Opinion

We recently wrote an op-ed contending that Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 was unconstitutional ("Arizona v. all of us," July 16-29 NHBR). Well, shortly following, the federal court in Arizona agreed.U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put on hold the most…

A recent cover of Newsweek featured a heavily armed, helmeted officer with the caption, "Police State: America's New Way of Life." New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free Or Die," stands in obvious stark opposition to such a dangerous, chillingly un-American trend.…

In the first week of July, U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Massachusetts, introduced yet again legislation in Congress known as the “Main Street Fairness Act” (H.R. 5660), related to the “Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement (SSTA)”. This effort has been tried and…

In an effort to stimulate the economy by encouraging business purchasing in 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extended the capital investment incentives passed as part of the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act.Specifically, ARRA temporarily extended, through the end of…

The following is a letter written by Jeff Pelletier, general manager of the Holiday Inn in Concord, and signed by 46 other New Hampshire businesspeople, urging Bruton Smith, owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, to keep both NASCAR races at…

Today, it is rare to hear about government programs that truly work to benefit the public. But such programs exist, and one of these is the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association.In 1975, facing growing concerns over the availability…

The Insurance Department recently held a public hearing on proposed new rules for the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association, known as the JUA.These new rules, if ultimately approved by a joint legislative committee, would permit the commissioner of…

When President Obama was agonizing over his decision over the future of our efforts in Afghanistan last December, I found myself speaking with a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran. We agreed that Afghanistan was becoming eerily reminiscent of our…

New Hampshire is a largely rural state, and because of this we are heavily reliant on our highway infrastructure for the efficient transport of goods and services. In today’s business environment, consumers demand goods more quickly. How fast a business…