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NH Dems Decline to Defend HR1 as NHGOP Attempts to Block It
NH Dems Decline to Defend HR1 as NHGOP Attempts to Block It Posted to News at NH Journal May 19, 2021 by Andrew Mahaleris. If the “For the People” Act is good for New Hampshire, why won’t U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas testify on its behalf? That’s the questions some in...
SB 99, the Meals and Rooms Tax and the Budget
SB 99, the Meals and Rooms Tax and the Budget by Granite State Taxpayers Secretary Dan McGuire RSA 78-A specifies New Hampshire's tax on restaurant meals, hotel rooms and car rentals. Currently 9%, the House-passed budget for the next biennium (which starts July 1)...
Wake up New Hampshire before it’s too late
H.R. 1: Wake up New Hampshire before it's too late. This opinion by John B. Sullivan Jr., from the May 13, 2021 Union Leader, is presented with his permission. I am writing to address the bill H.R. 1 — the so-called “For the People Act” — that is being debated in the...
Biden Plans Will Wreck the U.S. Economy
Biden Plans Will Wreck the U.S. Economy. This May 11, 2021 column by Peter Roff for American Action News is posted with his permission. As slogans go, “build back better – which Joe Biden used to define his 2020 bid for the presidency – lags well behind “Happy Days...
As D.C. Dems ‘Tweak’ H. R. 1, Support Still Lags For Election Law Overhaul
As D.C. Dems ‘Tweak’ H. R. 1, Support Still Lags For Election Law Overhaul Posted to News at NH Journal May 6, 2021 by Andrew Mahaleris. Senate Democrats are changing key components of their massive election reform legislation, the For the People Act, in an effort to...
Education Teachers Union Report Misses Mark on NH Education Spending
Education Teachers Union Report Misses Mark on NH Education Spending. Posted to Politics at NH Journal InsideSources May 2, 2021 by Michael Graham. The headline is the Concord Monitor was hard to miss: “N.H. Ranks Dead Last In the Nation for State Education Funding.”...
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