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2020 Information for Voters
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Announces 2020 Candidate Surveys and Legislative Scorecard. GST 2020 Candidate Surveys and Scorecard for Incumbent Legislators are posted at: www.GraniteStateTaxpayers.org Granite State Taxpayers has reviewed voting records and surveyed...
2020 House Scorecard
Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH House Members in the 2019-2020 session. This review shows whether they supported issues and programs beneficial to the interests of taxpayers. The GST scorecard is based on thirty roll-call votes taken over the...
2020 Candidate Survey
Surveys Completed for 2020 Primary Candidates for Governor, Council, NH House and Senate. Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to 931 primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. The surveys were mailed to 463 Republican and 468 Democrat primary...
Still Time to see Grover Norquist on August 11, 2020
There is a lot going on in DC with Stimulus plans and Executive Orders! Keynote Speaker Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, will make sense of it all. Tuesday August 11, 2020. Doors open 5:30 PM. Program 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Murphy’s Tap Room and...
Happy Tax Day 2020
Thoughts on Taxes for Tax Day July 15, 2020! Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, let's remember progress made on taxes and who was responsible. Let's remember some advocates of keeping taxes low to increase freedom: Mel Thomson, co-founder of GST in 1990, an event we will...
Information about the 2020 GST Candidate Survey.
The 2020 GST Candidate Survey is Open! The survey covers candidates for Governor, Executive Council and the New Hampshire House and Senate. CLICK HERE to take the GST Candidate Survey. Granite State Taxpayers surveys primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer...
State House Reports from Rep. Carol McGuire for 2020
Representative Carol McGuire, R-Epsom, Reports on Events in the NH House. Carol issues periodic reports to inform her constituents about legislation and how she voted. We're happy to have her permission to post her reports on the status of legislation in Concord. It's...
The N.H. Pledge Should Not be Scrapped!
The New Hampshire Pledge Should Not be Scrapped! New Hampshire Business Review on 6/19/20 published a letter titled “Isn’t it time to scrap The Pledge”. Tom Thomson (son of GST co-Founder Mel Thomson) wrote this response, presented with his permission. The New...
Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day from Granite State Taxpayers! "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” The...
GST Provides Statement to School Reopening Task Force
GST provided a statement on Fall 2020 school reopening to the Reopening Task Force (STRRT). The following position was sent to the Department of Education task force on Tuesday 6/23/20....