Dunbarton’s Petition to Hold Special Meeting Denied

When the town of Dunbarton found over a million dollars in surplus, the town asked for a special meeting to decide what to do with it. The petition was denied because it did not satisfy the requisites for special meetings per RSA 197:3. The decision was that the extra...

Dunbarton Has Spoken, Make the School District Listen!

Due to a clerical error, the Dunbarton School District has discovered an extra $1,059,000.00 in their budget. The School Board wants to retain that $1,059,000.00 and use it to “lower” taxes over 5 years instead of returning this money to the taxpayers in...

Tax Day Forum April 17, 2018

On April 17th 2018, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and “advisor” to the President, Ivanka Trump, came to New Hampshire to speak at a forum about taxes. This is what we gleaned from the subject of internet taxes. As you may have heard, Trump has been...

When a Tax is a Tax on Income

Advancing NH Public Education must hate seniors. At least that is what we can only surmise from their less than impressionable mention of Senator Andy Sanborn’s effective effort to reduce and eventually eradicate the NH state tax on interest and dividends. New...

Regional Carbon Tax? (HB 1230, HB 1544)

House Bill 1230 would set up a study commission to look at the economic impacts a regional or national carbon price would have on New Hampshire. House Bill 1544 would set up a legislative study committee to see what we would need to reach 100 percent renewable energy...