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N.H. ranks favorably for cell phone taxes

A new study reviewing state and federal cell-phone taxes says New Hampshire ranks among states with lower charges, but it's far from the lowest.The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based tax policy group, ranked New Hampshire 32nd for a combined state-federal…

Lebanon Airport could lose $2m in program cut

Lebanon Airport could lose more than $2.2 million if a federal aviation subsidy program is eliminated as part of an air transportation overhaul bill making its way through Congress. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved the FAA Reauthorization…

Future construction pace slows in Dec.

The total value of construction projects scheduled to be built in New Hampshire remained on a downward slide as 2010 closed out.According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, there was a 17 percent drop in the value of…

House panel votes to quit RGGI

New Hampshire's participation in the regional Recovery Greenhouse Gas Initiative will be history at the end of the year if the repeal passed overwhelmingly by the House Science Technology and Energy Committee and endorsed by House Speaker William O'Brien, becomes…