Category Archives: Jobs/Unemployment
Data Point – NH unemployment rate
The state’s unemployment rate in January stood at 2.6 percent, unchanged from December. That was lower than a year earlier, when the rate was 2.8 percent. There were 727,310 employed residents last month, an increase of 60 from December and 1,770 more than … Continue reading
NH lawmakers spike bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2021
A bill that would have hiked the minimum wage in New Hampshire to as much as $15 per hour by 2021 has been defeated in the state Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 554, would have gradually raised the minimum wage … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged Minimum Wage, NH Senate, SB 544
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NH bill would change work requirements for food stamps, welfare
Lawmakers last year enacted new provisions requiring able-bodied Medicaid participants to work between 20 to 30 hours per week, depending on how long they’d been covered. The state is seeking a federal waiver to allow that change, but in the … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged Food Stamps, Medicaid, Work Requirement
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NH House bill seeks tougher penalty for delayed workers’ comp checks
Insurance companies that are late sending out a workers’ compensation check should pay more than a fine – in fact, they should double the delayed payment owed to the injured worker. So says House Bill 1451, which was introduced last … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged HB 1451, Insurance, Workers Compensation
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UNH to cut 18 lecturer positions
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire says it will not renew the contracts of 18 lecturers in the university’s liberal arts college. Heidi Bostic, dean of the UNH College of Liberal Arts, notified the teachers in letters … Continue reading
NH House bill would bar salary history question
Employers would not be able to ask a job applicant how much he or she was paid in the past, but the applicant could volunteer that information, if a proposed bill introduced last week in the NH House becomes law. | … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged HB1222, Jan Schmidt, NH House, NHBR, Salary History
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Black Trump Voters Vindicated As Black Unemployment Falls To Lowest Level Ever
Do you remember when candidate Trump was courting black voters and asked “What the hell do you have to lose?” during a campaign rally? The line caused some buzz and Trump went on to repeat it. Trump received 8% of the black … Continue reading
Republicans reject business tax breaks in NH Senate panel vote
NH Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford, said Wednesday he wanted to “press the pause button” on several targeted tax breaks designed to ease worker shortages and help startup businesses. In a political role reversal, Sanborn and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, taxes
Tagged Andy Sanborn, NH Senate, Tax Breaks
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Right-to-Work in New Hampshire: Good for Workers and Unions
Anti-worker rights activists like to refer to Right-to-Work laws as “Right-to-Work (For Less),” in their attempt to scare union members and lawmakers. But Right-to-Work actually brings more – not less – to states that pass these laws: more jobs, more … Continue reading
Alicia Neely Gets Her Job Back
Update to Kimberly Morin’s October 31 post on the Grok: Alicia Neely has been reinstated to her job at the Sununu Youth Center. The formal announcement from Governor Sununu does not indicate if she’ll get back pay. See Morin’s October 25 post … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, Jobs/Unemployment, Second Amendment
Tagged Alicia Neely, Sununu Youth Center
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The New Media Militia 