CNHT voter guide determines outcome

March 13, 2009 Hampton votes The ‘yellow sheet’ predicts outcome “I don’t think there is any question that there is credibility with the yellow sheet voter guide right now,” Selectman Richard Nichols said. “If you look at the sheet...

Taxpayers Win Big on March 10

Taxpayers Win Big on March 10 Results from town meetings across the state are pouring into CNHT. In general, voters said NO to many of the big spending items, approved 7/8 spending cap warrants, and continue to reject kindergarten expansions. They also disapproved of...

Atkinson Town Bullies At It Again

If this incident doesn’t speak to the fact that private ballot voting is necessary for town and school meetings we don’t know what does. In the town of Atkinson, where moderators think it’s OK to have residents vote away the rights of some while...

Bow School District Abuses the Intent of Emergency Alert System

Uses Emergency System to Politically Target Audience At 8:27 this morning Bow Superintendent Dean Cascadden sent out the following e-mail to parents in the Bow School System despite promising that he would not do so at Bow Budget Committee meetings. Intent of...

Granite State Fair Tax Coalition is Neither Local nor About Fairness

Updated for 2009 It’s that time again. People all over NH will be getting ready for town meetings. The town meeting is the esteemed NH institution where residents can exercise control of how their property tax dollars are spent for both town and school, by means...

Taxpayer Teaparties are Sweeping the Nation

Taxpayers are revolting all over the USA in protest of state and federal government tax and spend mentalities, something that seems to be completely out of control. At this particular ‘tea party’ in California, 15,000 angry taxpayers showed up. People all...