NH budget can’t use malpractice fund

July 30, 2009 Seacoast Online CONCORD — A judge has rejected the state’s claim on a $110 million surplus in a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The state counted on $65 million of the money to help balance the budget in the fiscal year that just ended...

Preserving local control — will it be possible?

NH is already under threat of the institution of programs and reforms that do NOT come from the local taxpayers and parents but from places like the National Governor’s Association, agreements with other states, or worse yet, crazy schemes from rock stars like...

Master-Abaters II – The Saga of Windsor Continued

by Ed Naile Well it appears the Windsor NH Selectmen and what is left of the Tax Collector’s Office have been audited into the proverbial corner – a nasty little corner ending in two cliffs. The attempt to have a local gal (consultant) “audit” one year of the town...

Judge Tosses Effort to Kill Tax Cap Vote

MANCHESTER – A bid by aldermen to keep a proposed tax cap off the November ballot was tossed out by Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge James D. O’Neill III. O’Neill did not rule on the merits of the appeal, which alleged the charter amendment would...

Judge Finds for Tax Cappers

A judge has ruled that Manchester can vote on the tax cap as petitioned by voters. More info to come… Also, Somersworth will have the tax cap on their ballot.. according to Fosters. Tax cap proposal to again appear on November ballot in Somersworth SOMERSWORTH —...

Another Set of NH Laws Begins Taking Effect

The New Hampshire Legislature’s business might have ended in June, but much of the business legislation approved last session is just taking effect. A number of bills, signed or allowed to go into law last week were effective immediately. Here are some of the changes:...