N.H. Farmers Say No To Proposed Ag Dept. Merger (SB 132)

Lancaster Farming Steve Taylor, New England Correspondent CONCORD, N.H. — Led by farmers and sportsmen, close to 300 citizens at a hearing gave a near-unanimous thumbs down to legislation aimed at creating a new supersized New Hampshire state agency that would combine...

SB2 Hijinks in Fremont

by Neil Rowland Why no SB2 for schools on the 2009 ballot? Why does it have to be so hard? I’m not saying it should be easy. No adult human being expects anything important to come easy. We expect to have to jump through some hoops. But what are we supposed to say...

Ethics Peter Out In Peterborough

by Ed Naile Here is how municipal doubletalk evolves regarding municipal electioneering when municipal lawyers are involved – no wonder taxpayers get confused. Peterborough, an elitist NH town full of Obama Republicans, has an election coming up and the powers...

Tax Caps for All (HB 183)

HB 183 now carries an important amendment which reads: “An act relative to the removal of town officers and relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes.” Bill Text: (original) HB 183 The amendment would allow budget limitation...

AG to N.H. Officials: Don’t Endorse Candidates

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office has told the Peterborough selectmen to stop endorsing candidates for town office in next week’s election. The New Hampshire Union Leader reports the office found two selectmen engaged in illegal...

Hampton Residents to Get Property Tax Refunds

Thanks to help from CNHT, the taxpayers of Hampton, NH will start looking at their tax cards with a new eye. According to a report from WMUR-TV, the town has granted 124 abatements to Hampton residents. “More than 100 Hampton residents will get refund checks in...