Author: Todd Fahey

Family caregiving in the era of Covid-19

Routines have been upended, with fear, anxiety and isolation added to an already stressful situation

What goes up but not down? Drug prices

New federal legislation would allow Medicare to negotiate with companies to bring costs down

Granite Staters need relief from Rx greed

For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in New Hampshire, the average annual cost of brand-name prescription drug treatment increased 58% between 2012 and 2017, while the annual income for Granite Staters increased only 13%. Prescription…

Medicaid expansion is right for New Hampshire

AARP New Hampshire, along with other prominent groups from all sectors of New Hampshire’s economy, supports Senate Bill 313, which continues Medicaid expansion for five years. There is good reason to see the Granite Advantage Health Care Program passed —…

The value of older workers in NH

Let’s celebrate our experienced workforce and stop bemoaning what we lack

The Social Security alarm has sounded

Social Security is a pleasant paradox. It’s a big problem and a little problem, a big assurance and a little piece of mind. It is also a math problem – a big one for the nation and smaller one for…

We can, and must, do better than House budget plan

Cutting critical parts of the state budget does not reduce the needs of seniors any more than cutting a family’s food budget makes anyone less hungry

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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.

Charlie Kirk and free speech

Efforts to silence speech contradicts Trump executive order citing First Amendment

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.

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Smart strategies for building and protecting wealth

Careful planning around succession, market changes and investment choices can help you feel more confident about the years ahead.

Q&A with tech entrepreneur and educator Rajesh Nair

Rajesh Nair is on a global mission to inspire students to experience the same joy he did as a youth in India when he learned how to build a simple crystal radio.

The Latest: Week of October 3

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

Littleton Regional Healthcare selects Dartmouth Health as preferred future partner

Move to join the DH system follows two years of study

Deomwano Columnist Intentional Leadership

Creating meaningful change

Don’t let performance improvement plans become a path to termination

Hundreds of H-1B workers employed in New Hampshire

The following data shows the extent that New Hampshire employers rely on the H-1B program to fill positions for highly skilled workers. Recently, President Trump instituted stiff, $100,000 fees for future H-1B workers. Media reports say some 700,000 people work…