Sununu taps circuit court judge Countway for NH Supreme Court
Gov. Chris Sununu has tapped Melissa Beth Countway of Alton, a circuit court judge and former Belknap County prosecutor, to join New Hampshire’s highest court.
Law
Republican lawmakers balk at Medicaid Direct Certification program, citing cost and privacy
A push to automatically sign up New Hampshire students for free or reduced-price lunches if they are enrolled in Medicaid is facing a setback, after Republican lawmakers voted to not recommend the move, citing privacy and cost concerns. Medicaid Direct…
Possible government shutdown could harm Southern NH Services
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) traveled to the headquarters of Southern New Hampshire Services on Silver Street in Manchester on Monday to hear details on how a potential government shutdown would harm their operations. Hassan said that while the Senate…
Advocates argue telephone hearings deny due process rights of psychiatric patients
Civil liberties advocates say New Hampshire’s practice of affording patients who have been involuntarily committed due to mental health concerns an initial hearing over a telephone, instead of in-person, is a violation of their due process rights. The claims come…
NH aims to reimburse jails' drug treatment costs with latest opioid settlement money
The commission deciding how New Hampshire will spend millions of dollars received from a settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors plans to use $9.4 million to reimburse six county corrections departments and one local police department for past expenses related…
Supreme Court Justice Gary Hicks to retire on Nov. 30
New Hampshire Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks, a revered leader in the judiciary for more than 20 years, will retire on Nov. 30. This is pursuant to the state constitution, which requires justices to hang up their…
Meredith Neck residents ask zoning board to enforce short-term rental regulation
Residents of Black Cove accuse the town of ducking its responsibilities to enforce zoning ordinance
Attorney warns city opposition to Bay Street project could violate federal law
Project addresses a 'desperate need' for more housing despite pushback
It’s business as usual for NH colleges in the wake of Affirmative Action ruling
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that using Affirmative Action in college admissions was unconstitutional, the national media warned of dire consequences. The "Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream,” proclaimed a…
Legal news from around the state
The New Hampshire Insurance Department and the state Bureau of Securities Regulation have settled two cases against Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Northwestern Mutual for failing to supervise its agents, Secretary of State David Scanlan announced. Under the settlement, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance…
