Category Archives: taxes
No Rigor in Timberlane’s Per Pupil Cost
The official Cost per Pupil report from the Department of Education is now out. (DOE web site. Thanks to an alert resident who located the document even though it has not been linked from the usual DOE summary page.) Timberlane’s Cost … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green, taxes
Tagged Cost per pupil, Timberlane
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New Hampshire Governor Puts Brakes on Toll Hike Plan
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A proposal to increase tolls for the first time in a decade in New Hampshire appears dead after Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday he wouldn’t let it proceed. The Republican governor said that he’s long been opposed … Continue reading
[The] Obamacare Individual Mandate is DEAD!
Democrats have lost that leverage to FORCE us to do anything. This will be the tugged on piece of yarn that will undo the entire misshapen, ugly ball that is Obamacare. Yes, people won’t have insurance foisted upon them – … Continue reading
How Will NH Democrats React to this News: November Revenue Doubles State Surplus
I’m curious how the Democrat Drama Queens (and I mean that with the utmost respect) will take the latest fiscal news for the Great State of New Hampshire? Revenues from November have doubled the state’s surplus, according to the New Hampshire … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, taxes
Tagged Budget, Surplus, Tax cuts
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NH rep seeks to repeal state timber tax
The NH Timberland Owners Association doesn’t have any great love of the state timber tax, but they don’t like a bill that would repeal it. House Bill 1470 would repeal the “normal yield tax on timber” because it is “discriminatory … Continue reading
Granite State Taxpayers Supports Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) is scheduled for a vote this week. The House is expected to vote on the bill Tuesday 12/19/17. The bill would then go to the Senate for a vote. If passed, the … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, taxes
Tagged Granite State Taxpayers, HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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Concord Monitor Believes Govt is Entitled To Our Money?
The Concord Fishwrap has a piece from the AP on the tax package going through Congress right now with the loaded title: “Tax Package would lower top tax rate for wealthy Americans.” As if that’s all it does. Not that I … Continue reading
Republicans reject business tax breaks in NH Senate panel vote
NH Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford, said Wednesday he wanted to “press the pause button” on several targeted tax breaks designed to ease worker shortages and help startup businesses. In a political role reversal, Sanborn and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, taxes
Tagged Andy Sanborn, NH Senate, Tax Breaks
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Hey, Gov. Chris Sununu – how’bout just buying each one a boat?
This is absolutely NUTS – is this REALLY a good use of taxpayer monies even as NH Executive Councilor Russell Prescott (R) led the march to raise highway toll charges by up to 50%??? What say you, Gov. Chris Sununu? … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 