A fan favorite, Phil Sletten (Research Director at New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute), is back! Liz and Phil talk about what even are property taxes? Who actually pays them? Why is New Hampshire so dang reliant on them? And is there ANYONE who can do ANYTHING about them? Spoiler alert: yep.

But first! A flashback to the Interest and Dividends Tax discussion from last summer's episode. Because context.

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Links:

• Property Taxes in New Hampshire: How They Work and How They Compare (NHFPI report)
• Could NH eliminate the property tax? Some lawmakers want businesses to foot the state’s bills. (Concord Monitor)
• New Hampshire lost a fortune with a tax repeal, but I bet the wealthy spent it on lots of cool stuff (NH Bulletin)
• The Impact of State Downshifting on Local Property Tax Burdens in New Hampshire (2015–2025) (New Hampshire Municipal Association)
• October Revenues Set Back by Interest and Dividends Tax Repeal (NHFPI)
• NH DHHS slashes programs to meet $51M budget reduction mandate (NHPR)
• Concord School District grapples with $17 million budget shortfall (Concord Monitor)
• Results: Claremont voters reject school budget cap (Valley News)
• Hold on to your wallets, new property tax rates are in (Keene Sentinel)
• Some Rochester residents see dramatic rise in property tax bills (WMUR)
• Households with High Incomes Disproportionately Benefit from Interest and Dividends Tax Repeal (NHFPI)

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Hop in a canoe and join Liz and Adrienne Lennon as they talk about what is and is not ... water, actually.

We always talk about New Hampshire's issues, but as a special treat, this episode features how one of New Hampshire's issues paved the way for federal law: the Clean Water Act. What is the Clean Water Act? What was supposed to happen with pollutants by the mid 1980s? Did we do it?

Is anyone coming to save us? Turns out, not even Batman...

Previous episode referenced: Towns, Property Taxes, and a Street Sweeper (maybe) with Niko Papakonstantis

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Links:

• Summary of the Clean Water Act (EPA)
• Water Quality Standards Regulations: New Hampshire (EPA)
• Environmental Challenges for the Merrimack River (EPA)
• NHDES PFAS Response Website
• NHPR Presents: Safe to Drink
• Legislation to protect parts of Nashua River (Nashua Telegraph)

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This episode might not be what you expect: yes, Liz talks with Christina and Pat from AARP New Hampshire about seniors, but the issues they face (housing! broadband! transportation! the terrifying and rapid evolution of technology!) apply to everyone. Come for the potential discounted trips to Europe, stay for the three critical tips on how not to fall for cryptocurrency scams.

Whether you're 50 plus or 50 minus, this episode is for you.

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Links:

• AARP New Hampshire
• AgeWellNH and New Hampshire Commission on Aging
• Fraud Watch Network
• Community Challenge Grants
• Small homes, big impact: Bringing back an American tradition as a NH housing solution (written by Christina!)
• Opinion: Crypto ATM scams are surging — NH can’t afford to ignore them (written by Pat!)
• NH Senate bill aims to protect Granite Staters from cryptocurrency scams (WMUR)

Previous episodes referenced: "Where have all the (affordable) houses gone? with Nick Taylor" and "Community, Care, Compassion (and CrossFit) with Meg Trombley."

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New Hampshire Has Issues is generously sponsored by Seacoast Soils, an organic compost and topsoil provider for New Hampshire, Maine, and Northeast Massachusetts. Visit their website at www.seacoastsoil.com!