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NH & national politics/policy with a NH political pro who brings his analytics background in auditing governments, being a mayor & gubernatorial candidate, & managing statewide & federal campaigns.
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The Politics Behind NH’s Tax Cap Question (opens the original)
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Before today’s piece, a quick note: Today at noon, I’ll be joined by State Senate District 12 Democratic nominee Carryl Roy for an episode of Substack Live. Carryl’s a strong candidate: A school member in Hollis, the key town of the district; a cybersecurity professional, a small business owner, and parent with deep roots in New Hampshire. We’ll talk about her path to local (and now state) politics, the state of public education in New Hampshire, and the politics of what is arguably the most com
Yesterday’s Polls: A Lot of Good News for Democrats (opens the original)
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Good morning! Before today’s quick writeup about a big UNH poll yesterday:New Hampshire’s Big Ballot QuestionIf you haven’t had a chance to read my piece from yesterday, NH’s Very Confusing, But Very Important, School Tax Cap Question, Explained, I hope you’ll do so. It may not seem like the sexiest topic in politics; with open seats for the U.S. Senate and Congress right here in New Hampshire, there are pl
NH’s Very Confusing, But Very Important, School Tax Cap Question, Explained (opens the original)
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Today, we’ll take a look at the nuts and bolts of the “School Tax Cap” question that will appear on ballots this fall in New Hampshire. In my next piece, I’ll lay out the politics behind this. And in the final piece on the topic, I’ll propose a way for opponents of this bill, passed into law as HB1300 and signed by Governor Ayotte earlier this year, to overcome the (frankly) disorganized nature of the opposition and actually defeat this malevolent tactic of a referendum. For a few years now, man
Leonard Bell: The 2026 Senate “Upset Special”? (opens the original)
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Today, I’ve got a new episode of The Steve Marchand Podcast for you: My conversation with Leonard Bell, the Democratic nominee for State Senate in the battleground Manchester-based District 18.You can watch the episode above, or on my YouTube channel. You can also listen to the audio version of the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.An additional quic
New Podcast: Why the MacDonald Resignation Matters (opens the original)
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Good Sunday morning! This morning’s podcast was recorded a few days ago, hours after the news broke that State Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigned. Obviously, whenever somebody with that high-profile a role resigns, it’s going to be news - but the reason he resigned was the curveball. In late July, MacDonald announced that he was taking a sudden medical leave of
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