Author: Bob Sanders

NH House bill takes aim at ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ vacation policies

Measure would give employees more control over time off

NH Senate votes to expand net metering to larger users

Measure would clear the way for manufacturers, municipalities

Real estate transfer tax break heads to NH House

Senate backs measure to cut rate for homes less than $300,000

New Hampshire Senate backs recovery tax credit for businesses

75% credit would be provided to firms donating to recovery-friendly workplace programs

House backs attempt to fill physician shortage

Measure would allow non-residency ‘graduate physicians’ to practice in NH

NH Senate panel backs ARMI tax break

Measure also includes student loan forgiveness for workers in industry

New Hampshire House passes construction & demolition debris disposal bill

Measure would allow use of gasification process to create ash

New Hampshire bankruptcies fall in February

Year over year, a slight dip in filings was recorded

In NH, tax cut is small potatoes

Larger corporations reap most of the benefits

NH Senate OKs electric vehicle charging bills

Measures would set regulatory framework, establish commission

New Hampshire lawmakers duel over lowering corporate jet fees

House seeks to hike fuel taxes to raise funds; Senate says state would have to ‘eat’ loss of revenue

New Hampshire Senate OKs real estate transfer tax cut for first-time buyers

Reduction would reduce rate for purchases under $300,000

House votes to cut R&D tax cap to hike interest and dividends tax deductions

Senate votes to eliminate I&D tax altogether

Ruger closes 2017 with big drop in sales, income

28 percent cut in workforce helped gunmaker adapt to slump

House committee chooses energy efficiency over rebates

Finance panel backs amendment to change RGGI funds formula

New Hampshire House backs bill to limit renewable energy incentives

Measure takes aim at state-mandated solar, wind requirements for utilities

Medical marijuana sales tick up

But NH lags behind its pro-recreational neighbors

‘Disorderly house’ bill debated at NH House hearing

Towns seek authority to regulate, but landlords say no

Heavy debate ensues over ‘right to repair’ bill

House committee hearing attracts broad industry interest

Companies attribute employee bonuses to Trump tax cuts

But awaited earnings statements will reveal the real source of the benefits

NH House again OKs paid family and medical leave bill

But second vote to approve isn’t enough as measure is sent to House Finance Committee for scrutiny

NH House committee weighs proposal for local hotel room fee

Sponsor says funds would be used for capital improvements, tourism promotion

Bottomline reports second-quarter income jump

Federal tax cuts give Portsmouth company a boost

NH starts year off with fewer bankruptcies

January filings drop off from December

Hernia mesh litigation mounts

Hundreds of lawsuits filed over NH-made medical product

House Commerce Committee turns down paid family leave

On another party-line vote, proposal fails to win panel’s endorsement

NH House subcommittee votes down paid family leave

Despite attempts to address concerns, measure defeated on party-line vote

NH House bill seeks tougher penalty for delayed workers’ comp checks

Measure would double amount if payment to injured worker is delayed

Advance notice of work schedules gets an airing before NH House committee

Measure would affect businesses with 10 or more employees

House bill seeks to swap R&D cap cut for increase in I&D tax exemption

Proposal calls for raising individual I&D exemption by $1,100, cut R&D max by $5m

NH Senate approves lead remediation bill

Governor says he’ll sign ‘bipartisan, commonsense compromise’

iCAD lays off 21 employees

Nashua-based firm makes move after ending cancer treatment subscription service

Liberty Mutual IT cuts leave many out in cold

Employees find training offer wasn’t for everyone

House bill seeks to cut real estate transfer tax

10-cent decrease would cut revenues by $77m over four years, analysis says

NH House panel looks at financing of a family and medical leave program

Benefits may have to be reduced and premiums higher, says Employment Security official

NH lawmakers get another shot at transgender anti-discrimination bill

BIA among supporters of measure to add gender identity protections

NH House bill would bar salary history question

Under measure, employers would be barred from asking job applicants how much they previously earned

Who owns vacation time, the employer or the employee?

NH House panel mulls over measure to answer the question

NH House rejects bill to update building codes

Opponents cite increased housing costs

NH House OKs family medical leave program

Bill creates state-run insurance plan with opt-out provision

NH House votes to boost RGGI fund for residential programs

But lawmakers vote to cut PUC authority over system benefits charge

New legislative session targets business issues

There are plenty of bills to keep an eye on in 2018

NH Senate shoots down targeted business tax breaks

R&D credit change proposals, three others sent to study

NH House OKs tougher lead remediation standards

Bill that sets up loans program for landlords now heads to Senate

NH Senate votes to eliminate paper paycheck requirement

Measure would get rid of requirement that employees be offered the option

House bills could reshape New Hampshire's energy-efficiency policy

Lawmakers to vote Tuesday, Wednesday on key measures

NH’s 2017 ended with slight annual increase in bankruptcies

Total number of filings rose by 1%, first increase since 2010

Lead bill among the first measures on NH House’s 2018 agenda

Lawmakers to take up last year’s attempts at compromise

House bill proposes change to business filings requirements

All entities would have to register with the state, even businesses operating under the owner’s name

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NH’s high cost of living particularly hard on women, report says

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