N.H. legislator wants to increase gas tax

November 30, 2008 Seacoast Online CONCORD (AP) — A grim financial outlook for highway construction in New Hampshire has some state lawmakers considering a gasoline-tax increase. Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, who led a study of the state’s highway fund, said...

Democrats still want to raise your taxes

November 30, 2008 Union Leader State House Dome: Concord talk turns to taxes, lots of them WHILE ALL the talk in Concord is about budget cuts, no one’s talking about taxes. That will change — soon. When the Legislature starts work in January, it will...

The Tax Revolt Covered Here

CONCORD – Hard times are spurring tax revolts in New Hampshire. Ed Naile of Deering chairs the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers, advising local groups hoping to institute first-ever budget committees, kill construction bonds or run slates of candidates for...

Monadnock School Board Loses Another Member

November 26, 2008 Monadnock Loses Member Keene Sentinel SWANZEY — And then there were 12. What sounds like an Agatha Christie novel has become the Monadnock Regional School Board’s reality show as, one by one, representatives have abandoned its ranks. Swanzey...

Frugality Called ‘Negative Agenda’ in Hopkinton

Let’s preserve what makes Hopkinton so special Our taxes are really no worse than our neighbors’ At a recent meeting of the Hopkinton Board of Selectmen, Chairman Scott Flood stated that there were well over 100 homes for sale in Hopkinton, and that many...

Spending Cap Pledge Debuts in Lakes Region

In what is most likely the first public action involving the recently unveiled spending cap pledge promoted by the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition, members of the Gilford Municipal Budget Committee found themselves voting on a motion to adopt such a cap at its...