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May 23, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today is commending the Senate for their vote against HB 659 which would have increased the state tobacco tax by 20 cents/pack. The Senate voted against HB 659 by a vote of 13 to 11. “We applaud the Senate for refusing to give into the House’s [...]
May 23, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today applauded the New Hampshire Senate for indefinitely postponing a bill (HB 617) which would have raised the state’s gas and diesel tax by 67%. The indefinite postponement, by an 18-6 vote, kills the bill for the year. “Today, the Senate sided with the hard-working taxpayers [...]
May 23, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today expressed disappointment over the vote by the New Hampshire Senate to support a bill (HB 185) to increase the home heating oil tax by 25%. “Unfortunately, the Senate voted today to increase taxes on working families which will result in higher heating costs for the [...]
May 22, 2013
MANCHESTER – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today offered extraordinary commendation to the Senate Finance Committee for rejecting the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under ObamaCare. The House had included this expansion of the program to add tens of thousands of additional beneficiaries to the state’s Medicaid program, which is already the [...]
May 22, 2013
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN CONCORD – A list of $28 million in potential human services cuts from state Senate budget writers touched off partisan fighting words Tuesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Morse, R-Salem, released the list of possible reductions to House-approved spending in programs for the disabled ($4.9 million) troubled juveniles ($1.8 million), tobacco prevention [...]