International Business News - NH http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte has joined most of her counterparts around the country endorsing a program to help prevent the spread of child porn on the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/nh-joins-crackdown-on-internet-child-porn.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:36:39 EDT New Hampshire Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu are sponsoring legislation to nearly double federal funding for home heating assistance. The Home Energy Assistance Today Act would provide an additional $2.5 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/nh-senators-sponsor-federal-fuel-aid-hike.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:21:07 EDT New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has signed a union-backed bill requiring public employers to honor existing provisions of an expired union contract until a new contract is in place--commonly called an "evergreen clause." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/nh-governor-signs-bill-requiring-evergreen-clauses.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:34:18 EDT Residential customers of Public Service of New Hampshire will see electric rates go up 5.7 percent, due to the skyrocketing prices for energy resources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/new-hampshire-utility-raises-electricity-rates.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:47:10 EDT Except for the rain, the owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway generally liked what he saw during the NASCAR track's first Sprint Cup weekend since he took over. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/rain-aside-new-nh-track-owner-liked-what-he-saw.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:54:08 EDT Gov. John Lynch is considering cutting funding for a new state cancer screening and detection plan to help close a projected budget deficit. Lynch won lawmakers' support in February to cut $1.7 million from this year's funding and now is looking at cutting another $3.5 million, according to Statehouse sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/cancer-plan-funding-among-possible-nh-budget-cuts.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:55:34 EDT New Hampshire became the 10th state Wednesday to participate in a regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. John Lynch signed a law to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative known as RGGI. New Hampshire will revisit the issue if Congress enacts a federal program. The law took effect immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/nh-governor-signs-global-warming-initiative.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:09:05 EDT Gov. John Lynch has signed a law that authorizes New Hampshire to borrow the money needed to balance its budget. Lynch signed a budget bill Tuesday that allows the state to borrow up to $40 million of school construction aid in 2008 and up to $40 million in 2009 if revenues drop below a certain point and the money is needed to ensure a balanced budget. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/gov-signs-n-h-budget-bill-to-allow-borrowing.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:22:57 EDT A federal judge has rejected an environmental group challenge to two logging projects in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, saying the Forest Service did not violate federal law in approving the work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/judge-rejects-challenge-to-nh-logging-projects.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:20:05 EDT Economically stressed Coos County has a new incentive to offer businesses willing to create jobs there--a credit against New Hampshire's business taxes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/nh-governor-signs-coos-county-tax-credit-into-law.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:57:15 EDT New Hampshire is poised to become the 10th state to participate in a regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The House voted Wednesday to send Gov. John Lynch legislation to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative known as RGGI, but to revisit it if Congress enacts a federal program. The House next considers changes made to the proposal, especially on how much money would go into a fund to promote energy efficiency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/n-h-regional-global-warming-initiative-advances.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 17:39:01 EDT Small businesses in New Hampshire are on way to having more affordable health insurance. Gov. John Lynch has signed into law the HealthFirst initiative. It will require major insurance carriers to offer a standard wellness plan for businesses with up to 50 employees. Premium costs will be controlled by focusing on prevention, managing chronic conditions and promoting best practices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/nh-governor-signs-insurance-bill-for-small-businesses.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 15:46:27 EDT About 250,000 Unicel cell phone customers have been without service in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and parts of Massachusetts and New York. Company spokeswoman Miriam Svobodny says technicians are working to fix the outage, which was the result of a software issue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/about-250-000-northeast-unicel-cell-users-lose-service.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:11 EDT A Missouri company with a factory in New Hampshire has agreed to pay $157,000 for hazardous waste violations. Thermal Dynamics Corp. agreed to the civil penalty for not identifying and disposing of ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080414/nh-company-penalized-for-hazwaste.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:09:17 EDT New Hampshire and Vermont regulators will hold emergency meetings Sunday to reconsider the sale of Verizon's landline phone and Internet service in northern New England to North Carolina-based FairPoint Communications. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/n-h-reviewing-fairpoint-verizon-deal.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:04:38 EDT New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes, the Internal Revenue Service and the New Hampshire Taxpayer Advocate Service will help residents who normally don't fill out a tax return obtain federal rebate checks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/n-h-elderly-get-help-to-obtain-rebates.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:51:22 EDT A fast-spreading fire in a 19th century carriage house killed two sisters and their mother, who had rushed frantically into the building trying to save them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080324/fire-kills-n-h-woman-2-young-daughters.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:58:50 EDT The House is backing a new tax credit to help attract jobs to New Hampshire's struggling North Country. The House voted 236-73 Wednesday to send legislation to the Senate that would give companies a tax credit of $750 a year for five years for new jobs that pay at least 150 percent of the minimum wage. Companies would get a $1,000 credit for jobs paying twice minimum wage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/n-h-house-oks-tax-credit-to-bring-jobs.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:37:58 EDT A new poll shows New Hampshire residents don't have high hopes for the state or national economy in the next year. The poll comes just as the federal government prepares to send rebates to millions of people in hopes that consumer spending will energize the economy, but New Hampshire residents don't appear to be in a spending mood. When asked about making major household purchases, 45 percent said this is a bad time to buy such things as furniture and appliances, 40 percent said it is a good time to buy and 14 percent said it depends. More than 130 million people are expected to get rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 starting in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/poll-shows-nh-consumer-confidence-down.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:22:52 EST FairPoint Communications Inc. has moved one step closer to taking over Verizon Communications Inc.'s land telephone lines in northern New England, after staff from the state's utilities commission recommended approval of the latest revised deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080124/n-h-panel-oks-fairpoint-verizon-deal.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:09:30 EST