It’s a loaded phone interview on WFEA’s The Morning Brief, as host Jeff Chidester connects with policy expert Drew Cline, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, to untangle local tax math and national pop-culture politics.  

First, Drew drops in to decode the November ballot question that could give New Hampshire voters their first-ever statewide tool to rein in runaway property tax growth.

With school district spending making up the vast majority of local tax bills, Drew breaks down the actual facts behind the proposed SAU spending cap—stripping away the election-season scare tactics to explain how the measure works, why it won’t trigger the end of civilization (or classroom budgets), and whether it offers genuine relief for Granite State homeowners.  

Then, Jeff and Drew shift gears from local tax policy to billionaire sports drama. They take on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders calling out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after Kraft barred rapper Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium over allegations of antisemitic rhetoric.

Was Kraft within his rights as a private venue owner protecting his venue’s environment, or is this a case of billionaire overreach? Drew and Jeff break down the free speech, private property, and pure political theater of it all.