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Wayfair and the New Hampshire Advantage
Andrew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center comments on the Wayfair Supreme Court Decision. His comments in a October 26, 2018 Josiah Bartlett Center blog post, are presented with his permission. Wayfair and the New Hampshire Advantage Recently retired U.S. Supreme...
Taxpayer Pledge Reception
The Taxpayer Pledge Reception October 24, 2018 was a Great Success! Grover Norquist and Tommy Thomson congratulated and thanked New Hampshire Pledge Takers. Click here to learn about the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Activists heard Grover...
Taxpayer Pledge Reception 10/24/18
Get Your Tickets for the GST Taxpayer Pledge Takers Reception with Grover Norquist! Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 12:00 to 2:30 PM, Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord. Light refreshments will be served. Attendance is free. Grover will...
Save the Date 10/24/18: Grover Norquist
SAVE THE DATE! OCTOBER 24, 2018. MEET GROVER NORQUIST! Grover Norquist will be in New Hampshire on 10/24/18 for a signing ceremony to confer their Pledge certificates to the candidates who committed to take the Pledge. Details including timing and location are being...
“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...