Granite State Taxpayers Blog
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“Yes On NH 1” PAC Formed
The Yes On NH 1 Political Action Committee Will Promote Question 1 to New Hampshire Voters. Taxpayer Standing (CACR 15) Will Be on the Ballot this November. A two-thirds majority is necessary to pass it. Question 1 relates to a Constitutional amendment enabling...
2018 House Legislative Scorecard
Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH House Members in the past session. This review shows whether they supported issues and programs beneficial to the interests of taxpayers. To see the votes that GST considered in developing the Scorecard, click...
Extend Worker Freedom to All
Extend worker freedom to all of New Hampshire! By ROSS CONNOLLY and LAURA SPOTTISWOOD AFTER THE landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on worker freedom, Janus v. AFSCME, New Hampshire now has the opportunity to become the first state in the Northeast to pass...
Taxpayer Standing History
Taxpayer lawsuits have proceeded in New Hampshire since 1863, over a century and a half ago. Click here for a copy of The Standing Issue in Taxpayer Suits by Chuck Douglas. It explains the history of such suites and the Supreme Court decisions that eliminated that...
NH Candidates Support the Pledge
In the GST candidate surveys, 152 Candidates Committed to Sign the Americans for Tax Reform Pledge. The Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) website presents the history and rationale for the Pledge: Since its rollout with the endorsement of President Reagan in 1986, the...
Governor/Council Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has surveyed candidates for their positions on topics of interest to taxpayers. Notices for the survey were mailed to 21 primary candidates for Governor or the Executive Council. The survey results include 7 responses received by mail or...
Legislature Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has surveyed candidates for their positions on topics of interest to taxpayers. Notices for the survey were mailed to 898 primary candidates for the New Hampshire House or Senate. The survey results include 177 responses received by mail or...
Taxpayer Standing Matters
Attorney Chuck Douglas comments on Question One - Taxpayer Standing. His comments, in the August 12, 2018 New Hampshire Union Leader, are presented with his permission. Another View Chuck Douglas Why taxpayer standing matters THE RECENT $1 million accounting error in...
Take the GST Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has sent surveys to primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. Click here to review the questions in the surveys. Click here for the NH House and Senate candidate survey. Click here for the Governor and Executive Council...
GST Promotes ATR Tax Pledge
GST is working with Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) to promote the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The GST candidate survey now includes a question whether candidates will take the Pledge. The ATR website presents the history and rationals for the Pledge: Politicians often...