Courts/Oversight

USA Springs property, once valued at $125m, on the market for $2 million

Winchester man indicted in connection with crash that killed his brother

New Hampshire earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure

Judge upholds $10.5M ruling against Karl Hahn

RGGI states urge EPA to let success of regional plan guide power plant rules

Supreme Court’s pass on sales tax challenge worries NH anti-tax advocates

Portsmouth officer's inheritance challenge stalled by lawyer's 'yearlong sabbatical'

Hearings set on NH judicial nominations

Opinion

Paul Mirengoff: Dartmouth spends 14.5% more educating 36% fewer students than Brown

WaPo - Sean Sullivan: Why Scott Brown’s no sure bet to run for U.S. Senate from New Hampshire

National Review - Kevin D. Williamson: Taste and Taboo, the Id and the Ick

Gov. Maggie Hassan: All hands on deck - Inclusion can solve problems

John E. Sununu: Flawed Obamacare not at all fixable

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jay Bookman: On the filibuster, Judd Gregg has no idea what he's talking about

MSNBC - Steve Benen: The peripatetic Bob Smith

Judd Gregg: Rule shift destroys the Senate

General News

Democrat who attacked conservative Marilinda Garcia was reprimanded for prior incident

Last year, New Hampshire Speaker William O'Brien sent a letter to Sullivan privately reprimanding him after an incident on the House floor involving Rep. Marilinda Garcia.

Newscast about police body cameras features Free Keene’s Ian

RT reports on police headcams and asks me to comment for the piece.

Conway board asks state to pick up tab on Common Core testing

CONWAY — Although they admit there's little chance of getting reimbursed, the members of the Conway School Board are asking the state to pay for costs related to switching to Smarter Balance testing as required by the new standards called Common Core, which they believe is an unfunded mandate.

Fed Beige Book: New England economy on the mend

Economic activity throughout New England improved during the month of November, though Massachusetts - the Boston metropolitan area in particular - fared better than its neighbor to the south, according to the Federal Reserve's most recent Beige Book.

Winnisquam voters asked to consider 13.8% higher pay for new teachers

TILTON — The starting salary for teachers will increase by about $5,000 per year — to $36,191 — according to the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement signed by the Winnisquam Regional School District and the union representing teachers.