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Happy Independence Day
Happy 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 created...
Rich States, Poor States: American Legislative Exchange Ratings
The United States is comprised of individual states, each having their own sovereignty. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. States can deal...
Sununu and Other Republican Governors Oppose Packing the Supreme Court
"Packing" the US Supreme Court Means the Beginning of the End of the Constitutional Republic. "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The...
NH Legislature Passes, and Governor Signs, Budget
Governor Sununu Has Signed the Budget Passed by the Legislature in Budget Bills HB1 and HB2. Here's a summary of the votes, the budget, and comments about it, by Andrew Mahaleris at NHJournal: NH Legislature Passes ‘Transformational’ $13.5 Billion State Budget. Here's...
If I Wanted America to Fail.
American decline: expensive energy, growing government regulation and diminishing free markets. This video from April 20, 2012 highlights how the strategies of the Climate movement, the Obama Administration and the regulatory state were eroding freedoms, hampering...
55% of Voters Support Election Audits
Rasmussen Reports on June 23, 2021 issued the following Election Integrity survey information. "Arizona’s ongoing audit of 2020 election results has been widely criticized, but a majority of voters nationwide approve of the election integrity effort. A new national...
Schumer Puts Hassan In Hot Water By Forcing Vote on Fed Election Law
Schumer Puts Hassan In Hot Water By Forcing Vote on Fed Election Law. Posted to News at NH Journal June 21, 2021 by Andrew Mahaleris. With an impending vote on S. 1 — A.K.A. the “For the People Act” — scheduled for Tuesday June 22, 2021 thanks to Senate Leader Chuck...
Steve Forbes Comments on Inflation
Steve Forbes Comments on the inflationary impact of Federal Reserve actions and Government Policies. His position is that the Fed Is Underestimating Inflation And It Won't End Well. His specific concern is with the Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday 6/23/21 and the...
Pass the New Hampshire Budget
It's Time to Pass the New Hampshire Budget. Granite State Taxpayers focuses on issues that impact the taxpayer. The pending budget contains much to like for individual and business taxpayers. From the taxpayer standpoint, the budget has: Business Enterprise Tax rate...
Joe Manchin: Now “Open” to Supporting the For The People Act
Joe Manchin "Revises" his opposition to the Federal Takeover of National Elections. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on June 6, 2021 issued an Op-Ed "Why I'm Voting Against the For The People Act. We've previously pointed out that Democrats Will Say Anything to Grow their...