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January 15, 2009 Union Leader Taxes and Spending: Who has the money? It is public budget time in New Hampshire, and the grand question for aldermen, selectmen, council members, commissioners and legislators is whether to raise taxes or cut spending. And that raises...Open Letter to Rep. Betsey Patten (R) Moltonborough
This is an open letter to Rep. Betsey Patten. I have just learned of a bill (HB-0072) that you authored requiring an increase by 1000% the number of voters at a town meeting needed to request a private vote on any particular article, making it virtually impossible for...Court Rules Local Government Center to Open Books
NH Public Radio Archive of article by Dan Gorenstein Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The organization that runs the state Municipal Association – the Local Government Center- hasn’t decided if it will appeal Monday’s Superior Court decision. A judge has ruled the...ICLEI and Portsmouth: But Was There a Vote?
Portsmouth Herald – City is a leader in green innovation City is a leader in green innovation Government and citizens work together Imagine seeing everything through a green lens. Nothing is conventionally built, or renovated, or installed, or fueled, or...Will Concord listen?
January 12, 2009 Union Leader Think-tank testimony: Will Concord listen to all views? We are going to take a wild guess here and suggest that the Democrats in control of the Legislature are the ones who invited the head of a left-leaning “think tank” to...VISITORS