Business & Economy
Bill Would Outlaw Pig Scrambles Across State
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Pig scrambles could be outlawed in the Granite State under a bill that was heard on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
Update: State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12
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Documents obtained by the New Hampshire ACLU show state officials have known for weeks that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn a Merrimack warehouse into a prison.
Business & Economy
New Hampshire Weighs Crackdown On Trafficking In Illicit Massage Parlors
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The Commission looks to curb trafficking linked to illicit massage parlors by improving licensing oversight, creating a statewide business database, and strengthening protections for victims and licensed workers.
Business & Economy
Anatomy of a Town Meeting
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There’s nearly always some drama, and it’s almost always over property taxes, because many people here also pay state income taxes to Massachusetts, where they work.
Business & Economy
Senate Approves Open School Enrollment; Kills Or Modifies Bills Related To Municipalities
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Republicans dispatched efforts by Senate Democrats to create enabling legislation for municipal governments to have tourists pay more for their local impacts with fees, nixed a measure to provide tariff relief to local businesses, and heavily amended a bill related to zoning for development of future utility-heavy data centers across the state.
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Judge Halts New Law Ending Vehicle Inspections; AG Says Be On the Lookout for Guidance
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Attorney General John Formella told the governor and Executive Council that residents should not go out and have their vehicles inspected immediately as his department looks into a federal court order that halts implementation of the new law doing away with inspections
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Judge Ruoff Rejects State’s Request to Reconsider Rand Decision
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The state’s request for a superior court judge to reconsider his decision in the Rand education funding case has been denied by Judge David Ruoff.
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Ayotte Nominates Four To Top State Posts, Including NH Supreme Court
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday she is nominating four New Hampshire individuals to a number of top positions, including to the NH Supreme Court, chair of the PUC, BEA Commissioner and the state’s child advocate.
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NHMA: Statewide Zoning Mandates Didn’t Help NH’s Housing Crisis
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Statewide zoning mandates enacted in 2025 did little to address housing affordability and risked undermining the local decision-making that is central to New Hampshire’s identity, according to a whitepaper by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.