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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Renewable energy is a smart business strategy

Despite shifting policies and regulatory headwinds, behind-the-meter solar remains one of the most cost-effective and quickly deployable solutions to control energy expenses.

Derry, Salem methadone clinics under investigation

Two for-profit methadone clinics in Derry and Salem are under investigation as part of a statewide initiative looking into unnecessary barriers patients might face when seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

Exeter residents file lawsuit against RiverWoods

More than 100 residents are suing the town and RiverWoods over a proposed “massive” health care facility they say would disrupt the character of their neighborhood.

Trump tariffs add to woes for coffee shops

Rising tariffs on Brazilian coffee beans are squeezing Concord’s Brothers Cortado, driving costs up and margins down

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Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole

As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…