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Ready for an old-fashioned Constitutional showdown?
We’re tracking an effort by New Hampshire lawmakers to get the Attorney General to join other states in challenging the constitutionality of last year’s federal health care reform law.
The proposals may or may not amount to anything more than political posturing and a lengthy court battle. But as they play out, they illustrate tension between the states and the federal government, plus a debate within New Hampshire about separation of powers.
May 2nd, 2011 | Posted in branches,Commerce,Constitution,costs,federal funding,federal funding,federal government,Government,Health,health care,health insurance,Justice,Money,small business,taxes,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
When Democratic Gov. John Lynch delivers his state budget address tomorrow, it will be a dramatic change from his last budget speech in February 2009.
Democratic majorities in both the N.H. House and Senate have been replaced by Republican super-majorities, and the state’s budget crisis has deepened. The next two-year budget hasn’t even been crafted yet, and deficit estimates range from $400 million to the $1 billion figure claimed by Republican leaders.
February 14th, 2011 | Posted in adequacy,business taxes,cities & towns,Commerce,courts,Education,Food & Drink,funding,gambling,Government,Justice,Money,rooms and meals,small business,state budget,state employees,state employees,taxes,Weekly Briefing,Work | Read More »
We begin our breakdown of the more than 900 bills being proposed for the 2011 legislative session with a continuation of yesterday’s dispatch: taxes.
Some 14 bills (so far) with a focus on taxes have been submitted by Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate (no Democratic lawmakers have yet signed on to any of these bills). Following is our snapshot of a few bills worthy of discussion at this early stage:
December 22nd, 2010 | Posted in business taxes,Commerce,Government,Money,small business,state budget,taxes,Weekly Briefing | Read More »
With business clearly on their mind, a group of lawmakers has founded the New Hampshire House Business Coalition. The group says it’s the next step in delivering on campaign promises of focusing on job creation and expanding New Hampshire’s economic base — and that to be pro-jobs means being pro-business. They’ll likely hear from the N.H. Business and Industry Association, which just released its policy priority list for 2011.
December 17th, 2010 | Posted in business taxes,Commerce,Government,jobs & unemployment,Money,small business,state budget,taxes,Weekly Briefing,Work | Read More »
Created in the aftermath of the “LLC tax” controversy, the Commission to Study Business Taxes is due to issue an interim report on Dec. 1.
The 12-member commission will hold two public meetings in Concord in the next week — later today and then on Thursday, Oct. 28. The commission is looking at the current system of business taxation in the state with the business enterprise tax, the business profits tax and the interest and dividends tax.
October 22nd, 2010 | Posted in business taxes,Commerce,industry,jobs & unemployment,Money,small business,taxes,Weekly Briefing,Work | Read More »
The N.H. House and Senate managed to come to an agreement Wednesday about New Hampshire’s budget—sort of.
They agreed, at least, to keep trying to agree on how to achieve about $300 million in savings and/or new money to balance the state budget by the middle of next year. They almost threw in the towel in defiance of one another, in which case Gov. John Lynch would likely have called them into special sessions this summer. Instead, they formed a Committee of Conference just in time to meet the deadline for doing so.
May 21st, 2010 | Posted in Commerce,electricity,Food & Drink,gambling,Government,Money,small business,state budget,state employees,taxes,utilities | Read More »
March 25 this year marks Crossover, the deadline for the N.H. House and Senate to vote on all bills that originated in those respective chambers.
Bills must pass the chamber in which they’re introduced before “crossing over” to the opposite chamber. Legislation that’s still alive after Crossover receives a second public hearing and potential floor debate before the second deadline in mid-May.
And some notable legislation is either still up for its first vote, or on its way to the other side.
March 13th, 2010 | Posted in By the Issues,Commerce,gambling,Government,Health,insurance,Money,Property,small business,state budget,taxes | Read More »
A last-minute amendment to a study bill has spiced up its public hearing in the House. Senate Bill 132 would fold several state agencies into a newly created Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Also: advance notice of impending layoffs, and unemployment benefits in the form of entrepreneurship assistance.
April 19th, 2009 | Posted in agencies & departments,By the Issues,Commerce,Government,jobs & unemployment,small business,state budget,state employees,state employees,Work | Read More »
If it were a perfect world, and you woke up tomorrow with the ultimate family life and ideal work conditions, what would it look like?
More than 250 people last year convinced some legislators that two benefits would help people balance work obligations and family demands: paid time off, and the right to ask for a flexible schedule.
Now, a triad of House bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Gile (D-Concord) would grant those wishes, and include employee protections against retaliation for pursuing these options.
Well, not so fast.
February 28th, 2009 | Posted in By the Issues,Commerce,Family,family,Health,health insurance,insurance,small business,Work,work | Read More »
