New Hampshire Business Review - June 17, 2022

June 15, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Commission hopes to take the cryptic out of crypto

Paul Briand

NH panel seeks to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff ’

NH median home price continued to climb in May as listings remain scarce

Bob Sanders,

Median in state was $460,000, 14.6 percent higher than April

Congressional inaction on Covid aid worries New Hampshire healthcare leaders

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Hospitals, nursing homes sound alarm on potential fall, winter spike in cases

In annual report, NH Housing depicts real estate market in ‘turmoil’

Michael Kitch,

Amid rising interest rates, agency sees ‘market at a crossroads’

Berlin greenhouse construction to begin next month

Jeff Feingold,

First of two facilities will produce lettuce

Juneteenth celebrations expanding this year in New Hampshire

Rhianwen Watkins,

Events around state to celebrate Black arts, culture and history

NH Business Review wins 11 awards in journalism competitions

NH Business Review Staff,

Publication takes three honors in national competition; 8 in statewide contest

NH’s ‘tough on crime’ approach has led to explosive growth of prison system

Jenny Whidden-Granite State News Collaborative,

Bid to expand access to parole was killed by lawmakers but will be back

Judge Mallet And Gender Symbol On White Background

Women on the bench are a minority in New Hampshire, study shows

Paula Tracy-InDepthNH.org,

38 percent of judgeships are held by women, according to Women’s Foundation report

Policies for transgender students under scrutiny in NH schools and courts

Sarah Gibson-NH Public Radio,

‘Parental rights’ activists challenging districts around state

More news from NHBR:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.