Granite State Taxpayers Blog
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Inconvenient Truths about Voting in New Hampshire
People Who Vote in New Hampshire Should Live in New Hampshire An editorial by Granite State Taxpayers Vice Chairman Ray Chadwick in the Union Leader on March 2, 2016: The New Hampshire Senate has passed Senate Bill 4, which would require that an individual be...
GST 2015 Annual Report
Report of Actions Taken in 2015 presented at the GST Annual Meeting. Legislative Engagement Reviewed legislation submitted so as to select bills to support. Researched election law issues and background. Developed and summarized proposed changes for improved accuracy...
GST Proposes Improved Election Law
GST OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTION LAW Revise current New Hampshire election law to make our voting system: Simple to understand and execute Resistant to fraud Available exclusively to citizens of New Hampshire Inform voters of the problems in the current system and make...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings from Granite State Taxpayers! The Board of Directors and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're thankful for the members of Granite State Taxpayers members and for others who share our values. We're thankful...
Rest In Peace, Don Sisson
Granite State Taxpayers success results from the efforts of dedicated individuals fighting for the taxpayers and for small government, low taxes and controlled spending. Don Sisson was one of those individuals. We are saddened to report that Don Sisson passed away...
RSVP for the 2015 GST Annual Meeting
Join us at the Granite State Taxpayers Annual Meeting Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Murphy’s Tap Room, 494 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101 Hors d'oeuvres with cash bar Agenda: Report on Activities in 2015 Plans for 2016 Special Honoree: Former GST...
Protect the Manchester Tax Cap
The Union Leader published the following commentary by Granite State Taxpayers Chairman Jim Adams on November 2, 2015. Manchester Voters, Hold Your Elected Officials Accountable On November 8, 2011, the voters of Manchester overwhelmingly, by a thirty percent (30%)...
Aldermen Votes on Spending Cap
Some Manchester Aldermen Have a History of Voting to Ignore the City's Tax Cap On November 8, 2011 Manchester voters approved changes to the City Charter to include a Spending Cap to limit budget and spending increases to the rate of inflation, and check the growth of...
Manchester Aldermen Ignore Cap on Spending
Manchester Voters Should Hold Their Elected Officials Accountable On November 8, 2011 Manchester voters approved a “SPENDING CAP” to limit budget and spending increases to the rate of inflation, and provide a legal check on the growth of spending. This limitation on...
2015 GST ANNUAL MEETING
Join us at the Granite State Taxpayers Annual Meeting Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Murphy’s Tap Room, 494 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101 Hors d'oeuvres with cash bar Agenda: Report on Activities in 2015 Plans for 2016 Special Honoree: Former GST...