Former state board chair looks back at his tenure

How much would electric rates need to decrease to justify the construction of 192 miles of sky-high transmission towers and lines piercing the heart of our state, from Canada to Deerfield?       Before you answer that, let’s first look at…

Cities and towns throughout the state are inappropriately taking advantage of their ability to independently assess electric, gas and water infrastructure (buildings, pipes, transformers, poles and wires). Many are using unjust assessments and collecting excessive property taxes from utilities. As…

In the nine years that New Hampshire has been a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the state has seen an increase in jobs and state revenue, benefits to small businesses and a robust and growing clean energy economy…

A state that spends more on its prison system than its college system needs to ask itself why

To the editor: We’re writing in response to a statewide op-ed campaign by Jim Roche, president of the Business and Industry Association, “New Hampshire Needs to Stop Tilting at Windmills.” (Editor’s note: The op-ed appeared in the April 14-27 issue…

I was very surprised to read New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate recent call to increase property taxes across the Granite State. In all fairness to Mr. Kreis, he did not specifically use those words, but the end result of his recommendation…

You’ve undoubtedly heard a great deal about infrastructure upgrades as of late. As Governor Sununu and the Legislature consider funding levels for state infrastructure improvements, there is an important item to discuss: What technologies should be considered in these upgrades?…

‘Voter fraud’ bill is the furthest thing from Yankee commonsense

We need more energy infrastructure, and we need it now

It’s simply not a good deal for New Hampshire

The roles and rights of citizenship are neither inherited nor intuitive, but must be learned

Inflated local assessments unjustly drive up energy bills

A harsh light is cast these days on what divides us. But Americans fundamentally agree on many things. Perhaps first and foremost: that all of our kids deserve a shot at achieving the American Dream.  Two organizations not known for…

Education, training are key to helping people find careers