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...
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...
New Hampshire Advantage Coalition Joins State of New Hampshire in Defending State Taxpayers against Concord’s City Council. Hearing is continued to January 2009 November 26th, 2008, Concord, NH- Despite being reviewed and approved by 3 state agencies, and the...
So, are you one of those people who still believes the high school civics lesson that says America has a government “by the people and for the people?” Now while that may have been true over 100 years ago, that simply is not the case today. If you don’t believe me,...
Whenever elected officials don’t want to take responsibility for spending, they blame mandates. The city of Concord is using that excuse in its latest attempt to avoid a tax and spending cap. In September, Secretary of State Bill Gardner and officials from the...
From Politicker NH Concord, NH — Despite being reviewed and approved by 3 state agencies, and the ballot group who put the initiative up for referendum bending over backwards to oblige the city council, Concord City Solicitor Paul Cavanaugh has challenged a tax and...