mandate the shot. Drew Cline from the free-market think tank The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy talks about it. He also lays out the findings from a new JBC study on how restrictive land use rules are killing communities in New Hampshire.Hosted by Michael Graham

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott joins the New Hampshire Journal podcast in advance of his swing through the state to help raise money for the NHGOP.  He talks COVID, crime and Gamecocks football (Go Cocks!) with fellow Palmetto Stater Michael Graham, managing editor of NHJournal.And Drew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy is on board to talk about the housing crisis facing Granite State businesses and workers, and an upcoming JBC conference on ideas to address those challenges.DISCLAIMER: NHJournal cannot be held responsible for the content of this podcast due to the 5G tower outside the studio which may or may not be used by the "Grey Pope" to control our thoughts via the tentacled creatures in our most recent vaccine shot.You've been warned.