People of the Granite State Deserve a Vote on Tax Increases

WINDHAM – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) New Hampshire is urging members of the New Hampshire Senate to pass CACR 6, a proposed Constitutional Amendment that would require a 3/5 majority vote of the legislature for any increase in taxes or fees without an amendment that would alter the bill.

“The people of New Hampshire deserve a say in how their tax dollars are spent and how and if their taxes can be raised,” said Corey R. Lewandowski, State Director of Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire. “We support CACR 6 as passed by the House because it returns more control to the taxpayers in this state about how and if their taxes can be raised. Additionally it makes it more difficult for New Hampshire taxpayers to be burdened with the political whims of the legislature which might be tempted to increase taxes to pay for their spending programs.”

By Bob Sanders - January 19, 2012

Should N.H. "bureaucrats" have to go to the legislature before expending funds to see whether they want to join a low carbon fuel standard compact?

Cory Lewandowski, state director of Americans for Prosperity and a strong supporter of the bill, said HB 1487 would prevent "state bureaucrats" at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services "from entering a program that will cost the state money," Lewandowski said such programs could increase the price at the gas pumps and in grocery stores.

However, some of the state's bureaucrats are pretty good, said Science Technology and Energy Committee Chair Rep. James Garrity of Atkinson, and if the 10 other northeastern states adopt a "liquid Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative" it might not be such a bad idea to have some of them do what they can do.

"It would be less ugly if we were at the table," he said.

By Michael Ryan - January 19, 2012

Windham resident and Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire Director Corey Lewandowski will testify in Concord today in support of a bill which would require legislative approval for state participation in any low-carbon fuel standard program.

Lewandowski will be before the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee at 9:30 a.m.

According to the bill, labeled HB 1487, the approval would be needed before any funds could be provided or expended involving the state's "planning, evaluating, implementing or participating in any state, regional or national low carbon fuel standards program."

AFP N.H. spoke out in early November about the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Lewandowski once again said in a release this morning that New Hampshire doesn't need another RGGI, which is why AFP N.H. supports HB 1487.