Category Archives: Budgets
Someone in the NH Senate Got a Phone Call About their Revenue Estimates
Back on May 17th, the New Hampshire Senate Ways and Means Committee produced revenue estimates $14 million below what the House handed to them. By May 21st, they had changed their mind. More… | GraniteGrok
Posted in Budgets, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Budget, Estimates, NH Senate, Revenue
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And ours is the NH Association of Chiefs of Police
If you are on your local Budget Committee or help select your budgets, support our Constitutions in their entirety, and are tired of our paid government employees testifying against our Rights and our best interests, read this post. More… | … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics
Tagged Gun rights, NHAoCP, Skip Murphy
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NH Senate Revenue Estimates 14 Million Below House Numbers
The Senate Ways and Means Committee met on May 17 to determine revenue estimates for the State’s General and Education Trust Funds, and decided that revenues would likely come in at $4,898.2 million for the State fiscal years (SFY) 2018-2019 … Continue reading
U.S. government posts $182 billion surplus in April
Don’t get too excited. It’s still all cluster. The U.S. government had a $182 billion budget surplus in April, confounding market expectations for a deficit, according to Treasury Department data released on Wednesday. The budget surplus was $106 billion in … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, National News
Tagged Deficit, National Debt, Surplus
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NH Legislature On Brink of Passing Funding Bill for Landlords…
Senate Bill 247 would essentially give landlords money to get rid of lead in apartments across the state. The bill doesn’t change the lead levels, 10 micrograms per deciliter, that require landlords to test for lead in their apartments with … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Lead, NH Journal, SB 247, Testing
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How The Timberlane Regional School District Embarrasses Itself
At the first Timberlane Budget Committee meeting last night, Jennifer Caruso, new member from Danville, asked for department level expenditure reports for the year by August 1. Our fiscal year ends on June 30. You might think Mrs. Caruso was … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Donna Green, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget, Budget Committees, Regional School District, SAU 55, Timberlane
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Balsams Sits Idle While Otten Fishes for More Investors
Remember the fight to block taxpayer-backed loans for Les Otten’s Balsams Boondoggle? The legislature and then Democrat Governor Maggie Hassan gave it their thumbs-up*. Well, it’s still sitting idle while Les hunts for more private investors. That’s not a good sign. … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Balsams, Les Otten, NH-DOT
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Leaked Document Indicates Big Proposed Cuts To Drug Czar’s Office
In an all-staff email to employees in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, acting Director Richard Baum shared some news he described as “very discouraging for our Nation’s effort to address drug abuse.” A draft document from the White … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Drugs, National Politics & Policy, New Hampshire News
Tagged Budget Cuts, Drug Czar
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#DyingPaper (Union Leader) Bipolar on State Budget
The Legislature’s part of the process begins with the House passing a budget and sending that to the Senate. The Senate typically makes changes to the House’s budget and sends it back to the House. The House typically disagrees with … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Ed Mosca Blog, Union Leader
Tagged NH House, NH Senate, State Budget, Union Leader
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The New Media Militia 