Al-Azad Iqbal
A Peek Beneath the Hood of a Utility Rate Case
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If there is a fundamental truth that applies to ratepayer advocacy, it is this: The customer has the only wallet in the room.
Business & Economy
Senate Finance Approves $13.5 Billion Budget Plan Down Party Lines
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The Senate Finance Committee proposed a budget that would spend $13.5 billion in total funds in the next biennium and $5.4 billion in general funds.
Uncategorized
Senate Curtails Governor’s Emergency Authority, Expands Religious and Individual Rights
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Lawmakers want to clarify how individual and religious rights may be impacted by emergency orders in the future, and to allow individuals to refuse to be vaccinated.
Business & Economy
Op-Ed: Commit to Re-imagining Community Safety
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Municipalities should be conducting studies and facilitating the creation of mobile 24/7 emergency response crisis intervention teams to handle all situations where people need support and resources.
Business & Economy
Senate Finance Adds Money for Mental Health Services, $10M For Ponzi Scheme Victims
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The committee also added $10 million in general fund money to compensate victims of the Financial Resources Mortgage ponzi scheme more than a decade ago that bilked investors out of an estimated $20 million.
Bike Week
Bike Week Roars Laconia in Just 17 Days
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The roar returns to the state June 12-20 when the 98th Bike Week is held with many new events and venues this year outdoors including a count-down to the largest expected gathering in 2023.
Business & Economy
Senate Budget Writers Fund Medicaid But Not Childcare
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The Senate Finance Committee decided to use tens of millions of dollars in Health and Human Services money that will not be spent this year to increase funding for the Medicaid managed care program in the next biennium.
Business & Economy
Raise Up NH To Sununu: Back the Federal Wage Act, Don’t Cut Unemployment
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Raise Up NH Coalition is urging Governor Sununu to support raising the minimum wage and stop short-term gimmick to solve the perceived challenges for NH employers for filling job vacancies, especially in the low-wage sectors of the economy.
Business & Economy
ATV Registrations Skyrocket
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There were more than 6,500 new Off-Highway Road Vehicle licenses sold this past year, a record, worrying Executive Councilor Joe Kenney of Wakefield and Fish and Game officials that they do not have enough enforcement help to manage a quickly growing and expanding ATV user group.