This Week in Statehouse Action: Time of the Session edition
If there’s one universal pet peeve, it might be having your time wasted.
It’s one of my top ones for sure.
I mean, I hate it. HATE it. Gives me indigestion.
So in the interest of demonstrating the respect you and your time deserve, let’s get straight to it.
Remember The Time
First thing’s first: last week in this space, I gave a little preview of the interesting/consequential special elections that hit this week, and now we know how they shook out.
In New Hampshire, where Republicans just barely control the 400-seat state House, the very special special shook out in Democrats’ favor.
As you may recall, November’s race for District Strafford 8 (also known locally as Rochester Ward 4) was a literal tie – a 970-970 vote deadlock – so the legislature voted to resolve the race via a new election.
Democrat Chuck Grassie not only beat Republican David Walker handily, 56-42%, but he also …
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