Controversial Proposal Would Add Tax To Mortgage Refinancing

May 29, 2009 WMUR-TV Critics Say Proposal Would Hurt Homeowners Seeking Refinancing CONCORD, N.H. — Critics are saying a new proposal in the state budget could hurt those who need help making their mortgage payments. At a time when interest rates are near record...

EFH: Thousands of NH Youth Need Mental Health Services

May 29, 2009 WCAX-TV CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A new report says thousands of young children in New Hampshire need mental health treatment, but many aren’t getting it because services are often unavailable or hard to find. The Endowment for Health funded the...

Locals Insist on Stimulus Transparency

May 22, 2009 Laconia Citizen Two local activists are questioning the procedures followed by Belknap County Sheriff Craig Wiggin when he applied for a Justice Assistance Grant (Recovery Act) that would provide $217,000 in equipment to six local communities and his...

Failed Candidate Still Pushes for Income Tax

Once again, failed candidate Mark Fernald and his band of outsiders is pushing for an income tax. From a recent NHBR article: Income tax gets a boost at forum “The Milford Town Hall was the location for a forum on Wednesday night hosted by the Granite State Fair...

Former Kerry ’04 Worker Sentenced to Prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former New Hampshire state legislator who processed checks for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $100,000 of the money. Shane Tessimond of Lincoln, N.H.,...