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Americans for Prosperity Commends Senate for Rejecting Tobacco Tax Hike

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 [...]

Americans for Prosperity Applauds Senate for Blocking 67% Gas and Diesel Tax Hike

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 [...]

Americans for Prosperity Saddened by 25% Increase in Home Heating Oil Tax

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 [...]

Americans for Prosperity Lauds Senate Finance Committee for Opposing ObamaCare Medicaid Expansion

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 [...]

Nashua Telegraph: GOP, Democrats battle over $28 million NH Senate budget writers seek to cut from human services

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 [...]

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