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New Hampshire Senate OKs measure to reduce real estate transfer fee for first-time homebuyers
First-time homebuyers in New Hampshire may soon be in for a bit of a break when it comes to scraping together enough dough to make that first big purchase – including those who’ve already closed on a new home this … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, taxes
Tagged Fees, NH Watchdog, Real Estate, taxes, Transfer Fees
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New Hampshire Senate OKs measure to extend Medicaid expansion under uncertain Obamacare
After a couple of hours of debate, the Senate has voted to move forward with Senate Bill 313, which would rewrite and reauthorize one of the key state-controlled provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in New … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Legislation
Tagged Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, NH Watchdog, Obamacare
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Analysis: New Hampshire college sports grossed $94 million in 2016
With total athletics revenue of $31.6 million, University of New Hampshire was the highest-grossing college sports programs in New Hampshire in 2016, followed by Dartmouth College ($29.1 million) and Southern New Hampshire University ($9.2 million), according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Events, New Hampshire News
Tagged New Hampshire, NH Watchdog, Revenue, Sports
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U.S. News ranks New Hampshire fifth best state to live in
First, a series of surveys asked more than 30,000 people to prioritize a series of qualities about their state in categories such as health care, education, economy and quality of life. Then McKinsey, the survey firm, teamed up with U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire News
Tagged Best States, New Hampshire, NH Watchdog, US NEws
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Policy experts differ on significance of New Hampshire’s 3rd highest property tax rates
Since New Hampshire doesn’t impose income and sales taxes, it’s not surprising that the state has among the highest property tax rates in the nation. What might be surprising is exactly how high the Granite State ranks – third highest, … Continue reading
Should delinquent taxpayers face 18 percent interest penalties?
During a recent discussion in the New Hampshire House, some representatives described homeowners who fall behind on property taxes largely as people who may be in a rough stretch due to unemployment, illness or age – but others saw those … Continue reading
Posted in Property Rights, taxes
Tagged Fines, Interest, NH Watchdog, Property Taxes
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New Hampshire Senate advances bill that would eliminate tax on interest, dividends
New Hampshire is sometimes described as a state with no income tax and no sales tax, but it does collect a five percent tax on one form of income – interest and dividends. | Read more at NH Watchdog
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Tagged Dividend, Interest, NH Senate, NH Watchdog, taxes
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Gov. Sununu touts regulatory reform, school choice during New Hampshire state of state address
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu hailed 2017 as a year of great promise in the state while vowing to double down on the policies that he says led to those gains. Sununu looked back and forward during his first State … Continue reading
New Hampshire lawmakers narrowly reject 2nd effort to have state taxpayers contribute to local pensions
An effort to resurrect a bill that would put the state of New Hampshire on the hook for $171 million in local government employee pension contributions over the next four years was defeated by a single vote in the state’s … Continue reading
Some see lower-cost energy as essential to New Hampshire’s economic future
Some New Hampshire businesses and lawmakers see expansion of natural gas pipelines as key to firing up economic growth, but others familiar with the state’s energy history warn that the idea is no panacea for the business climate. | Keep … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, New Hampshire News
Tagged Economy, Electric Rates, Energy, NH Watchdog
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