Ayotte measure seeks to make Internet tax ban permanent
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is introducing legislation that would permanently stop the government from imposing new taxes on Internet access.
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Shaheen backs bill to boost H-1B visa cap
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is co-sponsoring new legislation that would nearly double the number of visas and green cards that are set aside annually for highly skilled immigrants who work in science and technology.
House panel weighs giving a boost to charitable gaming
While some lawmakers grapple over whether to let a full-fledged casino operate in the state, about a dozen "casinos without slot machines" -- as House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Susan Almy, D-Lebanon, describes much of charitable gaming --…
House panel hears minimum wage hike proposals
Lago's Ice Cream in Rye would have to increase the price of a cone by a quarter and sell thousands more of them to get the money to pay its teenage crew the 75 cents an hour more required by the most conservative of the three minimum wage bills proposed this year, estimated Steve Grenier, the owner of the business, at a hearing held Tuesday before the House Labor Committee.
BIA readies release of new 'Blue Book'
The "Blue Book" -- the legislative directory that has had an almost Bible-like reputation among State House denizens for more than three decades -- will be coming out in mid-February with a new owner, a new publisher, an online edition, and packed with more information than before.
EB-5 has potential public-funding benefits
The creative use of the EB-5 foreign investment visa offers numerous opportunities to fund worthy projects and create jobs for U.S. citizens
House bill would require state, municipal contractors to use E-Verify for employees
Should businesses that are contracted by the state of New Hampshire or a municipality be required to use the federal E-Verify system to see if their employees are eligible to work in the United States?
Supporters of R&D tax credit proposal come out in force at Senate hearing
There's a good chance the state's research and development tax credit cap will be doubled, at least judging by the support it had before the Senate Ways and Means Committee and by the vote of the panel's members, who unanimously and quickly approved the proposal Tuesday after a public hearing at which all but one person testified in favored of it.
Bill to mandate generator-ready gas stations gets cool reception
New Hampshire gas stations owners are not happy about a bill that might require them to have the kind of wiring that would enable them to install a generator to ensure they would be able to provide gasoline to customers.
Sturm Ruger urges customers to 'Take Action' in gun debate
Sturm Ruger & Co. is jumping into the national political debate about gun control by launching an online campaign that urges firearms owners to contact their legislators encouraging them to oppose tougher gun control laws.
