Retirement system reforms paying off but there’s a long way to go

By Grant Bosse on August 2, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald says New Hampshire is paying for nearly two decades of failure in its Retirement System.

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Candidates are sign of the times

By Grant Bosse on June 20, 2010

In praising new candidates who’ve stepped up to run for the Legislature, the Portsmouth Herald slaps at the current crop of lawmakers who’ve made such a mess of the New Hampshire budget.

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Maine voters showed us their wisdom

By Grant Bosse on June 11, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald (and Seacoast Online) argues that Maine voters were right to roll back the sweeping tax increases approved by their Legislature.

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LLC Tax isn’t dead yet

By Grant Bosse on May 25, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald posts an Associated Press report that House and Senate negotiators can’t agree on a version of the LLC Tax repeal, despite an early agreement to repeal it.

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NH revenue estimates: politically charged art and science

By Grant Bosse on May 14, 2010

Michael McCord of the Portsmouth Herald examines the thorny and complicated issue of revenue estimates.

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State budget needs work now

By Grant Bosse on May 10, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald calls for better revenue projections and a fix to the state’s current budget crisis.

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Parking fee hikes at local beaches make good sense

By Grant Bosse on March 19, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald backs plans to increase the cost of parking meters at Hampton Beach, first reported here at NH Watchdog.

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Lawmakers need to face fiscal reality

By Jay Flanders on March 7, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald explains the cause of the state’s budget crisis in an editorial today.

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SB 500 a step in prison reform

By Grant Bosse on February 28, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald lends it support to a prison reform proposal that supporters claim will reduce recidivism.

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Don’t let cowardice limit our right to know

By Grant Bosse on February 16, 2010

The Portsmouth Herald urges the Rockingham County delegation to have the courage to select the county’s Interim Sheriff in public.

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