New Hampshire Business Review - Nov. 18, 2022

November 18, 2022

Jeff Feingold

American Legal System Law Concept Statue Of Lady Justice With Scales Of Justice And American Flag

Incumbents keep their jobs in county attorney races

Paul Cuno-Booth -NH Public Radio,

Challengers were defeated in all races they ran

Judge’s recusal throws wrench in bid to enjoin SWEPT

Michael Kitch,

While new judge is sought for school-funding case, NHDRA begins setting statewide property tax rates

‘Trench warfare’: What an evenly split NH House means for next session

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

‘The next few years, it’s going to be like World War I,’ says one lobbyist

NH voters end Register of Probate job, reject constitutional convention

Adam Drapcho-Granite State News Collaborative,

In wake of judicial reorganization, decision sends position to history books

Judge backs SEC in case against New Hampshire-based crypto firm

Jeff Feingold,

Barbadoro rules that firm’s tokens are unregistered securities

Lincoln Soldati remembered as a force in law, politics, community and family

Karen Dandurant -Foster’s Daily Democrat,

Former longtime county attorney dies at 73 after battle with cancer

Legal Briefs: News from Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

USDOL recovers $374k in back wages from Keene home health firm

Back to the future?

Jim Reidy,

USDOL returns to a more traditional approach to independent contractors

As state’s real estate market shows more signs of strain, most NH homeowners gain in equity wealth

Paul Briand,

While state ranks 13th in the nation on ‘equity-rich’ list, home sales dove 26 percent in October

Laconia's puzzling housing crisis

Jon Decker-The Laconia Daily Sun,

The Lakes Region is becoming an increasingly unaffordable place to live, but finding a solution remains enigmatic

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Index of affordability in New Hampshire tied for poorest showing in 2025

(Opinion) Only trained surgeons should perform eye surgery

New Hampshire should insist that its citizens receive surgery from properly trained surgeons by asking legislators to reject HB 349

Cutting pennies from businesses while gutting NH’s future is bad policy

HB 155 would cut the Business Enterprise Tax by 0.05%. On paper, that sounds “pro-business.” In reality, it’s a distraction that saves most businesses pennies while pulling an estimated $23 million out of an already strained state budget, says small business owner Jesse Lore.