New Hampshire Advantage Archives

EWING: Republicans Made NH Great Again

October 17, 2026 Don

Due to Republican policies and leadership, New Hampshire is rated the best state to live in by “America’s Dashboard” (https://tinyurl.com/42r422wd). Their criteria consider safety, economy, education, taxes, livability, employment, healthcare, etc. New Hampshire ranks above the national average in 9 of 11 categories and in the top 10 in 4 categories. Republicans plan improvements … Read more

Residents Continue To Flee Massachusetts (Primarily to N.H.)

January 20, 2025 Andrew Cline

People have always relocated between New Hampshire and Massachusetts for a variety of reasons. However, the flow from Massachusetts into New Hampshire is larger than the outflow, and it has been increasing, according to an analysis from the Pioneer Institute in Boston. From 2010-2023, New Hampshire gained a net total of 98,879 immigrants from Massachusetts, nearly … Read more

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Maine Helps New Hampshire Be More Exceptional

January 3, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Vermont’s Minimum wage rose to over 14$ an hour for the first time on January 1st, 2025. We reported on that give to the Granite State here. It turns out the State of Maine was already meddling in that range as it just raised its rate on J1 from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour. First, thank … Read more

Click Your Heels Together Three Times, While Repeating “New Hampshire Advantage”

June 18, 2024 Ed Mosca

Kelly Ayotte has quite a future … in comedy, NOT politics. She’s telling everybody that she is going to stop the Democrat gubernatorial candidates from “massing up” New Hampshire. When New Hampshire is already “massed up” beyond repair.

Massachusetts Helps New Hampshire Widen Its Advantage

January 2, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Yesterday I mentioned Vermont and its habit of making New Hampshire more desirable but let’s not forget Massachusetts, a leader in advancing the New Hampshire Advantage. Effective January first, it is enforcing a new tax on millionaires that could benefit the Granite State.

Vermont Helps New Hampshire Widen Its Advantage

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Vermont’s mandated state minimum wage is rising today to 13.18 an hour. That’s, the new legislators know better what starting labor is worth to job creators rate. All in the name of whatever it is their supporters claim these wage mandates do.

The States With the Most Opportunity for Election Fraud Are All Blue or Heading That Way…

December 5, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The Heritage Foundation took a small mountain of data and crunched it. The result is the election integrity scorecard. It is a map of US states and the District of Columbia; each scored based on twelve criteria.

Who is campaigning for your best interest? What exactly are your interests?

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020

It is the political season and we are in a war for our individual liberties. Who is campaigning for your best interest? What exactly are your interests?

NH rousing economy – NH GOP Chair Steve Stepanek

July 16, 2019 Op-Ed

Concord, NH – NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding second quarter tax filings made by New Hampshire Employers: “Today is a good day for New Hampshire employers – thanks to Governor Sununu protecting the New Hampshire economy when he vetoed the disastrous Democrat budget. Granite State employers submitting their quarterly tax payments … Read more

House Republican Leader: Hello, Income Tax. Goodbye, New Hampshire Advantage

May 21, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Press Release | CONCORD – House Republican Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) reacted to a proposed non-germane amendment sponsored by Democrats in the Senate and House that would establish a 6.2% payroll tax on some earners in New Hampshire. Amendment 2019-2031s, which is being heard today at 1:00pm, proposes to impose a 6.2% state payroll tax … Read more

Granite State Taxpayers “Preserve the New Hampshire Advantage” Rally in Concord!

March 26, 2019 Op-Ed

Granite State Taxpayers For Immediate Release GST will hold a “Preserve the New Hampshire Advantage” Rally in Concord! The (no cost) Rally will start at 10:00 AM Saturday 3/30/19 on the Capital lawn. Speakers at the Rally will describe exactly what is going on in the Legislature. Attendees can click here to register so we know how many … Read more

House Bill 114: A Study in Contrast

February 11, 2019

What is House Bill 114 House bill 114 is a measure prohibiting the state from entering into or enforcing agreements concerning sales tax collection with other states. It is a response to the Wayfair decision which came down from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) last June. The measure was sponsored by Republican … Read more

New Hampshire Gets Another “Passing Grade”

September 26, 2018May 9, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Courtesy of The Blaze.com. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, and Thumbtack.com have released a study ranking the “least” and “most” business-friendly states in the U.S. Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, and Utah all got an A +. New Hampshire got an ‘A.’ The only respectable grade in the Northeast. (Notice … Read more

God Bless Joe McQuaid and the Union Leader!

September 26, 2018April 11, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Says McQuaid in a Union Leader editorial today: “Banning a personal income tax in New Hampshire by means of a constitutional amendment makes all the sense in the world — unless, of course, you like the idea of such a powerful and corrosive government confiscation of your money. With Democratic gubernatorial candidates once again refusing to … Read more

There’s Been An Uptick In Interest In New Hampshire

September 26, 2018July 10, 2011 Steve MacDonald

There’s been a general uptick in interest in New Hampshire, I would say since late-February,” he said. Certainly more people are looking than last year.”

The Economic Power Of New Hampshire

September 26, 2018February 28, 2011 Steve MacDonald

I’m a strong supporter of Vermont’s sovereign right to hold the line on taxes, and for them to try because of New Hampshire–well, it doesn’t get much better than that. It is as if we are projecting economic power throughout the region.