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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
Fairness in Education Funding (HB 340)
HB 340 is a bill that would allow abatements from the education property tax for each resident taxpayer’s child who is not enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school. The bill also allows a municipality to elect to grant an additional abatement from the...
Roll Back Taxes and Fees (HB 645)
HB 645 is an act eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010. What a shame this does not include the tax on interest and dividends as imposed in 1999, bascially an income tax that hits hardest those living on...
Supporting A Corrupt Business
Supporting A Corrupt Business by Steve MacDonald Would you stand up in a public hearing and defend an organization implicated in aiding illegal activity, sexual abuse, statutory rape and sex trafficking? What kind of people would? How about democrats, union members,...
Transparency Bill (HB 331)
HB 331 is a bill relative to posting agency expenditures on the state transparency website, which will essentially put the state's checkbook online. A public hearing for this bill will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday February 10, 2011 in the Legislative Office Building...
Repeal RGGI (HB 519)
HB 519 is a bill that would repeal the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI). A hearing before the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee is coming up on Thursday 2/10/2011 at 10:00 AM in Representative's Hall. Please contact the Committee to let them know...
Restore Property Rights (HB 352)
Since the passage of SB 406, a ban on Involuntary Lot Merging, a new bill has been filed, HB 352, which will allow owners to request to have their property returned to its 'pre merged' state. Please see this HB 352 Remedy Paper on the topic. The first hearing on HB...