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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Most NH education funding safe from fed shutdown, commissioner says
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday, Oct. 9 — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education.
‘Housing as another form of infrastructure’
New Hampshire voters aren’t feeling much relief from their anxieties about the state’s housing crisis. The continued reduced housing inventory, which pushes home prices higher, is also dampening labor market in the Granite State, according to a pair of studies.
Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal
New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.
A fully wired NH expected by 2026
Despite a shift in policy, New Hampshire officials expect 100% of the households and businesses in the state will have access to broadband internet by 2026.
Trump administration sues NH, seven other states over voter files
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is suing New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, arguing he is illegally withholding the state’s voter file from federal officials.
Watchwords for NH economy: ‘Uncertainty rules’
Brian Gottlob uses these words to describe the state’s current economic climate: “Uncertainty rules.” The director of the New Hampshire Employment Security's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau raised several issues — from immigration and unemployment, to housing prices and consumer spending — as reasons for both hope and concern for the economy into 2026.
NH trade mission to Canada seen as having positive results
Gov. Kelly Ayotte led the visit, which included a selection of policymakers as well as businesspeople representing a wide array of enterprises.
More Chinese-owned property in Nashua comes into focus
Nashua Mayor seeks funds to buy the long-vacant Daniel Webster College site from Chinese-owned Xinhua amid rising debate over foreign property ownership.
NH residential real estate: ‘Still very much a seller’s market’
While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.
