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SB3 will Close the Domicile Loophole in New Hampshire
Close the Domicile Loophole in New Hampshire Posted to Politics in NH Journal on May 25, 2017 by Rep. Barbara Griffin. Presented below with permission. For the past three election cycles, New Hampshire voters and activists have been calling for substantive election...
Pass SB3 in the NH House 6/1/17!
The New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote Thursday 6/1/17 on Senate Bill 3. SB3 would require New Hampshire voters to be residents and provide documentation that they are. Currently, 49 states and the District of Columbia require voters to be residents and...
GST Chairman Testifies for SB3
Chairman Ray Chadwick testified for SB3 to the House Election Law Committee Tuesday 4/18/17. Click here to see a summary of Chadwick's testimony. Click here to see video of Chadwick's testimony. SB3 would require New Hampshire voters to be residents and provide...
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...