More on new fee for saltwater fishing

January 18, 2009 New Hampshire (partial text) We hate to keep banging on the subject of the proposal to license saltwater anglers, but some new and interesting ideas came from New Jersey’s Regional Fishing Alliance that have not been raised here in the Granite State....

NH considers discrimination of non-EZ Pass drivers

January 17, 2009 Newburyport News N.H. proposes ‘open tolling’ in Hampton HAMPTON, N.H. — A Sunday evening traffic jam at the Hampton tolls is as much a part of local summers as baseball and beach pizza. But as soon as next year, sitting in five miles of...

Importance of attending town and school meetings

January 15, 2009 Union Leader Taxes and Spending: Who has the money? It is public budget time in New Hampshire, and the grand question for aldermen, selectmen, council members, commissioners and legislators is whether to raise taxes or cut spending. And that raises...

You Spend, We Cap – Jackie Cilley (D) Barrington

by Ed Naile Senator Jackie Cilley, D-Barrington had this to say about taxes in NH: Senator Jackie Cilley says “the system raises moral questions since, of the 60 percent of state revenue derived from property taxes, low-income residents pay more than those on the high...

Windsor NH Returns to Biennial Sessions

by Ed Naile Always on the cutting edge of municipal finance, the tiny town of Windsor is still auditing its books from almost a decade of not doing so. Thank you DRA!   Lucky the budget for this town of 250 is only about $150,000.00, otherwise things could get sticky....

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...