Granite State Taxpayers Blog
We write articles about legislation and policy affecting NH taxpayers.
You can check out our most recent posts below or explore some of our more popular topics:
SB 99, the Meals and Rooms Tax and the Budget
SB 99, the Meals and Rooms Tax and the Budget by Granite State Taxpayers Secretary Dan McGuire RSA 78-A specifies New Hampshire's tax on restaurant meals, hotel rooms and car rentals. Currently 9%, the House-passed budget for the next biennium (which starts July 1)...
Wake up New Hampshire before it’s too late
H.R. 1: Wake up New Hampshire before it's too late. This opinion by John B. Sullivan Jr., from the May 13, 2021 Union Leader, is presented with his permission. I am writing to address the bill H.R. 1 — the so-called “For the People Act” — that is being debated in the...
Biden Plans Will Wreck the U.S. Economy
Biden Plans Will Wreck the U.S. Economy. This May 11, 2021 column by Peter Roff for American Action News is posted with his permission. As slogans go, “build back better – which Joe Biden used to define his 2020 bid for the presidency – lags well behind “Happy Days...
As D.C. Dems ‘Tweak’ H. R. 1, Support Still Lags For Election Law Overhaul
As D.C. Dems ‘Tweak’ H. R. 1, Support Still Lags For Election Law Overhaul Posted to News at NH Journal May 6, 2021 by Andrew Mahaleris. Senate Democrats are changing key components of their massive election reform legislation, the For the People Act, in an effort to...
Education Teachers Union Report Misses Mark on NH Education Spending
Education Teachers Union Report Misses Mark on NH Education Spending. Posted to Politics at NH Journal InsideSources May 2, 2021 by Michael Graham. The headline is the Concord Monitor was hard to miss: “N.H. Ranks Dead Last In the Nation for State Education Funding.”...
Senate Finance Committee Reviews Budget
GST Board member and NH House Representative Jesse Edwards reports on Budget Development. Representative Edwards is working with the Senate Finance Committee to support their review. May 3, 2021 The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Gary Daniels, completed...
Now Is the Time To Tell NH Lawmakers What To Do
Distant Dome: Now Is the Time To Tell NH Lawmakers What To Do. This April 26, 2021 column by Garry Rayno for InDepthNH.org is posted with his permission. Garry provides a broader assessment of NH budget and legislative issues beyond just spending and taxes. CONCORD,...
Secretary of State Bill Gardner Statement on H.R. 1
Secretary of State Bill Gardner Commented Against H.R. 1 on March 30, 2021. H.R. 1, also called Senate version S. 1, is the bill to implement a Federal takeover of every state election law....
Right to Work is Right for New Hampshire!
Right to Work is Right for New Hampshire! Tom Thomson (son of GST co-Founder Mel Thomson) wrote the following commentary. Once again, Right to Work legislation is before our New Hampshire Legislature and I believe with Republicans in control of the House, Senate and...
Election Integrity: 62% Don’t Think Voter ID Laws Discriminate
Rasmussen Reports on April 13, 2021 issued the following Election Integrity survey information. "Most voters say it’s more important to prevent cheating in elections than to make it easier to vote and, by more than a two-to-one margin, they reject claims that voter ID...