Court invalidates NH sheriff election

June 14, 2008 WBZ TV CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire’s Supreme Court says Belknap County selected its sheriff illegally last year. The court overturned the Belknap County Convention’s choice of Craig Wiggin, who was selected to fill out the term of the...

N.H. Supreme Court: Sheriff hiring illegal

June 14, 2008 Fosters The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that the hiring of Belknap County Sheriff Craig Wiggin by the Belknap County Legislative Delegation was illegal because the vote was taken secretly instead of in public. Lakes Region political activists...

Talk Show Host to Sue City of Keene, New Hampshire

Digital Journal Mark Edge, who is a host on the libertarian leaning nationally syndicated radio talk show Free Talk Live, is planning to sue the city of Keene, New Hampshire. The suit revolves around an incident where the plaintiff never received a bill from the city...

Lynch signs bill to add NH to CO2 initiative

June 12, 20008 Union Leader Gov. John Lynch signed a bill yesterday that brings New Hampshire in line with nine other states in limiting carbon dioxide emission from electric generating plants. CONCORD – The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a cap-and-trade...

Lynch signs smaller unions into law

June 11, 2008 Nashua Telegraph Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that lets groups as small as three form a public employee union but only if the local government agrees to it. Currently, groups no smaller than 10 can unionize. Rep. John Knowles, D-Hudson, wrote the...