Dartmouth Health, CMC scrap merger
Moves comes after AG rejects merger, citing need for ‘free, fair and robust competition’
Government
NH Legislative Preview: Let the committees of conference begin
Crucial negotiations begin over key pieces of legislation as session clock winds down
State regulators weigh who should own utility poles in New Hampshire
PUC hears possible Eversource bid to buy them all
‘Why did I get stopped?’ State Police use minor traffic violations to search for drugs
Pretextual stops are legal, but give police broad discretion to pursue their suspicions
Groundwater rules confusion
Supreme Court’s discharge regulation ruling raises ‘functional equivalency’ questions
Worsening shortage in New Hampshire reduces access to affordable homes
Targeted state investments seen as helping improve conditions for renters, buyers
Two companies turn in bids to run Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan
Names of firms not released; timeline calls for summertime submission to Executive Council
Should New Hampshire institute a ‘Housing Champion’ program?
Initiative would incentivize municipalities to develop workforce housing
Deadline nears for hazard mitigation fund applications
NH communities have until June 1 to apply for flood control infrastructure
House committee puts a lid on short-rental bill
Panel votes 17-2 to send measure to interim study, heeding municipalities
