Open Letter to Rep. Betsey Patten (R) Moltonborough

This is an open letter to Rep. Betsey Patten. I have just learned of a bill (HB-0072) that you authored requiring an increase by 1000% the number of voters at a town meeting needed to request a private vote on any particular article, making it virtually impossible for...

Court Rules Local Government Center to Open Books

NH Public Radio Archive of article by Dan Gorenstein Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The organization that runs the state Municipal Association – the Local Government Center- hasn’t decided if it will appeal Monday’s Superior Court decision. A judge has ruled the...

ICLEI and Portsmouth: But Was There a Vote?

Portsmouth Herald – City is a leader in green innovation City is a leader in green innovation Government and citizens work together Imagine seeing everything through a green lens. Nothing is conventionally built, or renovated, or installed, or fueled, or...

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...

Town Meetings and SB2 Secret Ballot

It boils down to this: If you own property in New Hampshire, you can’t afford to ignore Town Meeting season. The thousands of dollars charged on your tax bill don’t appear out of nowhere. They’re based on decisions made by residents. In most New...

Finding new revenue won’t fix our state budget

January 8, 2009 Union Leader As a new legislative sessions starts, it is time for New Hampshire’s representatives to realize the consequences of their actions. Reading Rep. Roger Wells’ Tuesday op-ed (“State has little choice but to find new...