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In New Hampshire, the cost of gas on January 20, 2021, the day President Joe Biden took office, was $2.38. A year ago it was just $2.98 per gallon. Since then, the cost of gas in 2022 has risen steadily, hitting $4.75 earlier this month. Residents are frustrated with the rising cost of gas over […]
Concord, New Hampshire—This morning, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed HB 1221, lowering New Hampshire’s business profits tax from 7.6 percent to 7.5 percent. Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire (AFP-NH) praised the governor for signing the bill. State Director Greg Moore gave the following statement while attending the signing ceremony: “Employer tax relief is working […]
Concord, New Hampshire—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire warned lawmakers this week that the grassroots group was opposing HB 1476, which contains a number of changes to New Hampshire’s pretrial detention laws. The group put lawmakers on notice Monday with a Key Vote Alert indicating that the vote on the bill would be included in their legislative […]
Concord, New Hampshire—New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, along with members of the so-called Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, pushed the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. This misguided international treaty would place limits on the production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the refrigerant used in air conditioning and refrigerating units. In response, Americans for Prosperity-New […]
Concord, New Hampshire—Today, the New Hampshire Senate voted against legalizing the home cultivation of cannabis and simple possession of cannabis. House Bill 629 would have allowed Granite Staters to keep three mature cannabis plants and three seedlings in their home for adult use. An amendment proposed by Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire to legalize possession […]
Concord, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire Senate voted to lower the state business profits tax (BPT) from 7.6 to 7.5 percent. Once enacted in 2023, the tax reduction will save New Hampshire businesses an estimated $8 million annually. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore issued praise following the vote: “More employer tax relief […]
Concord, NH—Today, Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire (AFP-NH) issued glowing praise for the state’s legislature in standing firm to protect recent educational reforms that have given Granite State students greater educational options and individualized pathways for success. The legislature rejected measures that would repeal or weaken the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program. Similar attempts […]
Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to roll back due process protections for Granite Staters. HB 1476 would undermine the progress New Hampshire made in 2018, by passing sensible reforms to pretrial detention that required judges to consider a defendant’s income and ability to pay bail on low-level offenses. HB 1476 would roll […]
Released 2021 Legislative Scorecard as an Accountability Tool for Granite Staters CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) has announced that Sen. Gary Daniels, the Senate Finance Chairman, has been awarded the 2021 Tom Thomson Defender of Liberty Award for passing a state budget that provided substantial tax relief and authorized Education Freedom Accounts. Two […]
