CONCORD – In its history, New Hampshire’s legislature has never passed an earned income tax.
And while there are no bills to that effect this year, a constitutional amendment to ban the Legislature from approving income taxes is headed to the full House of Representatives for a three-fifths super majority vote to pass, likely on May 14.
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