You Spend, We Cap – Jackie Cilley (D) Barrington

by Ed Naile Senator Jackie Cilley, D-Barrington had this to say about taxes in NH: Senator Jackie Cilley says “the system raises moral questions since, of the 60 percent of state revenue derived from property taxes, low-income residents pay more than those on the high...

Legislator names in the news – Garrity

January 12, 2009 by Ed Naile And I thought Atkinson NH’s knucklehead part time Police Chief Phil Consentino, subject of endless lawsuits against that town, was the only problem child Atkinson had. (It must be something in the water – let’s not go there right now.)...

Windsor NH Returns to Biennial Sessions

by Ed Naile Always on the cutting edge of municipal finance, the tiny town of Windsor is still auditing its books from almost a decade of not doing so. Thank you DRA!   Lucky the budget for this town of 250 is only about $150,000.00, otherwise things could get sticky....

Will Concord listen?

January 12, 2009 Union Leader Think-tank testimony: Will Concord listen to all views? We are going to take a wild guess here and suggest that the Democrats in control of the Legislature are the ones who invited the head of a left-leaning “think tank” to...

Having Your Say at Town Meeting is Under Attack (HB 71)

HB 71 would change the requirement of holding a public hearing for any proposed municipal bond or note in the amount of $100,00 or more to $1,000,000 or more. Read the full text of the bill here: HB 71 This bill failed on a voice vote on February 12,...

SB2 Town Meetings Under Attack (HB 114)

HB 114 would no longer allow changes to warrant articles in the deliberative session in SB2 situations. Read the full text of the bill here: HB 114 This bill was defeated with a voice vote on February 4, 2009.