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GST Secretary Testifies for SB193
GST Secretary (and former NH House Representative) Dan McGuire testified for Senate Bill 193. SB 193 would establish education savings accounts for children between 5 and 20 years of age. Parents of an eligible student can receive a grant from a scholarship...
Support SB3 for Election Integrity
NH House Election Law Committee will Hear Testimony on Senate Bill 3 Tuesday April 18, 2017 SB3 would require New Hampshire voters to be residents and provide documentation that they are. Currently, 47 states and the District of Columbia not only require voters to be...
GST Supports SB7 Work Requirement for Food Stamps
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) Supports SB7 and a Work Requirement for Food Stamp Eligibility. SB7 is intended to encourage able-bodied, childless adults to return to work, while protecting children, and to ensure that required child support payments are being made to...
Arlinghaus: Sensible Debate Over a Sensible Budget
GST supports New Hampshire State budgets that are based upon realistic revenue projections, have no new or increased taxes or fees, and have reasonable limited spending increases. Interim Budget Director Charles Arlinghaus comments on Governor Sununu's budget proposal...
Rest in Peace Roy Stewart
Granite State Taxpayers success results from the efforts of dedicated individuals fighting for the taxpayers. Roy Stewart was one of those individuals. Roy served as Chairman of Granite State Taxpayers during during the 1990s and 2000s. He worked for passage of key...
Lamontagne: Choose Election Integrity over Confusion in NH
GST supports passage of Senate Bill 3. Ovide Lamontagne presented reasons to support Senate Bill 3 in the New Hampshire Union Leader on March 29, 2017. They are presented below with his permission. Choosing Integrity over Confusion in NH Elections NEW HAMPSHIRE state...
GST Still Opposes Casino Gambling
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) opposes Senate Bill 242 establishing casino gambling in New Hampshire. The bill provides for two casinos in New Hampshire and a significant expansion of the State government bureaucracy to oversee the gaming activity, enforce gambling...
GST Chair Testifies for SB3
GST Chairman Ray Chadwick Testified in Support of Senate Bill 3 on Tuesday 3/7/17. Chairman Chadwick and board Member Jim Adams appeared in support of Senate Bill 3 before the Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs Committee on Tuesday 3/07/2017. GST, SB3 Sponsor...
NH Voter Laws Need to Be Revised
For years, there have been questions regarding possible voter fraud in NH. During the last 3 years, Granite State Taxpayers (GST) has been attempting, without success, to get answers from the Attorney General’s office regarding voters who filed affidavits in lieu of...
SB3 Clarifies Voter Domicile
GST has always supported improvements to New Hampshire Voter law that would guarantee that only New Hampshire residents should decide the outcome of New Hampshire elections. If special interests are able to affect elections with people who may or may not be domiciled...