Category Archives: taxes
New Hampshire lawmakers debate licensing out-of-state semi-trailers
House Republicans in New Hampshire are counting on out-of-state semi-trailer licensing to raise money for the state. While New Hampshire Republicans often argue against expanding fees, the proposal introduced Feb. 8 is unusual in a couple of ways. First, many of … Continue reading
Representative Karel Crawford Votes for Income Tax
Karel Crawford — who represents Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, and Sandwich in the state legislature — voted February 8 for a 0.67% income tax on New Hampshire workers in the form of HB 628. | More at Tuftonboro.net
Posted in Legislation, Local NH Politics, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Karel Crawford, Max Ledoux, Tuftonboro.net
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NH Rep Sean Morrison angling for a RINO of the Week award
I guess that NH Rep Sean Morrison never learned about the Theory of Holes. Steve first mentioned him in his post on voting for HB628, Paid Family Leave, HB628, whereby he believes that Government has the right to crowd out 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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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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Hampton’s push for more revenue stalls in NH House
CONCORD — A number of House bills intended to help Hampton were effectively killed in committee votes, which one selectman said reaffirms the need for the town to file suit against the state. Bills to bring more rooms and meals … Continue reading
House Republicans Responsible for Advancing a NH Income Tax Again!
HB 628, which has a tax on income built into it, passed yet another hurdle today when 28 Republicans voted in favor of taxing your income. No need to get into the issues with the bill again for the … Continue reading
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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More Flaws In HB 628 – The Program is Built to Fail, or Was That the Point?
I met with Richard Lavers (Department of Employment Security) briefly on Wednesday of this week to discuss the spreadsheets he handed out at the Commerce Committee hearing on January 16th (I am currently awaiting further updates). | Keep Reading at … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, Health Care, Legislation, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Len Turcotte, Paid Family Leave Act
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NH Medicaid Expansion – I wonder if State Senator Jeb Bradley is finally going to apologize to us all?
Even if he doesn’t, there’s a whole bunch of us that can and will taunt him with “See, told ya so!” as the Baby Daddy of Medicaid Expansion here in NH is finally meeting up with fiscal reality as the Sugar … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Health Care, Republicans, taxes
Tagged Bradley Care, Medicaid Expansion
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The New Media Militia 