CATO Fiscal Policy Report - Maggie Hassan Gets a ‘D’

On a positive note, there were 11 states whose governors ranked worse than Maggie Hassan.

New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan, Democrat
Legislature: Divided
Grade: D
Took Office: January 2013

Governor Hassan’s tenure as New Hampshire governor is moving the state in the wrong fiscal direction. In 2013 she proposed a cigarette tax increase of 30 cents a pack, and the legislature agreed to a 10 cent hike.75 In 2014 she approved a gasoline tax increase of 4.2 cents per gallon. State general fund spending increased an estimated 5.6 percent in 2014, and Hassan supported Medicaid expansion under the ACA.

There was no specific mention of lobbyist inspired vapor-revenue, or smoke and mirrors budget jujitsu, but we already knew Hassan was going to screw up the budget. She’s a New Hampshire Democrat. It’s what they do.

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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.
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