Category Archives: New Hampshire News
N.H. Officials Likely to Opt Out of National First Responder Network
he First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, is a federal program created by Congress in 2012 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Police and fire departments were unable to communicate with each other that morning over incompatible radio systems. The … Continue reading
Ray Buckley, Rape and Whataboutism
Yesterday, New Hampshire Democrats held their annual “Kennedy-Clinton Dinner,” which is their major fundraiser. The dinner is named after former Presidents Kennedy and Clinton. NH GOP Chair, Jeanie Forester, called on the Democrats to denounce Clinton and remove his name: … Continue reading
Annapolis-based Airwave Networks acquired by New Hampshire firm
Airwave Networks, an Annapolis-based provider of wireless internet access and digital TV for student housing and apartment complexes, has been acquired by Single Digits Inc. of New Hampshire. | Keep Reading at the Baltimore Sun
Proposed New Hampshire Bill Aims to Reform Auto Glass Repair Reimbursement
A proposed amendment to current legislation has been submitted to the New Hampshire state legislature that would require auto insurers to reimburse independent repair shops—including glass companies—similarly to auto dealerships. If passed, the law could have implications for the auto … Continue reading
Study: NH Rural areas in affordable housing crunch
Many rural places, especially those desired by second-home owners and retirees, are challenged to provide affordable and adequate housing for local working families, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New … Continue reading
Should Outdated Laws Stay or Should They Go?
Granted, there are few examples of people being convicted of these laws, and they may prove to be hard to enforce, but are they unnecessary? Are they contrary to the public good or just to public opinion? And what are … Continue reading
Sexual Misconduct at Phillips Exeter Takes Center Stage Again After Latest Report
According to a new report from The New York Times, police sought to arrest two deans at Phillips Exeter Academy, an elite private boarding school, for failing “to report the alleged sexual assault of a student to the authorities.” But police … Continue reading
The difference between Libertarians and Statist/Progressive Totalitarians
I’ve copied the full Letter (by Jilletta Jarvis) after the jump if you are so inclined (go ahead, you know you want to!). What was surprising was not its content but with the vehemence those commenters I would place in the … Continue reading
New Hampshire adds manufacturing jobs, but trend may be short-lived
Manufacturing jobs are rebounding in New Hampshire, at least in the short term, but the Granite State remains well short of the more than 77,000 such jobs it produced prior to the onset of the 2008 recession. Even so, economists … Continue reading
Americans for Prosperity: NH should dump energy-efficiency efforts
A new report from Americans for Prosperity calls for scrapping New Hampshire’s renewable portfolio standards, or expanding them to include nuclear power and low-carbon coal, cutting or eliminating energy-efficiency programs and building the Northern Pass. The reforms, the report argues, … Continue reading