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Last week, House Commerce Committee members were concerned about a potential crackdowns on kids' lemonade stands. On Tuesday, the committee was worried about health inspectors going into a home kitchen of someone trying to make sandwiches for the local convenience…

The U.S. Department of Labor is reconsidering a proposed rule that critics said would have been hurt employee stock ownership plans.According to U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., the department announced last week it is reconsidering the rule, which she said…

New Hampshire will receive a nearly $300,000 grant aimed at helping small businesses in the state increase their exports by reaching new markets.The funding comes from the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) grant program, which was…

The state Legislative Fiscal Committee wants New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney to be more "proactive" in dealing with repeated delays by Affiliated Computer Systems to implement a new computer information system to handle the massive Medicaid program.ACS is now…

Personal income in New Hampshire grew by 1.3 percent in the second quarter -- faster than the national average but slower than the previous quarter -- according to estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.Personal income in New Hampshire…

Lawyers, mortgage brokers and bankers might agree, but the deal to let attorneys advise consumers on how to restructure their loans might not fly. At least that was the upshot of a recent New Hampshire House Commerce Committee work session.The…

Would allowing New Hampshire health inspectors to continue inspecting farm stands open the door for the state to go after a child's lemonade stand? And would such a practice justify the state's pre-emption of local food inspection ordinances?These were some…

The state of New Hampshire will receive more than $300,000 as part of a $150 million settlement with a Maryland health care company that was charged with Medicaid fraud.Maxim Healthcare Services of Columbia, Md., a national provider of home health…

The state of New Hampshire will receive more than $300,000 as part of a $150 million settlement with a Maryland health care company that was charged with Medicaid fraud.Maxim Healthcare Services of Columbia, Md., a national provider of home health…

The bankruptcy trustee for Financial Resources Mortgages Inc. will have to go after dozens of Ponzi scheme victims one by one if it wants to collect assets and interest that it claims belongs to the bankrupt estate, a federal judge…