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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
Local Spending Caps (SB 488)
SB 488 would allow towns, school districts, and other political subdivisions to adopt a spending cap. A hearing by the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee will take place on March 4, 2010 at 9:45 AM in Room 103 of the LOB. Please contact the Committee and...
Voter ID (HB 626)
Update: There will be subcommittee work session on this bill on March 2, 2010 at 2:30 PM in LOB Room 202. On January 6, 2010, a vote on the House floor will be taken on HB 626, which would require that a voter present a valid photo identification to vote in person....
NH Majority Not Parent-Friendly
Please read the letter below from the Honorable Dan Itse, Member of the House of Representatives. It concerns CACR 29, Parental Rights Amendment. Over the past several years, the Legislature has failed to intervene to protect the rights of parents from State and local...
Lawmakers Ready to Ax Business Tax
Nashua Telegraph Lawmakers ready to ax business tax CONCORD – The state’s controversial new tax on owners and investors in limited liability companies could disappear by its one-year anniversary. Gov. John Lynch and top leaders in the state Legislature have privately...
Health Czars for NH (SB 505 Explained)
Charlie Arlinghaus, from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, explains what SB 505 would mean for NH. He says: "You don’t have to be psychic to see where this is heading. If the government is to set hospital rates and “promote new initiatives,” the next step...
Couple Fined $18K for Violation of CSPA
Lowell Sun A Massachusetts couple was fine $18,000 for supposedly violating the NH Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act on their lakefront property in NH after making alterations to their property for the purpose of making it more livable. "CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A...