So it was a few weeks ago, when Donna Gamache, lobbyist for Eversource New Hampshire – the company also known as PSNH – sat at the witness table in Room 103 and spoke with members of the S.B. 125 Study Committee. The brainchild of its chairman, Senator Kevin Avard of Nashua, the study committee seeks to get to the bottom of a question persistently asked by legislators: Why are New Hampshire’s electric rates so danged high? | More…
New Hampshire, Vermont, Tax Revenue, Tax Capacity, and Values
First, as part of this research professor Woolf reports that as a percentage of total income earned New Hampshire is still one of the lowest taxed states in the Nation. The national average is 10.59 percent, and New Hampshire’s rate is only 8.86 percent. (Vermont’s is over 12%.)
New Hampshire’s rank is important because the article asks questions about spending priorities, values, efficient delivery of services, and just how much you can expect to take and for what. |More…
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged NH, Revenues, taxes, Values, VT
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“Victimless Crime Spree” Celebrates Five Years – Q&A With Director & Producer
A couple of weeks ago on a Sunday evening, after the grand opening of the Free State Bitcoin Shoppe, dozens of people gathered in the Seacoast Repertory Theater in Portsmouth, NH to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the theatrical premiere of “Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree“! | More…
For What Does Granite State College Rank #1 in New Hampshire ?
Approximately 40 percent of college students in the U.S. are aged 25 or older, according to Washington Monthly. In 2016, this prompted the publication to launch a first-of-its-kind ranking of four-year and two-year colleges that do the best job of serving adult learners. Now in its second year, these rankings provide nontraditional students with an important resource in evaluating their college options. | More…
Cameras in [NH House] Committee Rooms Would Be Money Well Spent
“…the way [Rep. James]McConnell sees it, outfitting all [NH] House committee rooms with cameras to record all of the legislative sausage-making that often goes unseen would be money well spent.
“The fact is, when you have more transparency like this, the more egregious examples of spending would be brought under control,” McConnell told NHPR. “And when the public is fully aware of some of the expenditures that we’re making, I think this would bring pressure on our legislators to recognize that it’s the taxpayers’ money.” | More…
Posted in Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Cameras, James McConnell, LSAs, NH House
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Gov. Sununu’s Going Back To Washington, But It’s Unclear What For
Gov. Chris Sununu is heading to Washington on Monday for an undisclosed event at the White House.
The governor’s staff included the visit in his public schedule for the week (with “Attends Event at The White” penciled in at 11 a.m. on Monday), but would not elaborate on the nature of the event when asked for more information. They said the White House would be releasing more details ahead. |More…
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chris Sununu, NHPR, Washington DC
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School Choice for NH: New Approach to Learning
Periodically we highlight education providers in the Granite State. Diane Murphy, a long-time public high school English and drama teacher, is opening an innovative new learning community in Dover beginning in January 2018. Their website says, “Set a course, make a journey, recalculate, and set the course again. We provide an alternative to school where teens take control of their own learning. And yes, it’s true. You can have a bright future and go to college (if you choose) without attending conventional school.” | More…
Judd Gregg on Laundry List of ‘Also’ Candidates to head HHS
Also rumored for consideration are former New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, talk show host and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz; Florida Governor Rick Scott, a former hospital executive; and Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a longtime critic of Obamacare in the House. | More…
Education savings accounts are constitutional and good policy
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are a school choice option gaining popularity nationwide. Opponents of giving parents more choice in their child’s education often claim that these accounts are unconstitutional. But they are certainly allowed under the U.S. Constitution and they can comply with the New Hampshire Constitution as well, a new study from the Institute for Justice and the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy shows. *|More…
Trump Declares Oct 2nd, ‘Deregulation Day’
Monday is “Deregulation Day” for the federal government as declared by President Donald Trump, and thus is an opportune time to deliver the findings of The Heritage Foundation’s latest tracking of regulation.
The bad news is that the final year of the Obama administration brought the private-sector costs of its reign of regulatory excess to $122 billion a year.
And that’s the low-ball figure.
On the other hand, the Trump administration, in its first six months, launched a multifaceted reform agenda that has slowed regulatory output. | More…
Posted in National News, National Politics & Policy, Reguations
Tagged deregulation, Donald Trump, Oct 2
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The New Media Militia 