Zoning friction between towns and churches leads to legal challenges, legislation
In Bedford, town and church battle over new congregation’s occupancy of home
Author: Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin
New school-funding funding lawsuit focuses on property tax inequality
Wide discrepancy among towns in paying for education is a central theme of case
Application period opens next week for $100m NH housing development fund
InvestNH program to allocate $50 million directly to developers
New Hampshire House tables Sununu-backed housing development bill
Move could be death blow to measure, a linchpin in governor’s State of the State address
House committee proposes overhaul of Sununu-backed workforce housing legislation
Amendment would remove infrastructure funding carrot for streamlining local zoning process
Housing initiative’s future uncertain after Exec Council’s freeze on $100m plan
Councilors move to freeze governor’s plan came over affordable housing guarantees
Edelblut op-ed on family values in classroom sparks heated cultural debate
Ed commissioner accused of throwing ‘educators under the bus’
Fiscal Committee approves $100m housing program; plan moves to Executive Council
Initiative aims to boost multifamily construction, workforce housing across New Hampshire
New Hampshire median home price hit $440,000 in March
Price has jumped by nearly 50 percent since 2019
Sununu administration releases more details on $100m housing plan
Proposal draws on American Rescue Plan Act allocations
Advocates excited about the governor’s housing plan, but wary
A ‘glaring omission’ in the propsal: the word ‘affordability’
‘Missing middle’ housing bill tabled by New Hampshire House
167-157 vote likely dooms measure for the session
New Hampshire House committee votes against legislation on minimum lot sizes
Bill aimed at easing restrictions on affordable housing developments
Advocates say $100 million could help grease wheels for more affordable housing
Governor’s housing initiative seen as ‘huge opportunity’
Vaccine, enviro, energy, abortion measures will dominate NH legislative session
Legislature reconvenes Jan. 5 to take up more than 900 bills
Covid-19 exposures, State House contact tracing questioned
Still no system in place to notify hearing attendees of possible exposure
1,600 students approved for NH ‘education freedom accounts’ in first quarter
Demand far exceeds commissioner’s spring participation estimates
New Hampshire banks rally opposition to IRS reporting proposal
Advocates for lower-income individuals also join chorus against plan to fight tax evasion
New Hampshire employers continue to be plagued by housing shortage
As companies compete for talent, scarcity, affordability have become undeniable constraints
Cut to meals and rooms tax takes effect
Rate drops to 8.5 percent as part of budget provision
NH House committee recommends end to Covid-19 civil immunity bill
Judiciary panel seeks to kill measure, saying it’s unnecessary
New Hampshire circuit courts enlist mediation as eviction-reduction tool
New program offers remote sessions to stave off unnecessary proceedings
New Hampshire tax data shows state’s hospitality industry is making gains
July numbers show meals and rooms tax take rose 125% from a year ago
For NH housing advocates, new eviction ban is welcome but complicated
New hurdles emerge in Biden administration’s reissued moratorium
State aims to set up $3 million relief program for homeowners
Executive Council to vote on effort to help with mortgage payments
Legislation creating affordable housing tax breaks sent to governor
Senate OKs allowing cities, towns to expand ‘community revitalization’ areas
New Hampshire Senate panel signs off on bill to regulate food delivery apps
Measure would require individual agreements with restaurants
Unpacking the NH state budget: from tax reductions to red-listed bridges
A deeper look at what's in the policy trailer bill
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Officials concerned about Medicaid law conflicts
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Judge dismisses Hampton lawsuit over property taxes
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by more than 70 Hampton taxpayers who argued the town’s 2024 revaluation — which led to increased tax bills — was conducted unfairly and unlawfully.
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.
iLawyer: artificial intelligence and the law
In 2024, computer programmers from DeepMind won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing an AI that predicts protein folding. If AI that is advanced enough to simulate protein folding (and allow programmers to win the world’s top chemistry prize) has arrived, is the law any more complicated? Why should lawyers invest time learning about various facets of the law to draft briefs or contracts, when they can task AI?
Legislative preview: Some housing bills would repeal last year’s advances
During the 2025 legislative session, housing advocates hailed new laws that seek to improve the housing supply in New Hampshire. Included among the legislation was the ability for homeowners to construct detached accessory dwellings units on their property, something local…
New Hampshire joins lawsuit against Uber, arguing ‘deceptive’ business practices
New Hampshire has joined 22 other states in signing onto a lawsuit against Uber, arguing the rideshare company was “deceptive” in selling and billing for its subscription service, Uber One, according to a press release from Attorney General John Formella’s office.
Small modular reactors may reshape energy field
Rising energy demand, driven in part by the needs of data centers, AI infrastructure, and other energy-intensive end-users, is accelerating interest in small modular reactors (SMRs), both in New Hampshire and nationally, as a source of reliable, carbon-free power to…
In reversal, Hantz Marconi to no longer hear cases as NH Supreme Court justice
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will no longer take part in cases before the state’s highest court, telling her colleagues on the bench that she will instead focus on administrative tasks until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in February.
Cultural integration: the key to M&A success
The post-closing process of integrating the acquired business, its employees, customers and systems into the buyer’s operations is critically important to future performance.
