Spending Cap Pledge Debuts in Lakes Region
In what is most likely the first public action involving the recently unveiled spending cap pledge promoted by the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition, members of the Gilford Municipal Budget Committee found themselves voting on a motion to adopt such a cap at its...Swanzey Pays 30% to Support Monadnock Regional School District
SWANZEY — After enjoying a dip in the local education tax rate last year, Swanzey residents are bearing the brunt of a pendulum now swinging the other way. Swanzey’s total tax rate is $27.84 per $1,000 of assessed value, meaning the owner of a property assessed at...Recount Madness
Hon. Jason Bedrick, Windham comments: What the reporter failed to mention was that the errors in Windham were known election night by Windham officials. Apparently, at today’s recount, Democrat Carolyn Webber (who defeated Marilinda Garcia by 151 votes) told...No more local control of education?
November 24, 2008 CNS News ‘Narcissistic Sovereignty’ Has Kept U.S. from Ratifying U.N. Treaty on Children’s Rights Washington, D.C. (CNSNews.com) – Advocates for a United Nations treaty on children’s rights blamed American arrogance for it not being ratified by the...Budgets cuts but not the fat?
November 23, 2008 Union Leader New Hampshire has recklessly spent beyond its means, and Gov. John Lynch’s new budget cuts confirmed that last week. The governor said of his $53.6 million in spending cuts, “We are not cutting fat; instead we are making the...VISITORS