New Hampshire Senate OKs bills to ban employer use of credit checks, salary history in hiring
Surprise approval sends measures to governor’s desk
Author: Bob Sanders
New Hampshire’s image taken down some pegs in online survey
603 and Me poll garners some disheartening comments from residents and non-residents
The public’s business: NH Senate budget vote anticipated
On the NH Legislature’s agenda for the coming week
NH House OKs ‘ban the box’ bill
Measure would bar job applications from asking about criminal history
NH Senate backs opioid warning label
Bill would require removable sticker on cap
Some NH firms paid little or no income tax in 2018
In some cases, actual tax liability paid approaches 0%
New Hampshire House panel OKs tripling job training funds
Money would come from unemployment trust fund
NH Senate panel to hear plan for payroll tax on higher-wage earners
Proposal aimed at lowering statewide property tax
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
NH Senate panel to consider payroll deduction on wealthy to fund education
On the New Hampshire Legislature’s agenda this week
Senate finance panel to hold hearings on budget proposals
Ex-CFO wins $5.3 million in suit against Planet Fitness
Jury finds company misled her on private equity deal
Large-scale solar takes shape around the state
Well over 215 megawatts await agreement, approval
NH House panel reaches compromise on renewable energy standard
Feltes-Sununu deal finds bipartisan support
Ex-GTAT CEO settles with SEC for $160,000 over Apple mess
Two lawsuits still remain in wake of collapsed deal with tech giant
New Hampshire bankruptcy filings rose 10% in April
Only one Granite State business filed for protection
The people’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Senate panel to hold budget hearings, House panels to vote on energy, prescription drugs
NH House panel wrestles with renewable energy bills
Maneuvers aim to avoid gubernatorial vetoes
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Senate hearings focus on energy, environment and Obamacare
NH businesses stick to recycling despite glut
Committed companies remain focused on sustainability
Proponents urge House panel to boost affordable housing fund
Annual contributions proposed as opposed to funding in ‘fits and starts’
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Marijuana legalization, minimum wage sports betting hearings set
Will New Hampshire take the leap to ban plastic bags?
Proposed ban stirs debate between proponents, retailers
Remembering Mark Connolly
Throughout his career, the former Securities Bureau director and gubernatorial candidate had a strong desire for justice and fairness
The people’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Senate starts on budget, House panels to vote on workers’ comp, Medicaid work requirements
Dem lawmakers have given session a noticeable green tint
Collection of measures sets array of environmental goals
Debate over workers’ comp change simmers at NH House panel hearing
Bill would lift cap on partial disability payments
Investor activists seek ouster of two Ruger board members
‘Inadequate’ report on gun violence spurs move
The public’s business: on NH’s legislative agenda this week
Operating, capital budgets on House agenda, death penalty on Senate’s
New Hampshire March bankruptcies drop 10 percent from 2018
No businesses file for protection in the month
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Budget bill will begin to take shape, energy, legalized marijuana bills up for votes
Outdated building codes a ‘big problem’ in NH
Raft of legislation seeks to meet calls for update
$4 million in federal grants awarded to 2 NH companies for energy-efficiency technology
Creare, Brayton Energy developing co-generators that could be used in homes
Ban on burning construction and demolition waste OKd in NH House
Measure would restore prohibition that was lifted in 2016
New wetlands definition approved by NH House
Measure undoes 2011 legislative change
NH House votes to limit use of credit history in employment
Inclusion of exceptions fails to change opponents’ minds
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Business tax rollbacks in House, net metering cap in Senate
NH House joins Senate in approving family and medical leave insurance plan
Initial review of governor’s plan shows higher costs than legislative proposal
Housing appeals board wins a round in NH Senate
But future of legislation remains uncertain
NH House votes to ban plastic bags, limit plastic straws
Bill requiring changing stations for babies and adults also passes
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
State budget, family medical leave, sports betting top this week’s legislative agenda
Q&A: Benevera Health CEO Corbin Petro
Corbin Petro is president and CEO of Benevera Health, a joint venture of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and four New Hampshire hospitals that, she says, answers the question: ‘How can we collaborate to improve how care is delivered?’
Minimum wage legislation heads to crossover
Senate bill would require public works contractors to pay prevailing wage
Senate passes bill legalizing Association Health Plans
Feltes’s version heads to House after party-line vote
Investigations reveal rise in misclassified workers
From 2015 to 2018, New Hampshire Employment Security reported 150 percent increase
Senate Committee passes $12 minimum wage bill
But Senate, House differ in approach to tipped wage
Planet Fitness headlines new CBS athletic competition
Planet Fitness will be the “official workout partner” of a prime-time reality TV show where contestants run a mile against various obstacles, including world class athletic “defenders,” to win $1 million.…
The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week
Minimum wage in the NH House, business taxes await votes in NH Senate
NH bankruptcy filings dip year over year in February
After an awful January, the number of New Hampshire bankruptcy filings fell modestly in February. Some 120 individuals and businesses filed for protection in February, 39 fewer than January and 10 fewer than in February 2018. In fact, it was…
NH House committee OKs $12-a-hour minimum wage
Paid family and medical leave, ban on employment credit checks also gain
Minimum wage hikes win wide support at NH Senate hearing
Lone opponent calls for ‘slower growth,’ but still supports an increase
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Tax amnesty
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State lawmakers deny Nashua funding to buy Daniel Webster College site
The state Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines January 13 against a bill that would give Nashua $20 million to purchase the former site of Daniel Webster College. Four Republicans voted in favor and two Democrats against.
Legislative committee signs off on NH housing program repeal
Legislature also wrestles with the Business and Enterprise Tax, which has a direct effect on state revenues, and as it looks at how Meals and Rental Tax revenue is distributed and whether there should be an additional “Pillow Tax” on rentals
Legislative committee votes to repeal NH 'Housing Champions'
A state-run program that encourages communities to add much needed housing in New Hampshire, already defunded in the current budget, is on the precipice of disappearing altogether. The House Committee on Housing voted 10-8 on Jan. 20 to repeal the so-called Housing Champions program administered by the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
Remembering Manchester's Bob Baines
Bob Baines, the former mayor of Manchester, past principal of Manchester High School West and current Manchester School Board member, died in Boston on Jan. 23 due to complications following heart surgery.
Nongfu Spring down to a trickle
It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.
Preparing for NH’s parental medical leave law
Now that 2026 is underway, New Hampshire employers should turn their attention to the state’s new Parental Medical Leave law (PML). Effective January 1, 2026, most employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide unpaid leave to allow employees to attend childbirth-related medical appointments, postpartum care and pediatric visits during a child’s first year.
NH rural health care faces challenges despite new grant
The federal government will give with one hand and take with another when it comes to New Hampshire’s rural health care system in 2026.
