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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
Appointed, Not Elected?
The push is toward regionalism, and appointed, not elected officials. HB 1266 - This is NHMA policy bill that would allow towns to vote to authorize the appointment of the town clerk by the selectmen or town manager. Current law requires the town clerk to be elected....
HB 244 Hearing January 14
Senate Bill 244 sponsored by David Watters, (Barrington, Dover, Rollinsford and Somersworth), will be heard next Tuesday, January 14, at 9:00 AM in Room 100 of the State Capital Building in Concord by theJudiciary Committee. This astonishingly bad bill profiles and...
Hearing on HB 1573 January 16
There will be a Committee Hearing on January 16th on HB 1573 in LOB 301 at 1:00 PM. Please contact the Municipal and County Government Committee and attend and testify if you can.
Hilltop in NH = Dark Money?
by Ed Naile Opensecrets.com has done a lot of work regarding the Democrat dark money factory known as Hilltop Public Solutions. Here is a short article that shows how they hide from public view. Shape-Shifting by Liberal Dark Money New Hampshire voters are slowly...
HB 1560 Would Stop Use of Taxpayer Funds to Lobby for Outside Interests
HB 1560 would prevent the Regional Planning Commissions (for example) from using our tax dollars to lobby the NH Legislature on behalf of the federal government. From the text of HB 1560 1 Lobbyists; Prohibited Activities; Political Subdivision Funds. Amend RSA 15:5...
HB 1573 Would Abolish RPCs
Representative Jane Cormier has filed a bill in the NH legislature to abolish RPCs. "She said that sheer number of references to the regional planning commissions in state statute belies the notion that they have only advisory authority." "All of those repeals," she...