Thomas Jefferson once said, “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” I suggest reading and rereading this quote and thinking about what it says and means. It has much meaning, and in my opinion pertains […]
In response to Natalie Wells’ letter in the April Beacon, I am troubled by her call to ban teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the public schools. Our history has moments of glory and moments of utter infamy. No one would want children to be made to feel personally guilty for the sins of the […]
First of all, I want to reiterate to the citizens of Andover, Danbury, and Salisbury what I stand for as a member of the New Hampshire House, which has not changed. I defend and uphold the United States Constitution and New Hampshire Constitution; I vote against any income tax or sales tax and any tax […]
Member of House Education Committee
I attended the Merrimack Valley School District School Board Meeting on April 12. In the comment section of the agenda I addressed the following: “Thank you Randy. Good Evening, For those who do not know me, my name is Louise Andrus. I am a taxpayer and resident of Salisbury. I am also a State House […]
On April 13, the Governor signed SB43 which will enable the Secretary of State to do an audit on the Windham, New Hampshire state election. As I proudly serve as the House Election Law Committee Clerk, you might like to know we passed several bills dealing with absentee ballots in an effort to build confidence […]
This requires more than voting
Democracy means “the people rule.” As citizens of a democracy, we have the right and also the responsibility to govern ourselves, our democracy’s publicly-owned institutions, and privately-owned commercial enterprises. Doing this effectively requires more than just voting on Election Day. We citizens often neglect our responsibility to pay close attention to what’s happening in government. […]
Partial list of bills and personal vote
Happy Spring! But it is not Spring this morning, March 15. It’s only five above zero with high winds. Very cold when I went out to feed the animals. There are some patches of bare ground and muddy roads. The sap is running when it warms up enough for it to run, and some of […]
All-inclusive learning is at risk
Public education is at the edge of a precipice in New Hampshire right now. Our state has some of the best public schools in the country: US News & World Report ranks our state third in the nation for pre-K to 12 education. But this year, a well-coordinated effort in our state government is poised […]
A prime concern for New Hampshire legislators and Governor must be to lower property taxes by undoing and preventing the downshifting of costs to towns and cities. In the past, down shifting was done when State revenues went down. The promise was to reinstate those funds when revenue went back up. Listed below are a […]
As a State Representative the most gratifying part of the journey is listening to the citizens in hearings or reading their emails, whether for or against any given bill. Listening or reading both sides of an issue can give a whole new perspective to an issue. To me, the Legislature is of the people, by […]