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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
More government, more taxes suggested
December 2, 2008 New Hampshire Public Elections Financing Commission The New Hampshire commission to study the feasibility of public elections financing was established through legislation passed by the New Hampshire General Court in May, 2008. The charge of the...
Did You Vote for This?
Seacoast Online Commission working on public financing program By Associated Press December 01, 2008 8:30 AM CONCORD — A commission studying public financing of New Hampshire campaigns is working on a pilot program for state Senate seats. If approved, the program...
N.H. legislator wants to increase gas tax
November 30, 2008 Seacoast Online CONCORD (AP) — A grim financial outlook for highway construction in New Hampshire has some state lawmakers considering a gasoline-tax increase. Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, who led a study of the state's highway fund, said recently...
Democrats still want to raise your taxes
November 30, 2008 Union Leader State House Dome: Concord talk turns to taxes, lots of them WHILE ALL the talk in Concord is about budget cuts, no one's talking about taxes. That will change -- soon. When the Legislature starts work in January, it will tackle bills to...
Effects of Shoreline Protection Act Remain to be Seen
N.H. tightens shoreland protection and results appear positive New rules aimed at better protecting water quality in New Hampshire's ponds, lakes and rivers are drawing praise from local lake association members. The revised rules, which went into effect July 1, are...
Frugality Called ‘Negative Agenda’ in Hopkinton
Let's preserve what makes Hopkinton so special Our taxes are really no worse than our neighbors' At a recent meeting of the Hopkinton Board of Selectmen, Chairman Scott Flood stated that there were well over 100 homes for sale in Hopkinton, and that many people were...