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Higher US Energy Prices Are Biden’s Fault
This April 7, 2022 column by Peter Roff appeared at Sit News. For at least a decade, American progressives have been waging war on the nation’s energy sector. They’re all in on wind and solar and are using scare tactics, tax breaks, and government preferences to push...
GST Opposes SB 400 State Control over Local Zoning and Planning
SB400 sets up state control of management and outcomes of zoning and development decisions. Those decisions are currently the responsibility of zoning and planning boards in NH cities and towns. SB400, an Act "relative to training and procedures for zoning and...
The Dumb Fight Over a 0.1% Biz Tax Cut
From Andrew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center. Republicans in the Legislature are pushing to lower New Hampshire’s Business Profits Tax. By one tenth of one percentage point, from 7.6% to 7.5%. This tiny change would make New Hampshire’s rate the same as...
Dissent, Terrorism, Insurrection and Running for Office
The Biden DHS Provides a Rationale for Lawsuits to Prevent People from Running for Office. Democrats' prospects in 2022 appear bleak due to a variety of factors. Democrats in DC have pursued several paths to 2022 success in spite of their poor record. A failed take...
Constitutional Amendment (CACR 36) to Require Voters to be Residents of NH
The Proposed Constitutional Amendment (CACR 36) Would Limit Voting to NH and US Citizens Sen. Regina Birdsell has filed legislation that would amend the New Hampshire Constitution to ensure that only citizens of the United States and citizens of New Hampshire can vote...
Why School Choice is the Most Powerful Reform
By Andrew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center. As School Choice Week kicks off, it’s worth considering why there’s no such thing as Grocery Choice Week. Or Clothing Choice Week. Or Home Choice Week. When it comes to the basic necessities of life — food, clothing and...
Filibuster Prevails Thanks to Sens. Manchin, Sinema and Senate Republicans
Senate Democrats Fail to End the Filibuster and Take Over Elections. On January 19, 2020, Senate Leader Schumer attempted to pass their Federal Election takeover. Granite State Taxpayers has reported on his plan and the positions of NH Senators Shaheen and Hassan....
“Zuckerbucks” and the 2020 Election
GST has previously commented on Issues from the 2020 Election that Undermined its Integrity. In a recent Imprimis from Hillsdale College, Mollie Hemingway sheds a whole new light on integrity issues. We're familiar with Facebook and its actions to stifle speech that...
Is Ensuring Election Integrity Anti-Democratic?
GST has previously commented on Election Issues relative to Absentee and "Mail-In" voting. In a recent Imprimis from Hillsdale College, John R. Lott, Jr. comments on those same issues. He presents an interesting comparison between US laws on absentee voting and laws...
Schumer Plans US Senate Vote on Filibuster and Freedom to Vote Act
Democrats are desperate to pass S.2747, the Freedom to Vote Act. Like H.R. 1, S.2747 is a Federal takeover of voting laws and impose practices known to enable fraud. Democrats need to move quickly to counter State Legislatures working to fix problems found in 2020....