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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....
NH Election Law Status Presented at Americans for Tax Reform Meeting
GST Chairman Ray Chadwick reviewed NH Election Laws for Americans for Tax Reform. Following is his presentation at the Americans for Tax Reform Right of Center Meeting Wednesday 6/10/20....
Non resident voters? How about non-resident NH Legislators?
We all know that before HB1264 and SB3, NH laws allowed residents of other states to vote in NH. NH is unique in doing so as 49 states and DC require voters to be residents and prove they are. Out of state residents registering on election day and then voting in NH...
GST Chairman Discusses GST History and NH Election Law Status
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 6/1/20. Topics discussed included: The impact of the Covid pandemic on the state and its...