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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
Housing Bills That Need to Be Repealed
The legislature has passed 15 housing reform bills. Some have been signed by the governor, and some not yet. We’ve commented on some of the most damaging and speculate that they will have to be repealed once these legislators who proposed/voted for them are primaried...
There Are Nearly 15 Million Vacant Homes in America—Here’s Where Most of Them Are
There is no housing shortage in New Hampshire! There are 14.9 million vacant homes nationwide, according to a new LendingTree study that identifies the highest vacancy rates. The number of vacancies, or vacant homes, varies depending on the part of the country and the...
Of Process And Substance: The House’s Last Session HB1 and HB2
by Rep. Len Turcotte While the last House session is still fresh in everyone’s mind, I want to take the opportunity to give my perspective on both the process and substance of HB1, HB2 and HB282. When I ran for Speaker this term, I attempted to keep the issues...
Op-Ed: Don’t Undercut Our Communities: NH House Should Vote ‘Non-Concur’ on HB 342 and HB 457
I write today on behalf of the Town of Durham to respectfully request the New Hampshire House “non-concur” on HB 342 and HB 457. Both bills present significant practical challenges for municipalities and would limit a community’s ability to manage housing and protect...
Educated Voters Fight Back
We knew it! Once people are educated on what these bills means, they are finally realizing that NH does NOT have a housing shortage and that they do NOT want zoning controlled by the state. They definitely do not want eradication of single family neighborhoods!! New...
House Votes Week of May 19
HOUSE VOTES - MAY 22, 2025 BAD NEWS. HB577 was passed by the Senate despite a valiant attempt by Sen. Ricciardi to stop the wholesale dissolution of single family neighborhoods. We can’t let this happen with HB685, which would allow trailer homes (yes, the kind that...