By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and happy Monday. This morning, Ethan Dewitt welcomes election week with an explanation of one of tomorrow’s widely debated ballot measures, and a topic that is perennially contentious in the state: a proposed cap on property taxes. Also, Will Skipworth has a guide to the biggest New Hampshire races, while Steven Rodas, of Inside Climate News, explores the factors driving a surge in water bills in New Hampshire and beyond. Thank you for reading. - Molly Rains and Ethan DeWitt, filling in for editor Dana Wormald.
Activists for the progressive group Kent Street Coalition meet near Concord Hospital on a frigid October morning to urge passersby to vote no on adopting a tax cap for their school district, a question on every New Hampshire ballot Nov. 3. (Photo by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Ethan DeWitt
New Hampshire’s tax cap ballot question has kicked off fierce debates and avid campaigns across the state, vaulting an issue normally reserved for spring meetings — school district budgets — into an already electric midterm election season. Suddenly property taxes, perhaps New Hampshire’s most animating and polarizing topic, have a dedicated space on a ballot otherwise reserved for partisan choices.
On Tuesday, voters will cast ballots for governor, Congress and State House positions in a a race that could have big implications in the battles for both Congress and New Hampshire state government. (Photo by Will Steinfeld/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By William Skipworth
In just one more day, voters across New Hampshire will be lining up at polls to cast ballots in a number of races that could tip the balance of power in both Washington, D.C. and Concord. Here’s a look at some of the races that will be decided by those votes, including New Hampshire’s nationally watched Senate race between U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas and former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu; the gubernatorial race between Kelly Ayotte and Cinde Warmington; and the races to represent New Hampshire’s two Congressional Districts.
By Steven Rodas, Inside Climate News
Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at a nonprofit watchdog outlined in a first-of-its-kind report released earlier this month. New Hampshire was among the states with a particularly steep rise.
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