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	<description>Advocates for Affordable Efficient &#38; Accountable Government making Portsmouth the best city in NH</description>
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		<title>JOIN the APT- Next Meeting June 20, 7:00 PM 2013 at Library</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1659</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[The Big Picture in 60 seconds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Next APT MEETING Thursday,  June 20, 2013 at the Portsmouth Public Library MacLeod Board Room  7:00 PM  JOIN the APT. Send your name, adress and phone number to: Email: membership@portsmouthtaxpayers.com]]></description>
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		<title>Tell City Council to Rollback Your Taxes</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1906</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would happen to your property taxes if Portsmouth rolled back spending to the level of 2010, or even 2003, for that matter? Select a year and find out! Click HERE to go the tax calculator. (Note: Future tax calculations do &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1906">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NH Pension amount Data HERE</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1836</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PENSION INFORMATION]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HERE for 2011 NH pension Data]]></description>
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		<title>Association of Portsmouth Taxpayers Opposes Fire Department&#8217;s Request for More Money</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1830</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For immediate release. The city has approximately $250,000 in contingency money which is designated for use under emergency situations. In an unprecedented move, the Portsmouth Fire Department has decided to request these emergency funds to augment the budget submitted in &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1830">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Right to Know &#8211; NH Retirement System STONEWALLING on Pension Information</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1802</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PENSION INFORMATION]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The APT is seeking information on the individual member contributions of Portsmouth&#8217;s top 20 pension recipients. NH Right to know law requires NH government to provide information immediately or within 5 working days in most cases. Transparency delayed is transparency &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1802">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Department Request for More Money</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1771</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fire Dept.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Portsmouth Fire Department has had the highest increases of any department &#8211; well over DOUBLE inflation over the past 15 years (1995/96-2009/10). From 1995/96-2009/10, the  Fire Dept budget (mostly salary/personnel costs) went UP 112%. Inflation for these same years &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1771">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Key Budget Process Dates for 2012</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1787</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the key budget process dates: TUES 17 Jan: City council initial vote on Fire Department overspending requests. TUES 17 Jan: School officials will gather Tuesday night at Little Harbour School for the first of many public &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1787">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ASSOCIATION OF PORTSMOUTH TAXPAYERS TO PUSH FOR PENSION REFORM</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1758</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PENSION INFORMATION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASSOCIATION OF PORTSMOUTH TAXPAYERS TO PUSH FOR PENSION REFORM PORTSMOUTH – The Association of Portsmouth Taxpayers (APT) will be sending letters to city and government officials requesting information on public employee pensions in order to study how these compare to private &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1758">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PORTSMOUTH PENSION&#8217;S &#8211; Pension Reform Needed Now</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1741</link>
		<comments>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1741#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PENSION INFORMATION]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Greenhut Discusses California Government Pensions - &#8220;The public is getting angry because we see the disparity&#8230;&#8230; they are also seeing depleted public services having to be cut back&#8230;.. These are essentially millionaires&#8217; pensions for public employees because those in the &#8230; <a href="http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1741">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>All APT endorsed candidates won the election including Mary Olea for School Board.</title>
		<link>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1718</link>
		<comments>http://portsmouthtaxpayers.com/?p=1718#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[- APT endorsed candidates gained votes while the majority of candidates who voted to raise spending lost votes. Jack Thorsen took the APT tax pledge and was the biggest gainer in the race.]]></description>
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