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OPINION: Here’s How the New Non-Resident Toll and State Park Fee Increases Will Work

August 24, 2026 Andrew Cline

Turnpike tolls and state park fees have stayed flat for years as inflation has eaten away at their value. To fight the effects of inflation, legislators voted this year to increase tolls and park fees for non-residents. Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed both bills, but in August legislators overrode those vetoes. Now that they’re law, here’s a … Read more

CLINE: How NH Can Stop Subsidizing Out-Of-State Drivers

May 18, 2026 Andrew Cline

The New Hampshire Turnpike System facilitates tourism and commuting in the Granite State. The three toll roads slash travel times in key corridors, which improves quality of life and helps the state’s economy grow. Turnpike users pay a small fee for the convenience of using these roads vs. more congested and slower local roads, essentially trading cash … Read more

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RINO Needs To Be Primaried

April 30, 2025 Julie Smith

While State Senator Mark McConkey is guilty of fiscal assault on motorists living or working in the most populated parts of the state. He has tried to raise the tolls (Is Councilor Prescott his role model?). Yes, he might feel safe at election time in his district, because most of his constituents have no use … Read more

Massachusetts Is “Going After Everybody Who Has Money.”

April 23, 2024 Steve MacDonald

It is unusual for a Democrat or uniparty stooge to say the quiet part out loud, but this isn’t new to Massachusetts. David Ismay, Charlie Baker’s undersecretary for Climate change (can’t be much of a ‘republican’ Gov. if you have one of those – and he wasn’t), said openly that they need to put the screws to everyone in the name of climate change.

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The New Manhattan Island “Toll”

December 8, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The goal is to get people to give up their mobility, which coincides both practually and culturally with the idea of freedom—the right to travel without papers anywhere in the nation. But if you want to enter Manhattan, it will cost you a lot more, thanks to a new mobility control plan.

A $540 million Fee Increase – By a Republican?

December 7, 2019December 6, 2019

You know that we Groksters will call out malice on either side of the aisle when appropriate, and this time it’s a Republican who has earned the spotlight. A representative from one of the most republican districts in New Hampshire has put in two very, very, anti-liberty bills. One of those bills will create a … Read more