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NH Liberty Alliance-backed reps target city council powers, state-imposed property tax cap
April 5, 2021
The New Hampshire House will be taking up a handful of bills this week aimed at asserting the power of the state while shrinking the authority of its municipalities.
Much of the legislation has been introduced and supported by Republican lawmakers, many of them endorsed by and associated with the NH Liberty Alliance, a coalition formed in 2003. And for the most part it has met stiff opposition from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and local government officials.
City council authority
One, House bill 439, which would limit the authority of city councils, was called “one of the most serious attacks on local control this year” by the New Hampshire Municipal Association