I may be ‘mis-remembering’, but doesn’t MA also stake out NH liquor stores to nab people taking drives up there to avoid the taxes?
Yup. See #16.
Yes. And Connecticut does it too, to their folks who go to MA!
Recently, we've seen Ohio do it to their own residents who travel to Kentucky (a three minute drive from Cincinnati.) Cigarettes in KY are half the price of Ohio.
Prior to July 4th the Mass st police stake out the NH fireworks retailers. They then radio the plate # and vehicle description to the waiting trooper just over the state in Mass.
Their fireworks are then confiscated and they are sometimes fined.
All of the largest fireworks stores are located with 2 miles of the MA/NH border. This is also the case for the largest shopping malls and race track. The largest NH state liquor stores are actually part of the rest stops on I93 and I95 north/south.
A couple months ago casino gambling came up for a vote in NH. Two out of the four propossed sites were within 2 miles of the MA border.The owners of Rockingham race track(horses) have been pushung for casnio gambling for 20+ years. Their track is on the first exit going north on rt 93 from MA into NH.