In the midst of ongoing political debate over deficits, shortfalls and fiscal management, one important truth about New Hampshire's fiscal state of affairs is impossible to obscure. We're a mess, and it's getting worse, not better.The governor and his opponent…

According to the John Stephen for Governor Web site, "state spending has spiraled out of control - up 24 percent in the last two budgets."Governor Lynch's Web site counters, "the average two-year general fund spending increase under Gov. Lynch has…

Editor's note: The following are the remarks delivered by 5th District Executive Councilor Debora Pignatelli at the conclusion of the removal hearing of Liquor Commissioner Mark Bodi. The hearing resulted in Bodi's reinstatement to the commission, although he was reprimanded…

A man sues a doctor for failure to diagnose cancer. His trial is canceled this month and continued to June. He will not likely be alive then.A widow seeks return of money for a siding job that never happened.Businesses and…

After much (self-generated) fanfare, a group of New Hampshire lawyers led by attorney Chuck Douglas of Concord last week filed a class action in the Merrimack Superior Court alleging that the recent cuts in the budget of the judiciary are…

As campaign season gets into full stride, the economic issues facing our nation and our state are on everyone's mind. One way New Hampshire can help alleviate the pains of an ailing economy is with a paid sick leave policy.For…

China has now overtaken Japan as the world’s second-largest economic power. The news came with the inevitability we have come to expect, given their record of 10 percent annual growth. This rise from poverty has never been equaled in world…

For the last 18 months, we have been the lead plaintiffs in a series of lawsuits against the state to stop it from raiding more than $110 million in surplus funds from the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association.Our…

The death penalty is supposed to be reserved for "the worst of the worst," says Matthew Campbell, a veteran prosecutor from Maryland. If that's the case, Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for planning and carrying out the bombing of the…

Childhood obesity remains one of the biggest health challenges facing this state, with nearly one-third of children in New Hampshire obese or overweight - a condition putting them at risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases.The…

Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a violation of New Hampshire law, and it fundamentally undermines New Hampshire's strong business climate.By driving higher unemployment and workers' compensation costs for the overwhelming majority of businesses that follow the law, misclassification…

While right and left disagree on the details of what caused the Great Recession, one thing is clearly not in dispute. No 5-year-olds entering school for the first time took out subprime mortgage loans, no 4th-graders traded in over-leveraged credit…

The recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most significant piece of banking legislation since the Glass-Steagall Act was passed in 1932.The magnitude and scope of this 2,300-plus page act is immense and was…

Back in the day in Y2K, the eCoast - a special committee of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce - hosted TechWorld 2000, an expo of New Hampshire Seacoast technology businesses. Now, exactly 10 years later, TechWorld 2010 will return…