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March 27, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH), following today’s House vote to increase the state gas tax 67% by passing HB 617, made clear that the group will take the fight to stop the tax hike to the Senate. The increase, at roughly $95 million when fully implemented, represents the largest tax increase [...]
March 27, 2013
By Tom Thomson, AFP-NH Honorary Chairman It’s simple, sign the Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire (AFP-NH) petition. Just go to our website at www.stopnhgastax.com. This will take less than two minutes and as the Honorary Chair of AFP-NH, I encourage each and every hard working New Hampshire citizen to sign the Gas/Diesel Tax Petition today [...]
March 26, 2013
By Robert Cook As Congress continues its battle over sequestration and nearly 6,000 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers get ready for furloughs, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter said the $450 million USS Miami repair project will continue. Shea-Porter toured the shipyard with Paul O’Connor, president of the Metal Trades Council, on Monday morning before she held a [...]
March 25, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today called out plans by the House Finance Committee to include savings to the state of $500,000 for expanding Medicaid by adding between 35,000 and 80,000 new individuals to the government-run program for the poor and disabled. “The notion the state will save money by adding [...]
March 25, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today called on Rep. Carol Shea-Porter to offer sequester solutions that don’t raise taxes on New Hampshire families and employers. “Our nation has $16.7 trillion in debt and is running a $900 billion deficit this year,” said Greg Moore, AFP-NH State Director. “We need to take [...]