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Responding to the Corona Virus Pandemic
GST Board Member Peter de Bruyn Kops has been investigating the spread of the Corona virus Health authorities are using a variety of mitigation strategies to slow the spread of the virus: - Contact mapping (identifying people and places contacted by those identified...
Distance Learning Potential
GST Board Member Jon DiPietro discusses the potential of distance Learning. His comments in the March 16, 2020 New Hampshire Union Leader are presented with his permission. What if students learning from home thrive? IN RESPONSE to the recent COVID19 threat, the New...
Grover Norquist to Host the GST 30th Anniversary Event
This post has been updated on May 18, 2020 to reflect a revised date of August 11, 2020. The original date of June 9, 2020 has been revised due to COVID-19 requirements for social distancing. Grover Norquist will be Keynote Speaker at the GST 30th Anniversary Event!...
Granite State Taxpayers Turns 30!
Granite State Taxpayers: 30 Years Advocating for New Hampshire Taxpayers Granite State Taxpayers is New Hampshire’s oldest Statewide Taxpayer Advocacy group, founded in 1990 by Sen. George Lovejoy and Gov. Mel (“Low Taxes are the Result of Low Spending!”) Thomson. We...
GST Testifies Against Drive-By Voting Bills HB 1279 and HB 1653
GST Submitted Testimony Against HB 1279 and HB 1653 which would bring back Drive-By Voting. Click here for status information and a link to read HB 1279, which has the following summary: "This bill amends the general statutory definitions of "resident or inhabitant"...
GST Testifies For Keeping Ballot Party Columns, Against HB 1403
GST Submitted Testimony Against HB 1403 removing party columns from general election ballots. Click here for status information and a link to read the bill, which has the following summary: "This bill removes party columns from state general election ballots." GST...
GST Testifies For Voting Results Transparency, Against HB 1531
GST Submitted Testimony Against HB 1531 which would keep Presidential Election results secret. Click here for status information and a link to read the bill, which has the following summary: "This bill prohibits officers, employees, and contractors of the state of New...
The Iowa Caucus Was a Blessing for Election Security
The Iowa caucus may be a disaster for the Democratic party, but it just may be the best thing to happen to election security. The failure of the now-infamous smartphone app is a case study of nearly everything that can go wrong with electronically tabulating election...
GST Testifies on Property Tax Credits
GST Secretary Dan McGuire testified to the Municipal & County Government Committee on January 29, 2000. Following is his testimony on a series of bills offering Property Tax Exemptions....
Minimum Wage Increase Invites Automation
The Legislature is Considering HB 186 to Raise the NH Minimum Wage Government intervention in the economy has both intended and unintended effects. Generally, the unintended effects are more substantial although many people might not see or understand the cause and...