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Things for Taxpayers to Consider when Voting – Property Taxes
What You Can Do About Property Taxes this Election. Taxes increase, State aid increases, number of students and their scores decrease. What to do? VOTE YES ON QUESTION 2 TO CAP THE GROWTH OF TAXES!! By Rep. Carol McGuire, Epsom At the very bottom of the ballot, below...
Things for Taxpayers to Consider when Voting – Part II
Part II: It Matters Which Party Has the Majority The Majority Party in the Congress or the NH Legislature Controls the Agenda. The Majority decides what legislation gets advanced, what gets investigated, and who is subpoenaed. The Majority can work in favor of...
Things for Taxpayers to Consider when Voting – Part I
Taxpayers benefit from maintaining and expanding Republican majorities in Concord and in Washington DC. Part I: A History of Reasons for Taxpayers to Elect Republicans in November 2026. Granite State Taxpayers has the "Mission to inform, educate and motivate New...
2026 GST Candidate Survey Results
The GST 2026 survey of primary candidates is now closed. Surveys were completed for 2026 Primary Candidates for Governor, Council, NH House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. 122 candidates...
2026 GST Legislator Scorecards
Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH Legislators in the 2025-2026 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 (40 House and 24...
GST Candidate Survey Information
The 2026 GST Candidate Survey. Granite State Taxpayers protects the rights of New Hampshire taxpayers by advocating for: - realistic, balanced budgets without tax increases, - reducing government spending and regulations, - more efficient government services. Prior to...
GST Summer Meeting: Tax & Spending Caps!
GST Summer Meeting and Presentation on Tax & Spending Caps. Click Here for tickets! Costs and tax burdens rise; school enrollment and academic results decrease. How can caps help limit expenditures? Our panel of experts, former Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut,...
America’s Manifest Destiny
From the Committee to Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #1548, 07/03/2026 – 07/05/2026 Happy Birthday to America 250 years ago on this day the world changed forever. As we celebrate America’s freedom and unbounded prosperity, we put a short video together explaining...
Independence Day
Happy 250th Independence Day from Granite State Taxpayers! The signers of the Declaration of Independence ended with the oath: "we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are...
Give Thanks on Memorial Day
Remember Our Military on Memorial Day We owe a great debt to those who have kept us free. Those willing to give up all of their tomorrows so that we can enjoy today. As a nation, we are very fortunate for brave men and women willing to step up and defend our freedom....