Sep 5, 2008
From the Concord Monitor… Concord city councilors voted last night not to place a proposed tax cap on the November ballot. Instead, councilors decided to postpone action on the matter until officials in the attorney general’s office, the secretary of...
Sep 5, 2008
From the Union Leader… We are told — always by proponents of big government — that government can restrain its own spending; all voters need to do is elect the right people. History shows otherwise. Exhibit A: The Republican Revolution of 1994. In...
Sep 5, 2008
From the Union Leader… MANCHESTER – The battle over a proposed city spending cap heated up yesterday, as proponents planned to take aldermen to court to force the question onto the Nov. 4 ballot. An overwhelming majority of people responding to a UnionLeader.com...
Sep 4, 2008
From the Boston Globe… Franklin, N.H. – A New Hampshire legislator in jail for violating an order in a forgery conviction has a criminal record in several states that goes back two decades, according to court records. James Ryan, 50, of Franklin is in jail...
Sep 4, 2008
September 4, 2008 NH Center for Public Policy Studies Brief Description It will come as no surprise to those experienced with the state budget that New Hampshire is facing a potential budget deficit in the next – 2010 and 2011 – biennium. In the 1990’s, the state’s...
Sep 3, 2008
From the Union Leader… MANCHESTER – Wall Street’s opinion on a spending cap is expected to be available today, one of the key pieces of information demanded Tuesday night by Democratic aldermen as they pushed to delay a referendum on the proposed cap. City...