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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
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...
Parental Consent for Psyche Exams Update (HB 509)
Update: This bill was determined OTP with Amendment by the House in 2009 and was determined Inexpedient to Legislate by the Senate and killed on January 13, 2010. This week on January 5th a vote is scheduled by the Senate Education Committee on HB 509, a bill...
Jury Nullification (HB 1347)
Update: This bill was killed in a floor vote. See this Roll Call who voted against it. There will be a hearing for the Jury Nullification HB 1347 by the Judiciary Committee in Room 208, LOB at 11:00 AM on Thursday January 7, 2010. Please ask the Committee to SUPPORT...
In Times Like These…
These articles are offered to you without comment... Maggie Hassan's Own Brand of Universal Health Care for NH "Critics may come to call it New Hampshire’s own big debate over health care. Senate Majority Leader Maggie Hassan, D-Exeter, and supporters aren’t wading...