New Hampshire Business Review - June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Aerial View The Construction Wood Framing Beams Of A New House Under Construction

‘Community toolbox’ proposal survives conference committee, with fewer tools

Bob Sanders,

House opposition results in watered-down affordable housing measure

Bitcoin, Ripple Xrp, Dogecoin, Ethereum Cryptocurrency On Green Background

Panel reaches deal on cryptocurrency regulation, domestic steel requirement

Bob Sanders,

Conference committee agreement revives measure that appeared doomed

$70 million municipal infrastructure aid survives conference committee

Bob Sanders,

Measure OKd after House gives up on bid to slash jobless benefits

Romance scams bedevil law enforcement in New Hampshire, elsewhere

Elaine S. Povich-Stateline,

FBI estimates scammers ripped off about $1 billion from would-be U.S. lovers in 2021

Officials across the U.S. are rethinking how police handle traffic stops

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

But in New Hampshire, it’s unclear if safety officials are following suit

Mortgage lending discrimination in New Hampshire: What you need to know

Lindsay Lincoln,

Size of state’s Black, Latino population makes it difficult to get a clear picture

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

New hires at Hinckley Allen, Shaheen & Gordon … and more

Retirement plan oversight

John E. Rich, Jr.,

Recent developments and Labor Department guidance emphasize caution on the part of fiduciaries

NH basket company to close because the ash trees that it depends on are all dying

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Peterboro Baskets to shut its doors after 168 years

NH House, Senate conferees agree to BPT cut, one-time retirement payment

Bob Sanders,

Skeptical reps agree to payment after getting ‘clearance’ from leadership

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.