Merrimack, NH PFAS advocate wins Goldman Environmental Prize
A Merrimack advocate has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, a yearly award that goes to a person from each continental region who works to protect nature and the environment.
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Hospitals sue state over NH’s Medicaid tax
A group representing New Hampshire’s hospitals filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a state tax on hospitals — the latest turn in an ongoing dispute over hundreds of millions of dollars in health care funding.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard eyes 1,000 more workers as new Navy secretary visits
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, urged new Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to expand the branch’s fleet of submarines, ships and aircraft carriers to better compete with China.
Trade war may change makeup of summer visitors
Even in a typical year, tourism businesses in northern New England have to deal with forces both unpredictable and out of their control, such as the price of gasoline and whether the sun will shine on the weekends.
Survivors of YDC abuse call for more state money; lawmaker wants audit
New Hampshire Senate President Sharon Carson is calling for a financial and performance audit of the settlement fund for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center.
Epsom lawmaker proposes slot machines in restaurants and bars to boost state revenue
To tap into alternative revenue streams, state Rep. Dan McGuire is proposing to legalize slot machines in New Hampshire’s bars and restaurants.
Low-income health care takes biggest hit with New Hampshire House budget
No one will feel the effects of the two-year budget passed by the New Hampshire House more, if it is enacted, than New Hampshire low-income residents who need help paying for, and accessing, health care.
Alice Peck Day CEO announces retirement
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital President and CEO Susan Mooney plans to retire as soon as her replacement is found, though the process is expected to take months, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday, April 14.
March state revenues above target ahead of April
State revenue collections were above targeted amounts again in March, following February’s relatively strong receipts.
Tax deduction open to nonprofits going green on buildings
For 20 years, private businesses and for-profit enterprises have been able to claim a tax deduction to help lower the cost of green building infrastructure projects. But only recently have some public sector and tax-exempt organizations been granted access, too.
