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GST Supports SB 61 for Worker Freedom (Right to Work) in NH
Granite State Taxpayers and Americans for Tax Reform both support RTW Senate Bill 61. (GST recommended Right to Work when it was last considered under then SB11 in 2017.) SB 61 would make New Hampshire the 28th Right to Work state, a huge victory for Granite State...
H.R. 1: Democrat Bill to Federalize Elections
The Facts About H.R. 1: The “For the People Act of 2021" Granite State Taxpayers (GST) supports election laws that make our system of elections easy to understand, resistant to fraud, and available exclusively to residents of New Hampshire. GST reported on the HEROES...
How Bad Could Energy Prices Get?
How bad could it get? Gasoline prices have risen about 35 cents a gallon on average over the last month, according to the AAA motor club, and could reach $4 a gallon in some states by summer, when many were hoping they could travel again. Heating oil prices are also...
New Hampshire Rated #1 State for Taxpayer ROI
WalletHub rated New Hampshire as the #1 State for Taxpayer Return on Investment of Taxes Different states have dramatically different tax burdens. Do people in high-tax states receive superior government services? Are low-tax states more efficient or do they receive...
GST Chairman Discusses Impacts of 2020 Election
GST Chairman Ray Chadwick appeared recently with Carl Seidel on The People's View. Thanks to Host Carl Seidel and Nashua Community TV for sharing this Zoom interview done on 3/11/21. Topics discussed included: The 2020 election and its consequences. The impact of the...
Governor Sununu Budget Proposal
Governor Sununu issued the following overview regarding his 2/10/21 Budget Proposal for 2021 - 2022. Click here to read the Governor's Executive Budget Summary. A Budget for Renewed Strength, Responsibility, and Innovation Managing Through the Crisis Managing Expenses...
Election Law Reforms for 2021
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE Revise current New Hampshire election law to make our voting system simple to understand and execute, resistant to fraud, and available exclusively to residents of New Hampshire GOALS FOR 2021 – 2022 LEGISLATION Fix the "temporary...
Speaker Sherm Packard’s Agenda
Packard has narrow, conservative House agenda. By Patrick Hynes, president of Hynes Communications. His comments in the January 1, 2021 New Hampshire Union Leader are presented with permission....
GST Names Officers for 2021 – 2022
The first Granite State Taxpayers Board of Directors meeting of 2021 was held on January 7, 2021. Granite State Taxpayers members in good standing voted to elect Board members for 2021 - 2022. Newly elected Board members took office effective at the January Board...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings from Granite State Taxpayers! The Board of Directors and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're thankful for the members of Granite State Taxpayers and for others who share our values. We're thankful for men...