A bill that would allow electric utilities to own a certain quota of fossil fuel and nuclear generation was endorsed Tuesday by a second House committee. The proposal would enable utilities to own natural gas and nuclear generation for the first time since a turn-of-the-century shakeup in utility regulation removed power generation from their domain. […]
After temporarily putting the brakes on the contracts to allow for heavier scrutiny, the New Hampshire Executive Council approved roughly $130 million in funding disbursement for its new marquee rural health program. New Hampshire is set to receive roughly $200 million annually through the end of the decade from the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation […]
Following years of court battles over “divisive concepts,” House Republican lawmakers have rallied around new legislation this year to bar public K-12 teachers from the “indoctrination” of Marxism and critical race theory. But as the “CHARLIE Act” moves to the Senate after passing the House last month, the bill has an unlikely opponent: the New […]
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a proposed paint can “stewardship program” on Monday. House Bill 451, sponsored by New London Democratic Rep. Karen Ebel, seeks to establish a collection and recycling program for paint cans, run by manufacturers. Ebel said the proposal was supported by industry and intended to reduce waste; the measure passed the House […]
It’s a cherished State House maxim in New Hampshire: Every bill gets a public hearing, and every bill gets a vote on the House or Senate floor. But a series of scheduling woes, time constraints, and partisan machinations just upended that tradition. Facing the need to pass 344 bills over two days — and a […]
During Thursday’s voting session, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to pass an amended version of a bill aimed at easing requirements for home-based early education programs to open. House Bill 1195 is a two-part bill that addresses zoning issues affecting home-based care and small child care centers. The first part of the bill […]
No one likes to deal with or pay for insurance, and child care providers are no exception. Under state licensing rules, early care and education programs are required to have liability insurance or disclose to parents that they are uninsured. Having a liability policy protects high-risk businesses, but expensive and hard-to-find plans are hurting an […]
The New Hampshire Senate passed legislation Thursday that would forbid hospitals located in distressed place-based economies from increasing executive compensation for 18 months if that hospital eliminates more than 10 employees in a single department within a six-month period. Senate Bill 664, sponsored by Littleton Republican Sen. David Rochefort, would impose a $10,000 fine on […]
After a man fatally shot his estranged wife in Berlin last year, the New Hampshire judicial branch was among many entities calling for changes. The courts and police could have stopped Michael Gleason from killing Marisol Fuentes-Huaracha had they enforced a domestic violence protective order requiring Gleason to give up his firearms, the branch’s Internal […]
The New Hampshire Senate is set to vote Thursday on whether to freeze CEO pay for certain hospitals that undergo layoffs or outsourcing — a proposal targeting the North Country Healthcare system in Coös County. If enacted, Senate Bill 664 would impose an 18-month freeze on executive compensation at any hospital located in a distressed […]