Grafton Cuts Budget by 10%

Taxpayers who attended their town meeting were able to cut Grafton’s budget by 10% at the deliberative session. A vote to cut it by 20% failed by one vote. The full vote will be taken at the regular town meeting in March. This underscores the importance of...

Competency Based Learning SB 82

The Senate Health, Education and Human Services Committee held a hearing on a bill to institute Competency Based Learning in NH (SB 82) and there were no opponents present. However, most people who understand that it is merely a repackaging of OBE and other school...

HB 185 Would Raise Taxes on Fuel Oil

HB 185 would increase the fuel oil discharge cleanup fund fee. “A fee of [$.01] $0.0125 per gallon of fuel oil shall be assessed at the time of importation into this state.” This raises the tax by 25%. The bill’s sponsors are Rep. L. Webb, Merr 3;...

Delmar Burridge Pushes for Income Tax (HB 330)

Delmar Burridge, (D) Cheshire District 16, is seen here promoting a bill that would allow “counties to adopt a county income tax to be administered by the department of revenue administration.” The bill is co-sponsored by Timothy Robertson (D) Cheshire...

Smart Meter Refusal Bill (HB 454)

House Bill 454 was heard before the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee on February 5, 2013. You can follow the status of the bill here. Here is testimony from a NH citizen given in favor of it. Chairman, David Borden, Committee Members, other guests and...

Hearing on HB 144 January 24 – Updated

Update: Tomorrow (February 6) NH House of Representatives are voting on a bill to to prohibit NH towns from contracting with ICLEI (Granite State Future, United Agenda 21, etc.) The Municipal and County Government Committee recommended to ITL the legislation. We would...