SCDC County Meeting, Monday 11/18 @6:30pm in Rochester

Please join us for a county-wide meeting. We have lots to be proud of and plenty more to do! Come join us for our monthly meeting as we discuss our general business items and open up to the floor for your thoughts, comments, or questions.

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Twenty candidates have qualified to appear in the first Dem primary debates. The debates will be over two nights, with ten candidates appearing at each event; the first is tonight, June 26th and the second June 27th.

Democratic National Committee Approves 20 Candidates for June Debates

Here is a FITN NHDP calendar list of some of the upcoming candidate appearances throughout New Hampshire.  https://www.nhdp.org/events

If you know someone who might want to receive updates via e-mail I'd suggest they sign-up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/primary-updates-please

If you already favor one or more candidates I'd also advise signing up for their individual e-mail notifications of their events, as they may have the most up to date schedule and have last minute changes listed. They would also be the most likely to have private RSVP events listed that you might want to attend.

Join Steve Marchand with the Tri-Town (Farmington, Milton, and New Durham) at the Emma Ramsey Center in Milton August 9th, at 7pm. Meet Steve and bring your questions!

30 Charles St, Milton, NH 03851-4669, United States          https://www.facebook.com/events/2232509443639474/

Families Belong Together—Attend a June 30 Event!

Over 10,000 migrant children are now in US government custody at 100 shelters in 14 states

Bus Driver Tells Passengers Only U.S. Citizens Can Ride As Border Patrol Agent Looks On

Trump Defends Immigration Policies As Backlash Grows

These Are The Texas Immigration Center Photos Stirring Anti-Trump Outrage

Prominent Conservatives Call On Trump To Stop Separating Migrant Familes

  Donald Trump says US will not be a 'migrant camp' Migrant girl separated from family had to get diapers changed by other detained kids: report  

Deputy accused of sexually assaulting girl, 4, threatening to have mother deported if she spoke up Scanning immigrants' old fingerprints, U.S. threatens to strip thousands of citizenship   

 The unspeakable cruelty of Trump’s child-migrant camps   

The United States’ Long History Of Separating Families Of Color   

Here’s a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help immigrant children separated from their families

Here are the updated links for the often used items on the NH general Court website to follow legislation or legislators in 2018, that some of you asked for. We provided the main link, calendar and journal list links, roll call vote search, and the advanced bill search link.






NH General Court Website Home NH House Calendars and Journals   State of NH Senate Calendars & Journals NH House & Senate Roll Call Search   New Hampshire General Court Advanced Bill Status Search

The NH House and Senate convened last week and started the session for the year. One of the best ways to keep up with the flurry of bills coming up is to keep an eye on the AFSC-NH Program State House Watch posts that come out each week. We are linking to their Facebook home and two of the their first posts for the year below. AFSC-NH Program on Facebook

The next meeting scheduled for the Tri-Town Dems is tomorrow Thursday September 14th, at 7PM, in New Durham at the library. Olivia Zink will be there from Open Democracy to speak to us.

Hope to see you there.

Video Platform Committee Hearing Day Two
Video Platform Committee Hearing Day One
Video Draft Hearing Day Two
Video Draft Hearing Day One

Democrats who wish to submit an amendment to the draft Platform must do so after May 16, 2016 and before May 23, 2016. Any proposed amendment must be received at NHDP Headquarters no later than 5:00 PM by fax, email (convention@nhdp.org), delivery or surface mail on May 23, 2016.
 

2016 Platform

2016 NHDP Platform Committee

Please email Rich Harrington rharrington@nhdp.org with any Platform Committee questions.
2016 DRAFT PLATFORM AVAILABLE HERE 

For our copy of current Platform it is available HERE.

By Susann Foster Brown Candidates’ forum coordinator

MILTON — Two dozen people came out the evening of Feb. 18 snowstorm to meet candidates for local office and discuss the Town budget, town warrants, and the issues Milton voters face this year. Chris Jacobs served again as Moderator for this annual event. Because of the weather, work schedules, or other commitments not all candidates attended. Most candidates are running unopposed. A full list of town candidates and details of the budget and warrants is on the Town of Milton web site: http://miltonnh-us.com/

Information about the school district can be found at: http://www.milton.k12.nh.us/

Andy Rawson, for Selectman, who has served six months as an appointed Selectman spoke about what he has learned about town departments and services. He works for the DPW in Portsmouth, knows a good deal about the cost and condition of equipment and believes we are at the breaking point for Safety and Service for our own plow trucks and equipment.

John Katwick and Gordon Maness are running unopposed as Cemetery Trustees. John, as present chair, talked about the Town’s need for a true public cemetery and our productive relationship with the Milton Mills Cemetery Association. He hopes to expand online genealogical data. Gordy, back from Germany, was a trustee several years ago and worked with John to develop GPS data for many of the small family gravesites. Their mutual goal is respectful care for all those now at rest.


Paul Steer and Tim Long are running for separate positions on the school board. Paul has served a one-year term and does not favor new partners or busing our students out. Tim Long described his community history as teacher, administrator, and local business owner. He hopes to offer that experience and roots in the community to benefit the school district and the children the district serves.

Tim Long is also running for a Planning Board seat.

Pat Smith, for Road Agent, emphasized the 15 years he has spent as steward of the Town’s roads, equipment and town owned buildings. In particular, he “costed out” the benefits to the Town for the purchase of a new grader – its year-round- as needed use and his record of careful maintenance for maximum equipment life. Rental costs more and doesn’t buy anything to benefit the Town.

Larry Brown, who has served on a variety of committees for Town and School, is looking to return to the Budget Committee. He talked about the history of the budget as he has seen it for the last ten years. He feels that this budget is the best clear and open common effort he has seen. The Selectmen, department heads and budget committee worked together to provide the necessary services of the Town at a fair and prudent cost. He also supports the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) as a steady, solid way to fund “Big Ticket” costs year by year.


The Town and School District vote will be held Tuesday, March 10, at The Emma Ramsey Center, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

(Susann Foster Brown is the spouse of candidate Larry Brown.)