Category Archives: Debt/Spending
Official Budget Committee,Understanding the Process!
I think that we all agree the operating budget is probably a municipality and a school district’s most important work product. A budget that is approved by the legislative body, is the legal document that gives our governing body officials … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bruce Trivellini, budgets, Henniker
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The Kurk Decision
The Kurk decision is an important win for people concerned about fiscal sanity and public accountability. We’ve all seen town and school budget officials playing games with default budgets by artificially inflating the number. That makes their proposed budgets look … Continue reading
A Short History of Entitlement Abuse and Healthcare Deception in New Hampshire
If you’d like to browse through a detailed overview of New Hampshire’s history of entitlement abuse, then I’ve got the article for you. It starts like this. Today, the New Hampshire Senate began a public debate about reauthorizing Obamacare Medicaid expansion. … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Health Care
Tagged Health Care, Jeb Bradley, John Sununu, Judd Greeg, Medicaid, Medicare
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Donna Green: My Certified Letter to TRSD Auditor
During tonight’s school board meeting, Chairman Boyle pretended he knew nothing of my complaint to the Timberlane auditors. In fact, every board member knew of my letter to the auditor. They just chose to do nothing about it and shame on … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged Budget, School Board, Spending, Timberlane Regional School District
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New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly reject 2nd effort to have state taxpayers contribute to local pensions
An effort to resurrect a bill that would put the state of New Hampshire on the hook for $171 million in local government employee pension contributions over the next four years was defeated by a single vote in the state’s … Continue reading
Judge declares plaintiffs in Nashua spending cap suit have no standing
NASHUA — The city’s spending cap violates state law and is unenforceable, according to a judge who has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the city by two former aldermen. Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Charles Temple ruled Tuesday that because the … Continue reading
Timberlane Tax: Sandown +10%; Other Towns Catch a Break
Here’s an astonishing political fact. For three towns in the Timberlane district, the 2018-2019 budget is easily digestible while Sandown is taking an enormous blow. Whether the towns choose the default budget (near flat-line) or a $1 million higher operating … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education, taxes
Tagged Arthur Green, Budget, Sandown, taxes, Timberlane Regional School District
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Tales from the BudComm, sorta sideways, – Government Worker Pension plan
This snippet from the UL caught my eye as we on the BudComm saw (and heard) that retirement costs are skyrocketing from almost every department head lamenting its impact on their budgets, especially as the State broke its “promise” to help local … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget Committee, Pensions
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These 21 New Hampshire House Republicans Don’t Just Want an Income Tax, They Saved It.
The Commerce Committee report on HB 628 was inexpedient to Legislate. Kill the bill, they said. We don’t want to add dozens of bureaucrats and a mechanism to tax income in New Hampshire. But the 21 Republicans pictured above voted against the … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Legislation, Republicans, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Income Tax, NH House, Republicans
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GST Opposes HB 413 Pension Cost Shift
GST Opposes Having the State Pay for Local County and Town Employee Pension Costs. HB413 would require the State to pay 15 percent of the normal and accrued liability contributions of political subdivision retirement system employers for group I teachers and … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, taxes, Unions
Tagged Granite State Taxpayers, HB 413, Pensions
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The New Media Militia 