Democrat legislature must face $600 deficit

February 1, 2009 Union Leader NH facing a $600m problem, meanwhile, waiting for bailout money How’s Lynch’s budget? In a word, unsettled. Not only is there an estimated $500 million shortfall in revenues to pay for the next two years, there’s also...

Grafton jail plan might be shrunk

February 1, 2009 Valley News North Haverhill — With at least 15 towns calling for a delay in construction of a new county jail, two of the three Grafton County Commissioners last week said they are open to scaling back the size of the $38 million project. But,...

Tokenism for Taxpayers

by Eugene Reed Property taxpayers have long been at the mercy of municipal assessors and their secretive “art” of assessing. Last year the Nottingham property owners located around Pawtuckaway Lake were shocked to find that their properties had been singled out for a...

Rochester: What a successful taxpayer organization does

January 30, 2009 Fosters Rochester taypayer group offers suggestions to city officials to help cut costs ROCHESTER— The Rochester Concerned Taxpayers Association is calling for the city’s elected officials to take a hard look at possible avenues that would...

Despite economy, Bedford looks for raises

January 30, 2009 Bedford Journal The Bedford school district deliberative session will be Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Bedford High School Theatre. At the session, registered voters will be given a presentation of the proposed operating budget and other warrant...

Income tax? In this economy? No thanks!

January 30, 2009 by Pam Ean In the Jan. 18 Sunday Monitor, Jessie Osborne laid out a proposal for financing public schools and state government (“In taxing times, two proposals to raise some revenue”). That yet another Concord state representative has...