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July 6, 2012

Speaker O’Brien Wants More Regulation, When It Comes To EBT Cards

Friday morning House Speaker William O’Brien held a private press conference in his office vowing to put forward legislation that will prevent the misuse of public assistance funds distributed on EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards. At his side sat Jackie Whiton, former clerk of Big Apple Convenience Store in Peterborough, who gained media attention when […]

June 29, 2012

Education = Economy, An Update

An Education Update! Today, the House passed a bill preventing a doubling of interest rates on new student loans, which was scheduled to go into effect Sunday. In New Hampshire, Gov. Lynch’s veto on a education tax credit for businesses was overidden — a “keystone” of the Republican agenda, as Sam Evans-Brown reported for NHPR […]

June 27, 2012

Affordable Care Act: In The Eye Of The Beholder

Tomorrow, the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act will likely be handed down by the Supreme Court. There are two main pieces under consideration: the individual mandate, and Medicaid expansion. According to John Stephen, New Hampshire’s former Health and Human Services Commissioner, Medicaid expansion will cost the state an additional $1 billion over ten years. […]

June 26, 2012

SCOTUS And The Affordable Care Act: An Overview

The internet is abuzz with talk of the Affordable Care Act. Two Mondays in a row, eager newsmakers have been gearing up to pounce on a Supreme Court decision only to find it won’t be announced… just yet. With a complicated piece of legislation facing a confusing series of legal challenges, trying to understand the […]

June 22, 2012

What’s Cookin’

What’s cooking at State Impact New Hampshire: Amanda Loder has been touring the state gathering the stories about how Granite Staters are making it work in this economy. We’re calling the series “Getting By, Getting Ahead.” The first blog-post debuts this coming Monday. Keep your eyes peeled for that, and Loder’s radio feature the following […]

June 12, 2012

State Incentive Gives Struggling Businesses And Towns A Leg Up

Carolyn Dube of the Merrimack Patch has a story today about two vacant properties in Merrimack that have been designated by the state as Economic Revitalization Zones. “This is one of few financial incentives we’re allowed to give in New Hampshire,” Community Development Director Tim Thompson told Dube. It works like this. First, a town applies for […]

June 6, 2012

CACR 13: Income Tax Amendment Is Headed To The People

Come November, Granite Staters will be voting on an amendment to the state constitution banning a personal income tax. The amendment would need to receive the support of two-thirds of voters in November in order to become law. While New Hampshire is already one of the nation’s nine states without a personal income tax, the […]

June 5, 2012

Pension Reform: An Introduction

Last week the House and Senate failed to agree even to create a commission to make recommendations regarding pension reform. As I set out to write this piece, I found the different plans and their costs and benefits pretty confusing. Before I could get myth-busting, I needed to learn the basics. I thought I’d lay […]

Pension Reform: Some Myth-Busters To Follow The Stalemate

Last week, a State Senate bill that initially sought to replace New Hampshire’s defined benefit (DB for short — think pension) plan with a defined contribution plan (DC for short — think 401(k)) dissolved into a stalemate. The Senate and House were not even able to form a commission to make recommendations addressing the state’s $4.2 billion in unfunded […]

May 31, 2012

Baby Steps For Naturopathic Doctors In New Hampshire

Although Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) undergo virtually the same training as medical doctors, their services have not been covered by insurance companies in the state of New Hampshire. Two and a half years ago, ND Bert Mathieson was frustrated by what struck him as “discrimination flat out.” He got a sponsor for a bill that would […]

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