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New Hampshire’s Budget Blues
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  Governor Lynch has unveiled the second of three rounds of cuts in state spending, totaling $50 million in all. Health and Human Services took the biggest hit, but reductions small and large will be felt, from the university system to little known entities like the podiatry board. We’ll dig into the details and look ahead to even larger cuts in the new year. Guests
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The Gov and Legislature are all doing a silly kabuki dance about budget woes in NH. He signed the infamous pledge so has probably locked himself into no solution to NH deficits. If his goal is to guarantee that elderly home owners will be forced out of their houses, he sure is doing a good job. How do our leaders dream that in this depression we can pay NH property taxes when our pensions have shrunk to almost nothing. Evidently that is a very very low priority to the NH government. It is said that the market will recover in a few years. No doubt. A lot of good that does us in our 80s & 90s. We may not need MORE taxation in NH but we need FAIR taxation and that means removing the excessive property tax on low & mid income NH residents. Maybe somewhere there is some brave soul who will run for Gov and have the courage to deny the pledge. Come on, guys, times are desperate.
In Concord, our school board is planning to submit an application for building aid (new construction/renovation). In light of the fiscal crisis which very well may last for a couple of years, what is the liklihood that they will receive their 40% reimbursement for the project? If the district was told by the state that they would receive funds and then the funds were not available, is the state legally responsible to give the district the money? Would the district be more likely to receive aid if they applied for the updating of individual schools(making schools more energy efficient)?