Survey finds overwhelming support for affordable housing in New Hampshire
St. Anselm poll finds 69% support allowing developments in their community
Author: Bob Sanders
Legislative parking garage OKd, tagging along a watered-down housing bill
Lawmakers also approve BPT cut, municipal infrastructure, Burgess BioPower subsidy
New Hampshire House and Senate to give their final verdicts on key bills
In session on Thursday, lawmakers will vote on conference committee recommendations
Latest statistics show slight uptick in NH home inventory as mortgage rates rise
Transactions down 20 percent from a year ago as bidding wars continue
California private equity firm completes deal for Bottomline Technologies
Thoma Bravo acquires Portsmouth-based financial tech company for $2.6 billion
‘Community toolbox’ proposal survives conference committee, with fewer tools
House opposition results in watered-down affordable housing measure
Panel reaches deal on cryptocurrency regulation, domestic steel requirement
Conference committee agreement revives measure that appeared doomed
$70 million municipal infrastructure aid survives conference committee
Measure OKd after House gives up on bid to slash jobless benefits
NH House, Senate conferees agree to BPT cut, one-time retirement payment
Skeptical reps agree to payment after getting ‘clearance’ from leadership
Keno expansion, infrastructure infusion may be lost to conference committee differences
Bill aimed at tracking retail thieves online also mired in wrangling
Key bills seem headed to oblivion with conference committees at loggerheads
With new language added, cryptocurrency, homeless aid measures stir differences between Senate, House
NH Legislative Preview: Let the committees of conference begin
Crucial negotiations begin over key pieces of legislation as session clock winds down
Two companies turn in bids to run Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan
Names of firms not released; timeline calls for summertime submission to Executive Council
Allegro MicroSystems gets new CEO
Vig to retire after long tenure at Manchester company, to be replaced by former Sensata exec
New Hampshire Senate votes for BPT cut, puts brakes on family leave plan repeal
Tax reduction bill also includes one-time retirement system payments for municipalities
Vaccine ‘conscience’ bill sent to study by New Hampshire Senate
Measure would have prevented businesses from requiring shots for employees
New Hampshire House adds ‘poison pills’ to municipal infrastructure, Medicaid bills
As legislative session moves towards its end, lawmakers’ brinkmanship emerges
NH House, Senate ready to vote on a raft of real estate, construction bills
SB 400, ‘Community Toolbox’ bill, under the gun as House looks to gut original version
Legislative Preview: On New Hampshire lawmakers’ agenda this week
Full House and Senate to meet on Covid, energy, tax measures
Yet again, NH monthly bankruptcy filings remain in record low territory
April statistics who the fewest filed for that month
NH Senate committee votes to endorse governor’s paid leave plan
Panel also recommends sending measure to invalidate noncompete agreements over vaccination to interim study
Legislative Preview: On the calendar for New Hampshire lawmakers this week
Cannabis legalization, vaccines bills up for votes
NH Senate OKs BPT cut, one-time retirement payment to municipalities
No move made to add BET reduction as measure heads to Finance Committee
NH House panel votes to eliminate school-night restrictions on youth workers
Measure seen as meeting needs of ‘24-hour economy’
NH House panel strips expanded net metering from Senate bill
Measure would have allowed larger businesses to participate in electricity buyback program
Housing Appeals Board scrutinized at New Hampshire Senate hearing
Committee hears measure that would limit authority of recently formed panel
Legislative Preview: The week ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers
BPT cut, housing, commuter rail among items on the agenda
NH Senate panel hears bill targeting ‘self-appointed financial elites’
Critics charge ‘ideological discrimination’ bill would tie businesses’ hands
Irritation, frustration emerge at Granite State Paid Family Leave repeal hearing
No answers provided to questions about cost of governor’s plan
Legislative Preview: The week ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers
Paid family leave program repeal goes before Senate committee
NH House panel weighs measure governing manufactured home park co-ops
Bill seeks to address voting rules, costs for non-members
Bid to curtail unemployment benefits meets New Hampshire Senate skepticism
House measure would cut duration of assistance by up to 10 weeks as jobless rate falls
NH bankruptcies jump in March
64 filings are still 30 percent lower than a year ago
Legislative Preview: The week ahead for NH lawmakers
Vaccinations, housing and a gas tax holiday among measures to be considered
$200 million in federal infrastructure spending OKd by NH Senate
Roads, bridges, broadband funding plan now goes to the House
NH Senate backs bills to update, streamline state building code process
One measure would sync state rules with current national guidelines
Report raises questions on value of further business profits tax rate cut
Study points to disparity in benefits, with larger companies reaping most of the gains
State issues request for proposals for voluntary paid family leave plan
‘New Hampshire is leading the way’ with first-in-the-nation program, says Sununu
Canadian bitcoin company has big plans for Berlin manufacturing facility
Firm to build specialized crypto mining equipment at Presby Steel site
Sig Sauer fires back at plaintiffs’ attorney in suits over P320 handgun
Company charges Connecticut lawyer misrepresented safety features in website video
New Hampshire House votes to repeal Sununu’s paid family leave plan
Reps also back employee ‘conscientious objector exemption’ on vaccine
‘Community toolbox’ affordable housing bill seen winning NH Senate support
Measure would offer zoning, tax incentives to ease development
NH Senate panel backs compromise on manufactured home cooperatives
New language a ‘vast improvement,’ say advocates
Personal income in New Hampshire rose during pandemic, report finds
Granite State's percentage increase was tops in New England
Legislative Preview: A full plate lies ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers
House to vote on vax , workforce housing, paid family leave, net metering, and more
The ‘dangerous’ mandated vaccine bill is on its way to the House
HB 1210 raises concerns for hospitals, nursing homes and employers
Republicans vote to repeal Sununu’s paid family leave bill
But some remain skeptical if it will come to pass
Financial outlook for popular fitness chain shows early growth
Planet Fitness celebrates new stores, revenue uptick in the start of 2022
Business bills coming up this week
House Bills being voted on include vaccine mandates, family paid leave, real estate and more.
Enviro group sues metal recycling giant for ‘dangerous’ discharges at 3 NH sites
Suit says high levels of metals were released into Merrimack River watershed
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Guardrails, not barriers
NH Tech Alliance task force maps AI in New Hampshire
Tax amnesty
There are no magic wands in tax disputes, but the current New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) tax amnesty program is about as close as it gets.
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.
