Tax Caps for All (HB 183)

HB 183 now carries an important amendment which reads: “An act relative to the removal of town officers and relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes.” Bill Text: (original) HB 183 The amendment would allow budget limitation...

Sales and Use Tax Information (SB 5)

The NH House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee will be having a public hearing on Wednesday, April 29th in the Legislative Office Building at 1:30 PM for SB 5. SB 5 would prohibit retailers from disclosing consumer information to foreign states in connection to...

New Hampshire’s New Report Card

by Hon. Paul Mirski The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just released its 2009 “Rich States Poor States” report ranking the economic potential of all the states. New Hampshire, flying high in 2007, has received a flunking grade. In just two short...

Gatsas: Budget is trial balloon for back door income tax

by NH Senator Ted Gatsas Fosters Trial balloons for an income tax: Budget woes and our economic edge “Let’s examine the trial balloons. Currently the State of New Hampshire has an interest and dividends tax of 5 percent; the House has added to that a 5...

State budget hearing draws a crowd in Laconia

April 15, 2009 Laconia Citizen “The session began with Jeff Pattison, the Legislative Budget Assistant who is also a Laconia resident, giving the crowd a capsulized view of the proposed $2.8 billion, two-year budget with a rundown of proposed cuts and tax...