Stalled at $7.25
The state’s minimum wage is half that of other New England states

Right-to-work bids to break 40-year losing streak
HB 238 hearing causes union loyalists to turn up the heat amid the cold

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DEI at a crossroads
Keeping the Dream Alive dinner in Nashua promotes diversity on day president signs order ending federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs

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Lawmakers want insurance companies to cover pain treatment alternatives to opioids
Nagel himself is a doctor who works closely with pain management and acupuncture and wrote a book on the subject: “Needless Suffering: How Society Fails Those with Chronic Pain.”

IN BRIEF
MANCHESTER: The NH Tech Alliance has opened nominations for its 10th annual Tech-Women of the Year Awards, which recognize women in tech in three categories: Student of the Year, Educator of the Year and Professional of the Year.

NH Supreme Court temporarily reverses Andy Sanborn’s gaming license revocation
Andy Sanborn notched a legal victory after the New Hampshire Supreme Court temporarily reversed the revocation of his gaming license while reviewing his appeal.

New Hampshire projects to share $10.5 million in rural economic development grants
Rural communities across the state will get an economic development boost after 14 projects were awarded nearly $10.5 million in Northern Border Regional Commission grants for New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and New York.

TAKE 5
The personal finance company said R&D expenditures make up 8% of the area’s GDP and noted that Boston has the second-most invention patents per capita.

As cannabis legalization falls flat, advocates focus on expanding New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program
When the legislative committee opened the public hearing for a bill that’d legalize cannabis in New Hampshire, no one stepped up to the microphone.

Tilton veterinarian ordered to pay $50K in federal settlement over missing drugs
A Tilton veterinarian will pay thousands of dollars to settle an outstanding legal case with the U.S. Attorney’s Office after an anonymous tipster alerted authorities to problems at the practice, according to a Department of Justice release.

THE BOTTOM LINE
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS LAUNCHES NEW CURRENT SENSOR ICS IN COMPACT PACKAGES

Indie authors print on demand
Doing it yourself can be cheaper, faster and more profitable than traditional publishing, but the writers do all the work

Education’s a family business
Ed Shapiro, former president of New Hampshire College, now SNHU, built a lasting legacy

Medicaid policy changes may shift costs to states
Medicaid is a fiscal partnership between the federal government and the states designed to support the health of people with low incomes, limited assets, or certain disabilities or health conditions.

Money is the easy part
Investing in your health and wealth can prepare you for a long life

Education and business leaders gather in the Millyard for discussion on workforce development
Attract, equip and retain. That may sound like the motto of a certain reality show, but it has also become bywords for the University System of New Hampshire’s efforts to bolster the Granite State’s workforce.

Eye on antitrust law
With the new administration, expect the same concerns for HR

A prosperous 2025
New Year’s checklist to maximize your financial successes

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua combats hunger through collaborative effort
In the heart of our community, a silent crisis lurks in the shadows: hunger. It’s an issue that affects not just the physical well-being of our community’s youth but also their academic performance and social-emotional health

Default service benefits all customers
As customers move between third-party options, it’s important to understand the return process to default service

Immigrants are key to growing NH’s long-term care workforce
We need systemic immigration reform, and yet polling suggests many Americans just want deportations. That is economically self-defeating.

AG’s Office reviewing claim of illegal data collection
It was no surprise to Gerry Kennedy of Alton, who last year filed an official complaint about Volkswagen’s unauthorized collection of personal data with the Attorney General’s Office.

Forecast 2025: What are this year’s biggest legal-tech challenges?
Businesses face three predominate legal technology challenges in 2025.

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ABOUT TOWN
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was recently awarded tax credits through the Community Development Finance Authority to bring student plane-building instruction to Farmington High School.