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March 14, 2012

Right To Work Redux Passes House

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has for the second time passed a so-called “Right To Work” bill. But the margin was well short of what would be needed to override Governor Lynch’s promised veto. Barring unions from requiring non-members to pay for representation has been a priority for House Republican leaders. Last year Governor […]

Charting NH’s Incredible Shrinking Government

Two hallmarks of Republican legislative leadership these past couple of sessions have been a commitment to small government and the use of deep cuts to state government to bridge budget gaps. And now that the state’s released its dryly-titled “Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011,” we can get our […]

March 5, 2012

Best Of StateImpact: Is N.H. Really As Anti-Tax As It’s Cracked Up To Be?

Since StateImpact launched late last summer, some of our most popular posts have revolved around taxes. Given that New Hampshire has neither a sales nor an income tax — and notoriously high property taxes — we don’t find this trend surprising. As the site has gained momentum, and clicks, we’ve occasionally found it helpful to […]

February 28, 2012

House To (Potentially) Consider Overturning State Liquor Monopoly

A modified bill that would allow businesses to sell hard liquor has cleared committee and is ready for debate by the full House. As the Concord Monitor‘s Matt Spolar reports, HB 1251 began as a standard-issue Legalize Private Liquor Sales initiative–which promptly deadlocked the Commerce committee. So rather than kill the bill, the committee rewrote […]

February 24, 2012

House Committee Gives All-Clear For Cancer Treatment Centers Of America And Other Specialty Clinics

The House Health and Human Services Committee has sent an amended bill on to the full House which would allow not just cancer specialty hospitals (like Cancer Treatment Centers of America) but all specialty hospitals to bypass the Certificate of Need process. Meanwhile, all other hospitals in the state would still have to go in […]

February 21, 2012

State Senate Weighs Tax Credits for Workforce Development

The New Hampshire Senate is considering a bill aimed at helping the Community College System reduce the so-called “skills gap.” The problem the manufacturing sector faces is that while there are numerous skilled jobs available, there aren’t enough people qualified to fill them. To help bridge that gap, the Senate bill would offer tax credits […]

February 15, 2012

Why The Certificate Of Need Issue Is Bigger Than The Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Debate

New Hampshire legislators are proposing a law that would do away with the Certificate of Need process. This is a state requirement for hospitals and other healthcare facilities that want to expand or establish new medical facilities. The aim of CON is to keep redundant healthcare out of the system. Recently, the CON process has […]

February 14, 2012

Key House Committee Considers Expanded Gambling Bill

The debate over the economic impacts of HB 593 (or “The Casino Bill,” if you will) continues. As Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph reports, discussion of the bill continued Monday, when the House Ways and Means committee listened to about three hours of public testimony: “The state stands to lose $150 million of existing […]

How State Budget Cuts Affect Your Property Taxes

A new report finds that Granite State communities are leaning more and more heavily on property taxes. Examining data from 2007-2010, the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies found: “Total municipal appropriations per person have leveled off considerably over the past three years compared with pre-recession trends. At the same time, we see that […]

February 10, 2012

For Profit Cancer Center Comes To NH to Make Its Case to Lawmakers

Cancer Treatment Centers of America is eying a spot in New Hampshire. The for profit chain wants to build a hospital in the Northeast. CTCA successfully lobbied Georgia to change its regulations so a specialty hospital could be built in that state. The company is hoping lawmakers in New Hampshire will make similar changes. A […]

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