The House and Senate finished their legislation session Thursday acting on 31 bills – including one suspending the work requirement for the Medicaid expansion program and another raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour over the next two years.
Business & Economy
Behind the Scenes as Northern Pass’ Friends and Foes Argue One More Time
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In the distant past, everyone believed every home would have its own little nuclear plant to provide the electricity needed to be self-sufficient and charge cars that flew.
Business & Economy
Fever-Pitch Squabbling Heading To House, Senate
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The bickering largely has been between the two parties in the House and Senate, but this time of year the bickering begins to shift to between the House and Senate as the jockeying begins to ensure their priorities are preserved somewhere before the conference committees begin to reconcile different versions of bills.
Business & Economy
Dems Blast Sununu’s Veto of Paid Family and Medical Leave
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BIA President Jim Roche said: “We thank Governor Sununu for his veto of Senate Bill 1.”
Business & Economy
Yankee Magazine Names The Glen House the Best New Hotel in New Hampshire
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“Come for the view—a wall of windows in the lounge offers a Presidential Range panorama—and stay for the creature comforts at this new 68-room hotel at the base of Mount Washington,” say the magazine’s editors.
Energy
Soaring Costs But Limited Progress in Cleanup of ‘Scariest’ Nuclear Sites
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Rep. Ann M. Kuster (D-N.H.) pointed out before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, that, besides costs, the risk of accidents or sabotage at the 16 sites only increases with time.
Business & Economy
Plan To Keep Six Biomass Plants Operating Mostly Backed at Senate Hearing
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Supporters say an amendment to HB 183 will preserve the state policy that was passed last year, but has yet to be enacted because of legal disagreements.
Business & Economy
Army Corps: Seacoast Power Project Impacts on Federal Waters Will Be Significant
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The Army Corps announced it will require a site specific “individual” permit rather than a “general” permit which would have left the bulk of the work to the state Department of Environmental Services.
Business & Economy
Coastal Resilience and Economic Development Hearing in NH House
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The legislation is the product of the Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission, whose final report was released in 2016; it passed the Senate in March.
Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure
No Verdict in Sight on Safety of Crumb Rubber Fields, Prompting Angst All Around
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At least 12,000 crumb rubber fields are already in use in the United States – and 1,200 to 1,500 more going in each year.