Don't know what something means?

Don't worry! No one else knew what it meant either, until someone explained it to them.

This glossary, like this whole website, is here to unveil the process of law-making that shapes our lives and runs our state.

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We've all thought it before, right? In New Hampshire, it happens.

You run into your legislator in the grocery store, for example. You say, "Somebody really ought to do something about ..."

Or, you're sitting around the kitchen table or the board room and an idea sparks: "Wouldn't it be great if ..."

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Actually, it's not a joke. There really is a committee on committees.

But there's a reason: Some people think there are too many committees, so a committee was formed to look into the matter.

Ironic? Perhaps. But committees are also just a way of getting people to work in small groups.

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Whether you voted for them or not, you've got at least 4 people working on your behalf in Concord, and 3 more in Washington.

Get to know them! »

We don't take sides at Front Door Politics, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't!

Here’s a list of organizations of all political stripes that you can access, learn from or give to.

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April 2, 2012

Front Door Politics is back!

Thanks to our loyal readers, and thanks especially to The Wire newspaper in Portsmouth. Front Door Politics returns for the 2012 legislative session to bring you statehouse updates from Concord.

The full updates can be read in The Wire's print and online editions, and we'll post linked excerpts here. If you are subscribed, you'll once again receive FDP's jargon-free reporting, now on a bi-weekly basis. (Well, mostly. The schedule may fluctuate a bit depending on what else is happening at the paper every other week.)

The new arrangement

The Wire newspaper in Portsmouth have taken up the Front Door Politics mantle for the time being while I am on the next phase of this journalism adventure.

After starting Front Door Politics out of pocket and in my "free time" in 2008, the long hours and learning curve only fueled my passion for reporting. I made the leap in August 2011 to graduate school — and leapt all the way to Columbia, Missouri. Until 2013, I am pursuing my master's degree in multi-media investigative reporting on public policy and international affairs, with a reserach focus on the business of journalism. You can find my student blog here.

The Wire and the wonderful folks behind it were part of the original inspiration for Front Door Politics. I am grateful to them for their continued creativity, editorial guidance, and remarkable commitment to community.

I know that Front Door Politics is in good hands, and I hope you enjoy its latest incarnation.

Best Wishes,
Hilary Niles
Columbia, Missouri