The budgets passed the New Hampshire House on Thursday. The vote was 208-172 for HB 1 (the money budget) and 198-181 for HB 2 (policy part of the budget). On Friday, the governor signed the budget. Remember these actions cast by these players.

This budget makes dramatic policy changes in our state that were hidden in HB 2. They include school vouchers without accountability (SB 130) and the censorship of speech on topics of discrimination in schools and government (HB 544, the “divisive concepts” bill).

The budget also:

■ Requires a woman to get a transvaginal ultrasound before an abortion.

■ Bans abortions after 24 weeks with no exception for rape or incest or health or extreme in vitro medical conditions.

■ Creates radical and unnecessary new rules and requirements for reproductive health centers to make it harder to continue to provide low-cost health care to thousands of New Hampshire residents.

■ Phases out the interest and dividends tax that is paid almost entirely by the extraordinarily rich — the top 1% of incomes.

■ Cuts business taxes paid mostly by big out-of-state corporations for the sixth time in five years (these taxes support education funding) while small businesses will have increased property taxes.

■ Creates a voucher program with little accountability for the money or educational outcomes and diverts public tax money to religious and private schools that can pick and choose their students. Gives school vouchers of $3,000-$5,000 per child for home schooling, again with little accountability for the money or educational outcomes.

■ Cuts money for public education for 59 of our property-poor communities while sending more to the property-rich communities through a smoke-and-mirrors scheme cutting the statewide education property tax (known as SWEPT).

■ Censors classroom discussion about racism, sexism and most other topics covered under nondiscrimination laws and then criminalizes teachers, administrators or specialists who violate the gag order.

■ Adds almost $50 million in taxpayer money to a state slush fund making the state fund balance the largest in history. (This is tax money collected by the state that is put in a savings account and held.)

■ Reduces the rooms and meals tax by half a percent — money that goes to cities and towns for tax relief.

■ Removes the “gun line,” the New Hampshire State Police background checks for gun purchases.

These changes will reduce tax revenue and weaken funding for our public schools, which will result in higher property taxes — especially for those communities like Newport, Claremont and Charlestown with a high tax burden now.

The budget will reduce revenue sharing. It gives tax breaks for the highest income bracket and for large, mostly out-of-state corporations. It does nothing to help property tax relief for regular, middle-income citizens or for the disparity in public school funding. It makes it worse.

At the end of the session, the Free State/Republicans congratulated themselves on reaching their 10-year goal of downshifting taxes from the state to the local property taxes by reducing education funding and weakening and dismantling our public school system, as well as drastically reducing health and human services.

Do not be fooled by the shell game of small tax breaks accompanied by shifting a larger burden to the local property taxpayer.

Elections have consequences. Make your vote an informed vote.

Linda Tanner, D-Georges Mills, represents the Sullivan 9 district in the New Hampshire House and is a member of the Education Committee.