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Desperation In Politics

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  If former senator Molly Kelly were a stronger gubernatorial candidate Gov. Chris Sununu might be in trouble, but she isn't.   Starting with his seriously flawed proposal to bring amazon to New Hampshire the performance of this governor has been essentially nothing.   All of his legislative initiatives from school vouchers to right to work crashed right along with parts of the state budget and contract negotiations with the state employees union. The first term governor shuffled the Department of Resources and Economic Development or infamous DRED to Business and Economic Affairs which is supposed to be advancing the state economy and creating jobs. But instead it picks winners and losers with the winners being mostly from Concord.   In the Granite State the next election is never more than two years away. This encourages performance by elected officials but it really doesn't work like this. Statewide political campaigns simply cost too much.   Almost r...

New Hampshire In Isolation

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 New Hampshire isn't doing enough to create jobs and expand beyond it's own borders. It's becoming an isolationist state.   In one of her last acts as governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley signed an executive order advancing the future construction of what will be the largest seaport trade terminal in the United States, the Jasper Ocean Terminal at Charleston. And because of it's size, design and intermodal sophistication it will very likely change the flow of freight on the east coast and ultimately the lowering of tariffs all up and down the interstate 95 corridor. These lower freight rates and faster service to and from destinations all over the world will open up new markets and areas that haven't been readily accessible before. New Hampshire Is Becoming A Place Of Isolation .⇒玆玆     The Jasper Ocean Terminal could be valuable for a small state like New Hampshire that could export everything from granite blocks to high grade maple syrup. Hundreds of go...