Oct 21, 2008
Gov. John Lynch gets a D in the latest Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors. Cato notes that Lynch was more frugal at first, but this year did not restrain spending. He’s relied heavily on cigarette tax hikes, which dropped his score in...
Oct 14, 2008
by Ed Naile As luck would have it, being involved with local taxpayer issues gives one a unique perspective of people who run for office in this small state. Case in point: Ashland, the year 2000, where the Town Manager, Rosie McNamara, misappropriated at least,...
Oct 13, 2008
With the elections only weeks away and the economy reeling, voters nationally are looking for candidates they can trust to bring back some stability. Here in New Hampshire, voters ought to be looking for candidates who understand how the state can make things better,...
Oct 7, 2008
October 7, 2008 Union Leader In New Hampshire politics, there are artful dodgers, and then there is Jeanne Shaheen, who is in a class by herself. For months, Shaheen has been going to extraordinary lengths to avoid answering questions about nuclear power, drilling for...
Oct 5, 2008
From the Union Leader (partial article) SMOKEY SNAFU: The tobacco tax wasn’t supposed to be this messy. It was supposed to go up a quarter this year and raise between $18 million and $23 million. But then lawmakers tried a clever way of keeping grocers happy....
Oct 5, 2008
From the Nashua Telegraph Democrats get push from Planned Parenthood Democratic candidates at the local and national level were getting a boost in Nashua on Saturday thanks to a team of pink-clad volunteers committed to women’s health. Cecile Richards, president...