CONCORD: The New Hampshire Department of Justice is investigating whether other states are improperly taxing its residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The review was sparked by a recent emergency regulation enacted in neighboring Massachusetts which says that residents in other states who were working in Massachusetts before the pandemic are subject to Massachusetts’ income tax while they work from home. The regulation is in effect until Dec. 31 or 90 days after the state of emergency in Massachusetts is lifted.
CONCORD: New Hampshire’s Executive Council has confirmed Scott Mason of Stratford as the next executive director of the state Fish and Game Department. Gov. Chris Sununu previously appointed him to serve on the University System Board of Trustees representing agriculture, and to the New Hampshire Milk Premium Fund Board. He also worked on behalf of the Northern Pass electric transmission project. Sununu nominated him in June. Mason succeeds Glenn Normandeau, who served three terms.
CONCORD: Concord Coach, Dartmouth Coach and C&J Bus Service have received $7.5 million to resume service in August after Gov. Chris Sununu approved the money the companies say they need to resume service, mainly between New Hampshire and Boston. Under the plan developed with Sheehan’s office, C&J Bus Service in Portsmouth would receive $3.5 million, Concord Coach Lines would receive $2 million and Dartmouth Coach in Lebanon would receive $2 million. The money will be used to restart bus service suspended at the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
CONCORD: Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed The Commission on Law Enforcement, Accountability, Community and Transparency’s initial report on training recommendations and gave the panel a 30-day extension to work on other topics, including reporting and investigating police misconduct, and improving law
enforcement-community relations. The governor voiced support of a job
task analysis for entry-level law enforcement officers and corrections
officers by the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training, along with
an overall review of the present academy curriculum.
MANCHESTER:
New Hampshire startup Shtudy is connecting tech companies with
qualified candidates of color in an effort to close America’s racial
wealth gap. The online employment service Shtudy utilizes an assessment
program to identify what skills an applicant has and matches them with a
company searching for that skill set, The Boston Globe reported. Shtudy
was founded by University of New Hampshire graduates Geo Miller and
Rayvoughn Millingsput, who raised $150,000, including a $40,000
fellowship from Camelback Ventures, which sees the company as providing a
pipeline for small to mid-sized tech companies that want to expand
recruiting but do not have the resources.
CONCORD:
New Hampshire summer camps that temporarily shut down or limited
operations because of the coronavirus won’t have to fear permanent
closure for running afoul of zoning ordinances. Gov. Chris Sununu has
issued an emergency order that affects camps that predate their local
zoning ordinances and are allowed to operate as “pre-existing
nonconforming uses.” In many towns and cities, properties can lose that
status if they are closed for 12 months.
CONCORD:
The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is still
deciding whether to remove the name of the nation’s 14th president due
to concerns over his ties to slavery. After students raised objections,
faculty members voted in July to support removing Pierce from the
school’s name. A UNH spokesperson said that the law school wants to
gather more community input. A task force plans to recommend multiple
steps to address racism, diversity and inclusion at the law school.
