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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...
GST Report on 2019 – 2020 Activities
Granite State Taxpayers has announced the following report on 2019 – 2020 activities. This report was delivered at the GST Biennial Meeting on December 8, 2020. GST efforts include research on issues, website and Facebook posts, Member and Legislator emails, testimony...
GST Names Board of Directors for 2021 -2022
Granite State Taxpayers has announced the following members of its 2021 - 2022 Board. Ray Chadwick * Dennis Corrigan * Bob Dabrowski * Joe D’Aleo * Jon DiPietro * Peter de Bruyn Kops * Jess Edwards Will Infantine John Lewicke * Neal Kurk David McConville * Dan McGuire...
Biennial Meeting on 12/8/20 at Murphy’s Manchester
The GST Biennial Meeting will be on Tuesday 12/8/20 in Manchester! Agenda: Announce the results of the 2021 - 2022 Board Member election Report on GST Activities in 2019 - 2020 Presentations on What to expect in 2021: - Filed bills to watch and influence - Ways to...