New Hampshire Business Review - Nov. 1, 2024

The Coalition Communities

The Coalition Communities consist of 26 cities and towns in New Hampshire, where, in all these municipalities, the equalized property per pupil (EVPP) exceeds the state median of $1,786,757.

State education property tax on trial again

The stage is set for the three-cornered litigation over the legitimacy of the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, which will weigh the state’s appeal of the ruling by Judge David Ruoff of Rockingham County Superior Court that the administration of the tax is unconstitutional.