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The US spends more money on education than any other nation. If our children were getting the best education, that would be fine. But they aren’t. American public-school students rank near the bottom of the developed world in math and science. Clearly our education money isn’t well spent. Perhaps that’s because the money isn’t spent by those with the most stake in the success of their children. According to the NH Dept. of Education, in 2009-10 we spent an average of $14,850.63 per pupil: (http://www....

The Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire today released its primary voter guide listing all 153 of its endorsed candidates, including 11 new additions, in an effort to influence the Granite State’s primary election on Tuesday. In total, the Republican Liberty Caucus endorsed one executive councilor candidate, 10 state senator candidates and 142 state representative candidates who will work to restore the common-sense principles of limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility and...

Stick with me, families, on this experiment of government expansion. That is the implicit message from President Barack Obama this summer. Recently, for example, Obama sat down with an Ohio couple, Joe and Rhonda Weithman, to talk about how federal help in the form of cash for Joe's business and a subsidy for Rhonda's health care would help the Weithmans, and families like them, recover. Reading the transcript, I got the sense that the President was making the point that the money or breaks the Weithmans...

Whether looking for local prestige or wanting to give back to their communities and state, you can be certain the $100 annual salary isn't what draws most to run for a seat in the New Hampshire Legislature. With the fall election season drawing closer, incumbents and newcomers have begun campaign efforts to seek office in the state House or Senate, which both pay $200 per two-year term. While the hours may be long and the pay among the lowest in the nation, the Legislature's 400 seats makes it one of the...

CONCORD, NH - August 5, 2010 — Today the Coalition of NH Taxpayers, New Hampshire's largest statewide taxpayer group, released a list of candidates who have taken the CNHT Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The "Pledge" as it is called, originated from the days of former Governor Meldrim Thomson. It is a basic affirmation of a candidate's commitment to his or her opposition to any attempt to institute any and all broad-based sales or income taxes for New Hampshire. "Now more than ever we need candidates who...

John Stephen, front-running Republican candidate for governor, said he doesn't agree on every position of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, but he was happy to attend the organization's seventh annual Liberty Dinner last night at The Chateau on Hanover Street. Stephen said he doesn't agree with the NHLA's support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana, but shares the belief in limited government and fewer taxes. "We don't see eye to eye on everything," Stephen said, "but here's what I like about...

Concord, NH - Republican State Representative candidate Mark Warden today signed the Americans for Prosperity Pledge to cut taxes and fees (and oppose a sales and/or income tax), cut spending, cut the size of government, and uphold both the N.H. and U.S. Constitutions. "This was an easy pledge to sign, since it is a desire to uphold the values of limited government and accountability that most voters in Goffstown and Weare share. Business taxes in N.H. have increased dramatically, especially with the LLC...