Cook on Concord Archives - Page 34 of 48

Northern Pass risks region reaping benefits of economic change

NH Business Review Staff,

The Northern Pass project debate has raged around property rights, land values and the destruction of natural beauty on the one hand and potential construction jobs and tax revenues on the other, with little discussion regarding its long-term economic implications…

Social Security: What is at stake

NH Business Review Staff,

How critical is Social Security to the people of New Hampshire? One AARP member in New Hampshire put it this way: "This is the only retirement for a large percentage of the population. These people have been working all their…

Who really benefits from RGGI funds?

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:The May 18-31 issue of NHBR had an article by Rick Minard ("At least keep the RGGI safety net") as how RGGI funds benefit low-income New Hampshire homeowners. According to the article, about 10 percent of RGGI funds…

Save Our Groundwater not alone in USA Springs opposition

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:Many of us in the state have appreciated NHBR's steadfast coverage of the USA Springs Inc. case over 11 years. The case remains the first major test of our state's groundwater protection law.However, the most recent article ("USA…

USA Springs auction set for July 20

NH Business Review Staff,

Anyone want to buy USA Springs' partially finished water bottling plant on the border of Nottingham and Barrington, along with a number of state permits they may or may not stand up to challenges from residents bent on halting its…

At least keep the RGGI safety net

NH Business Review Staff,

A critical source of cash to help low-income households weatherize their homes will be lost if the New Hampshire Legislature continues to hobble or kill RGGI, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The House has voted to kill RGGI altogether and…

Concerned about Medicaid managed care

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:I just wanted to drop a line and say: Great Job with your article ("Managed care under the microscope, May 4-17 NHBR). Please keep the info coming as this moves along. I'm glad to see you are looking…

Questions abound over how, and if, privately managed Medicaid would work

NH Business Review Staff,

While the state of New Hampshire decides whether to approve its largest vendor contract ever -- $2.3 billion to hire three companies to manage the care of some 140,000 Medicaid recipients over three years starting in December -- questions still…

Is all that studying necessary?

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:Regarding an article in the April 6-19 issue ("$20m grant to fuel study of N.H. economy, quality of life"), $20 million is a lot of money.I wonder what percentage will be devoted to studying forests?It's interesting to note…

Note to Norton: North Conway is alive and well

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor:William Norton's analysis of North Conway's commercial real estate market in the New Hampshire Business Review ("The state of retail in North Conway," March 23-April 5 NHBR) based on a drive through the town and a stay at…