AG prepares to enforce new law aimed at protecting consumers online privacy
The NH Attorney General’s Office announced Aug. 15 it will hire staff to enforce a law enacted this year that seeks to enhance online privacy protection for consumers.
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State files appeal in ConVal School District case
The state has appealed Judge David Ruoff's order in the suit brought by the ConVal School District finding that the state is shirking its duty to fund an adequate education as required by the Constitution
State partners with Ohio company to destroy carcinogenic firefighting foam
Alan Robidas was grateful as his team prepared containers of firefighting foam at the New Hampshire Fire Academy to be collected and destroyed. The foam, long used by firefighters nationwide to extinguish fires, was silently at risk of harming crews for decades, he said.
State, 26 municipalities appeal judge’s order on statewide education property tax
Three-decade fight over public education funding shows no signs of abating
NH joins lawsuit to block health insurance subsidies for DACA recipients
Despite the relatively few DACA recipients in the state, New Hampshire immigration attorney Bruno D'Britto said this lawsuit is about more than health care
Local hospital network data breach may affect over 500
A data breach at a local hospital network caused more than 500 patients’ personal information to be leaked.
Commission on Aging to explore transportation and other issues with pair of studies
The New Hampshire Commission on Aging is launching two studies it hopes will make the state a better place for older residents, people with disabilities and overlooked populations to live.
New Hampshire law requires more transparency in AI-generated political ads
The law requires AI-generated content to be disclosed in political ads within 90 days of an election
Woodburn, state argue over sentence imposition
With his appeals exhausted, state wants former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn to begin serving the 30-day jail sentence handed down in July 2021
Complaints from physician assistants spurs legislation
Come Jan. 1, the state’s nearly 1,340 physician assistants will no longer have to have a signed “collaboration agreement” with a physician for their entire career.
