Bill would DOUBLE boat fees (HB 205)

January 2009 HB 205 seeks to increase boating registration and license fees. Read the bill text here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0205.html This bill was already heard by the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee but you can...

Sweeping tax bill would destroy businesses and individuals (HB 628)

January 2009 HB 628 is one of the most sweeping, intrusive, and DANGEROUS bills to hit the legislature this session. Please read the bill text here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0628.html From the bill’s own summary: “This bill...

NH has quietly built up a mountain of debt

January 28, 2009 Union Leader New Hampshire’s budget deficit may be the worst in the modern history of the state, but it may not be the worst financial crisis we currently face. As the current budget eats away our financial reserves and puts enormous pressure on...

Horse Fees Bill to be Killed (HB 427)

Seacoast Online CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The sponsor of a bill that has angered horse owners around New Hampshire is withdrawing her proposal. The New Hampshire Horse Council says Cornish Rep. Carla Skinder sent an e-mail early Tuesday to say she would ask that her bill...

Horse Owners Accuse State of ‘Just Another Tax’ (HB 427)

CHICHESTER, N.H. — Hundreds of horse owners are expected to gather in Concord on Tuesday to protest legislation that they say could be financially crippling. The proposed bill would require horse owners to buy licenses for each animal every year and vaccinate...

A Tax on Horses! (HB 427)

HB 427 would, among other things, require municipalities to license all equine animals. From the text: Every owner or keeper of an equine as defined by RSA 436:93 4 months old or over shall annually, cause it to be registered, numbered, described, and licensed for one...