Spike in gun sales after presidential election 2008

November 23, 2008 Eagle Tribune Spike in assault weapon sales following election Fear of a possible crackdown on assault weapons by President-elect Barack Obama is causing a spike in pre-inauguration sales of the weapons and some types of ammunition, according to...

More tax rates are set

November 22, 2008 Milford Cabinet The towns of Wilton, Lyndeborough and Mont Vernon have their new tax rates for 2008 set by the state Department of Revenue Administration. Wilton’s new rate is $18, up from $15.74, a $2.24 increase, or about 12 percent, over last year...

Concord Challenges Tax Cap on Ballot

Whenever elected officials don’t want to take responsibility for spending, they blame mandates. The city of Concord is using that excuse in its latest attempt to avoid a tax and spending cap. In September, Secretary of State Bill Gardner and officials from the...

Coalition looks to create drumbeat for new taxes

November 21, 2008 Wicked Local BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Emboldened by the electorate’s rejection this month of an income tax repeal, a broad coalition of human service advocates, organized labor, and community groups is mobilizing to lay the political groundwork...

Proposed Rules Could Affect Your Rights!

If you are concerned about the environment and about private property rights, you may want to make your concerns and suggestions known after you read this. We’ll tell you how but there isn’t much time. Even if you are not a shorefront property owner, these...