Category Archives: Debt/Spending
What YOU can do to change your Property Tax Rate…
he most important [thing] that you must know is that YOU do have a say in how much property tax you pay. Become a local government expert. The best place to go for a basic understanding of how local government works is … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged Bruce Trivellini, Budgets. Taxes
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Scorecard Data Released for NH Colleges
New data is available from the federal Department of Education on the costs and performance of New Hampshire’s universities. The new numbers are available on the College Scorecard, an online tool created by the federal government. It’s designed to let students … Continue reading
Testimony: Northern Pass Would Mean $7M in Tax Revenue to Franklin NH
CONCORD – Hard times keep getting harder in Franklin – so tough in fact, that the prospect of hosting a Northern Pass converter terminal provides a much-needed ray of hope, former city manager Elizabeth A. Dragon told the Site Evaluation … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Energy
Tagged Franklin, Northern Pass, taxes
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Manchester taxpayers group relaunching with new board
MANCHESTER — A group that led the petition drive to cap city spending more than a decade ago is being resurrected by a new collection of concerned citizens and local business leaders. … Organizers said they decided to join together at … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, taxes
Tagged Concerned Taxpayers of Manchester, Manchester, Taxpayers
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N.H. DHHS head talks health care provider taxes to pay for expanded Medicaid
Amid growing uncertainty around New Hampshire’s Medicaid expansion program and a looming 2018 deadline, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers is exploring a new potential fix: provider taxes. In an interview with the Monitor editorial board last week, Meyers … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Health Care, taxes
Tagged DHHS, Jeffrey Meyers, Medicaid Expansion, taxes
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Mizzou enrollment falls to lowest level since 2008
Amid ongoing fallout from the protests that rocked campus in 2015, the University of Missouri recently welcomed its smallest student body since 2008. As Campus Reform has repeatedly reported, the embattled university has taken hit after hit, starting with a $32 million budget shortfall … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Education, Snowflake U, Snowflakes
Tagged Campus Reform, Enrollment, Mizzou
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Medicaid Expansion – What Will NH Republicans Do When the ‘Free’ Money is Gone?
For years we have warned about taking “free money with strings attached.” There’s another meme that describes the below from the Pravda on the Merrimack: “Fed crack.” No, not real drugs but the allure and the addiction is just as real … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Republicans, taxes
Tagged Income Tax, Medicaid Expansion, NH House, NH Senate, NHGOP, Sales Tax
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Conway School board to return $2 million to Taxpayers
CONWAY — Conway School Board members shared some good news earlier this month — they’ll be returning nearly $2 million to the town to help offset taxes. At a recent meeting, the board revealed it has more than $1.7 million … Continue reading
Keno-garten Conflicts On The Concord City Council?
CONCORD, NH — At least two Concord officials could have been – or may, in the future – be in conflict during official discussions about Keno in the city of Concord which has been put up for a vote this … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Kenogarten, Patch, Tony Schinella
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New Hampshire lawmaker calls college system dysfunctional
“The audit was disturbing when it exposed the dysfunction of the chancellor and his administration,” state Sen. John Reagan, R-Deerfield, said in an email to Watchdog.org. “I am most curious how the Board of Trustees has allowed this to continue. This … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education
Tagged Audit, Community College, Watchdog
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The New Media Militia 