‘We can’t be careless with money’: New Hampshire voters on taxes and schools

By: Sophie Levenson, Paris Hugley, Sofia Langlois, Allison Rogers and Molly Hughes

Outlets: Valley News

Published: November 3, 2026

Words: 1,525

Last Updated: 5 days, 17 hours ago

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Property taxes, school funding, the cost of living and the direction of the country were on the minds of New Hampshire voters in the Upper Valley as they went to the polls Tuesday.

The school tax cap, Question 2, split the voters we talked to.

“It’d be nice to see taxes stay where they are, but it’s also important to fund our schools appropriately,” said Nathan Malmquist, 47, a Democrat from Canaan who voted not to cap …

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