Law

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Five things to know about New Hampshire’s newest nominee for Public Utilities Commissioner

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

A nominee to fill the empty seat on New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission made his case to the Executive Council on Wednesday for why he’s the right person for the job. Mark Dell’Orfano, who was nominated for a spot on the commission by Gov. Chris Sununu, is currently an assistant attorney general for New Hampshire. Before that position, he worked on environmental and energy issues at the law firm Sheehan Phinney and at Sector Capital Group, a firm started by Dell’Orfano’s father.

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State pushes back on Andy Sanborn’s attempt to terminate criminal investigation against him

Sruthi Gopalakrishnan/Concord Monitor,

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to dismiss Andy Sanborn’s attempt to terminate the ongoing criminal investigation against him or disqualify the current investigating team from continuing to pursue the case. Sanborn, the owner of the Concord Casino and the Draft Sports Bar and Grill on South Main Street in Concord, filed a lawsuit claiming state investigators obtained and accessed privileged documents that included private attorney-client communications while executing a search warrant at his business.