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PAY DUES HERE
Please PAY DUES HERE. Since 11/15/24, PayPal has refused dues payments made at the Donate page of the GST website. Until that gets resolved, please use the links on this page. Payments made through the GST website prior to 11/15/24 have all been received. Payments...
GST Biennial Meeting 12/12/24 with Drew Cline in Bedford
Drew Cline will address the GST Biennial Meeting and Christmas Party on Thursday 12/12/24! Agenda: - Report on GST Activities in 2023 - 2024 - Announce the results of the 2025 - 2026 Board Member election Keynote Speaker: Drew Cline, President, Josiah Bartlett Center...
Elections have Consequences
The Stakes in the 2024 Election: The races for President, the House of Representatives and the New Hampshire House, Senate, Executive Council and Governor are critical for the interests of taxpayers. Consequently, it's important to consider differences between...
After tax cuts, Businesses pay larger share of revenue
By Andrew Cline, President of Josiah Bartlett Center, October 18, 2024. Businesses not paying their fair share. Shrinking state revenues. A tax burden shifted from businesses to property tax payers. Those were the predictions critics have made since 2015, when New...
2024 GST Survey of Members
GST is requesting information from our members to help plan programs for the next biennium. Granite State Taxpayers has the mission to: Inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to lobby the legislature on their behalf. We're beginning to plan our...
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers Event is Rescheduled to 10/9/24
Grover Norquist visit to recognize Taxpayer Protection Pledge Takers will now be on October 9, 2024. Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, will visit New Hampshire to recognize candidates who take the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Granite State...
GST Summer Meeting with Gov. Chris Sununu
Gov. Sununu was the Keynote Speaker at the GST Summer Meeting. Christopher T. Sununu has been the New Hampshire Governor through 8 years of momentous change. Facing Democrat majorities in his second term, he used his veto power to stop the Democrat agenda. Sununu...
2024 GST Candidate Survey Results
GST surveys primary candidates to determine their positions on issues that impact taxpayers. Surveys are Complete for 2024 Primary Candidates for Governor, Council, NH House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to 862 primary candidates for their positions...
2023-2024 Bills and Roll-Call Votes
Information about candidates positions and choices is essential when considering whom to vote for. “Voting records and candidate positions on taxpayer issues impact our choices when voting,” said GST Chairman Ray Chadwick. “GST makes that information available so...
2024 GST Legislator Scorecards
Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH Legislators in the 2023-2024 session. The review was to determine their support of issues and programs beneficial to the interests of taxpayers. The GST scorecard is based on roll-call votes (47 House and 28...