Finding new revenue won’t fix our state budget

January 8, 2009 Union Leader As a new legislative sessions starts, it is time for New Hampshire’s representatives to realize the consequences of their actions. Reading Rep. Roger Wells’ Tuesday op-ed (“State has little choice but to find new...

Taxpayer 101: Does This Store Take Municipal Checks?

Does This Store Take Municipal Checks? by Ed Naile Being a taxpayer activist in NH for some twenty years gives one an extra layer of cynicism, or should I say perspective, on municipal mismanagement. Take for instance the Town of Litchfield where almost a year ago it...

Question for next RNC leader: just whose side are you on?

January 8, 2009 Canada Free Press New GOP Chairman should remove Party from the International Democrat Union The race is on for a new chairman of the Republican Party. The outcome is important because the party has become so lost over the past few decades. No longer...

Stop the Education Nightmare

Because of the state budget crisis, most of the efforts made on education funding over the last two years will have to be changed. The Legislature has the ability and the opportunity to craft a new plan with the potential to end the constant battle with the courts....

Four more years of Lynch? No thanks

January 6, 2009 Seacoast Online PORTSMOUTH — State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark hopes a new bill on an old idea will gain the support of the Legislature and change the term of governor from two years to four. Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth, has sponsored a bill she said will...

Hampton Residents To Officials: We Can’t Afford New Taxes

HAMPTON, N.H. — Many Hampton residents angry over what they deemed a dramatic tax hike told officials Monday night that they cannot afford the new tax bills. Out of 8,000 assessments, the Hampton Board of Selectmen said 200 people filed formal complaints. But...