lucas s. meyer
@lucassmeyer.bsky.social
enraged + engaged | our economy our future + 603forward founder | live free or die 'til the death of me
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Policy → Reality. This week: wealth piles up at the top, SNAP cuts empty fridges, Medicaid changes threaten coverage. While the ultra-rich stack fortunes, public investment in care lags. We won’t stay quiet while families pay the price. #NHPolitics #FightForOurFutureNH
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Policy → Reality. This week: wealth piles up at the top, SNAP cuts empty fridges, Medicaid changes threaten coverage. While the ultra-rich stack fortunes, public investment in care lags. We won’t stay quiet while families pay the price. #NHPolitics #FightForOurFutureNH
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Today I learned that the funding for GEAR UP NH has been cut by Trump. Devastating news for students & teachers who use GEAR UP to help prepare students for college & careers. Somersworth is once again reeling from reckless cuts by state & fed officials who want to dismantle public ed
#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
September 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today I learned that the funding for GEAR UP NH has been cut by Trump. Devastating news for students & teachers who use GEAR UP to help prepare students for college & careers. Somersworth is once again reeling from reckless cuts by state & fed officials who want to dismantle public ed
#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
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I’m so proud to be representing this amazing city and all its people. Join me as I run for reelection this fall!
Support the campaign at…
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Support the campaign at…
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
September 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I’m so proud to be representing this amazing city and all its people. Join me as I run for reelection this fall!
Support the campaign at…
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
Support the campaign at…
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
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Big news! I’ve filed to run for reelection! Help support my campaign for Mayor of Somersworth!
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
September 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Big news! I’ve filed to run for reelection! Help support my campaign for Mayor of Somersworth!
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
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#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
Big news! I’ve filed to run for reelection! Help support my campaign for Mayor of Somersworth!
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
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According to a new issue brief from NHFPI’s Phil Sletten, NH’s revenue mix is shifting. 📊
Biz taxes are down, lottery revenues are up, and General & Education Trust Fund revenues fell 9.4% in SFY 2025 (after inflation).
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/avJPQRb
Biz taxes are down, lottery revenues are up, and General & Education Trust Fund revenues fell 9.4% in SFY 2025 (after inflation).
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/avJPQRb
September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
According to a new issue brief from NHFPI’s Phil Sletten, NH’s revenue mix is shifting. 📊
Biz taxes are down, lottery revenues are up, and General & Education Trust Fund revenues fell 9.4% in SFY 2025 (after inflation).
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/avJPQRb
Biz taxes are down, lottery revenues are up, and General & Education Trust Fund revenues fell 9.4% in SFY 2025 (after inflation).
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/avJPQRb
👎Politicians rigging the rules for the wealthy few.
👎Working families paying more while schools get less.
💡 A fair system where every child, no matter their zip code, has strong public schools + opportunity.
The right is robbing the many to reward the few.
indepthnh.org/2025/09/06/e... #NHPolitics
👎Working families paying more while schools get less.
💡 A fair system where every child, no matter their zip code, has strong public schools + opportunity.
The right is robbing the many to reward the few.
indepthnh.org/2025/09/06/e... #NHPolitics
Education Freedom Account Data Shows Wealthy Parents Flock to Free Money
Removing the salary cap, which was 350 percent of the federal poverty level or $74,025 for a family of two or $6,170 a month, and $112,525 for a family of four, or $9,379 a month, doubled the number o...
indepthnh.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
👎Politicians rigging the rules for the wealthy few.
👎Working families paying more while schools get less.
💡 A fair system where every child, no matter their zip code, has strong public schools + opportunity.
The right is robbing the many to reward the few.
indepthnh.org/2025/09/06/e... #NHPolitics
👎Working families paying more while schools get less.
💡 A fair system where every child, no matter their zip code, has strong public schools + opportunity.
The right is robbing the many to reward the few.
indepthnh.org/2025/09/06/e... #NHPolitics
2025 Ayotte/GOP led state budget "will be very ugly for many of the state citizens from one-parent families to college students and from the elderly to children living in poverty."
working families about to feel the squeeze even worse.
indepthnh.org/2024/12/14/d... #NHPolitics
working families about to feel the squeeze even worse.
indepthnh.org/2024/12/14/d... #NHPolitics
Distant Dome: State Revenue Shortfall Bodes Ill for State Budget
The early turmoil in the Republican House caucus over the Majority Leader’s position does not bode well for what lies ahead for the GOP majority in the upcoming session.
indepthnh.org
December 16, 2024 at 5:03 PM
2025 Ayotte/GOP led state budget "will be very ugly for many of the state citizens from one-parent families to college students and from the elderly to children living in poverty."
working families about to feel the squeeze even worse.
indepthnh.org/2024/12/14/d... #NHPolitics
working families about to feel the squeeze even worse.
indepthnh.org/2024/12/14/d... #NHPolitics
when Trump/GOP in Congress cut medicaid funding early in the year + NH's trigger law kicks - what does Ayotte's budget do to keep or roll back health coverage for 60k+ Granite Staters? kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #NHPolitics
9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding - KFF Health News
About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing health coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions, as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have proposed...
kffhealthnews.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
when Trump/GOP in Congress cut medicaid funding early in the year + NH's trigger law kicks - what does Ayotte's budget do to keep or roll back health coverage for 60k+ Granite Staters? kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #NHPolitics
*insert Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack*
December 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM
*insert Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack*
when a corporate CEO pays less taxes than a teacher, that means the system is broken.
it just isn’t fair.
and when the richest people and greedy wealthy businesses use loopholes and tax handouts to avoid paying what they owe, it’s the rest of us who feel the squeeze.
#NHPolitics
it just isn’t fair.
and when the richest people and greedy wealthy businesses use loopholes and tax handouts to avoid paying what they owe, it’s the rest of us who feel the squeeze.
#NHPolitics
After campaigning on dubious claims that Democrats would raise taxes, one top New Hampshire Republican staffer is now floating a state sales tax — a move that would hit low-income Granite Staters hardest. #NHPolitics granitepostnews.com/2024/12/04/t...
Top NH Republican staffer floats state sales tax
New Hampshire Republicans based the vast majority of their 2024 campaign message on dubious claims that Democrats would dramatically raise taxes if elected.
granitepostnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM
when a corporate CEO pays less taxes than a teacher, that means the system is broken.
it just isn’t fair.
and when the richest people and greedy wealthy businesses use loopholes and tax handouts to avoid paying what they owe, it’s the rest of us who feel the squeeze.
#NHPolitics
it just isn’t fair.
and when the richest people and greedy wealthy businesses use loopholes and tax handouts to avoid paying what they owe, it’s the rest of us who feel the squeeze.
#NHPolitics
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After campaigning on dubious claims that Democrats would raise taxes, one top New Hampshire Republican staffer is now floating a state sales tax — a move that would hit low-income Granite Staters hardest. #NHPolitics granitepostnews.com/2024/12/04/t...
Top NH Republican staffer floats state sales tax
New Hampshire Republicans based the vast majority of their 2024 campaign message on dubious claims that Democrats would dramatically raise taxes if elected.
granitepostnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
After campaigning on dubious claims that Democrats would raise taxes, one top New Hampshire Republican staffer is now floating a state sales tax — a move that would hit low-income Granite Staters hardest. #NHPolitics granitepostnews.com/2024/12/04/t...
big thanksgiving work week energy.
November 26, 2024 at 8:12 PM
big thanksgiving work week energy.
the rich get richer while working families get squeezed even harder with an extension of the Trump Tax Scam.
just ain't fair.
#NHPolitics
just ain't fair.
#NHPolitics
November 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM
the rich get richer while working families get squeezed even harder with an extension of the Trump Tax Scam.
just ain't fair.
#NHPolitics
just ain't fair.
#NHPolitics
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A one term POTUS assembling a cabinet of craven, supremely ambitious narcissists whose only loyalty has been to him will spend 4 years in open warfare with one another.
November 13, 2024 at 9:05 PM
A one term POTUS assembling a cabinet of craven, supremely ambitious narcissists whose only loyalty has been to him will spend 4 years in open warfare with one another.
file under: "when rhetoric hits reality."
first MHT budget under Mayor Levassuer-Ruais administration + GOP control of the Board of Aldermen yields the largest property increase in *10 years.*
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
#nhpolitics
first MHT budget under Mayor Levassuer-Ruais administration + GOP control of the Board of Aldermen yields the largest property increase in *10 years.*
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
#nhpolitics
DRA sets Manchester's tax rate at $19.58, up 3.82% from last year
Manchester’s tax rate has been set.
www.unionleader.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
file under: "when rhetoric hits reality."
first MHT budget under Mayor Levassuer-Ruais administration + GOP control of the Board of Aldermen yields the largest property increase in *10 years.*
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
#nhpolitics
first MHT budget under Mayor Levassuer-Ruais administration + GOP control of the Board of Aldermen yields the largest property increase in *10 years.*
www.unionleader.com/news/politic...
#nhpolitics