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CONCORD â As Carroll County towns prepare to vote this town meeting season on creating a Broadband Communications District planning committee, the New Hampshire Senate has passed a bill designed to increase access to broadband internet.
Prime Sponsor and Majority Leader Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) called SB 85 an important step, saying, âThe pandemic has revealed that we need significantly more broadband access, especially for New Hampshire residents who are working from home, attending school on-line, participating in telehealth visits with their doctor or just trying to stay in touch with family and friends.â
He added, âThis legislation establishes a first-of-its-kind grant fund utilizing state and federal funds matched by cities and towns. This type of partnership is exactly what has been needed to significantly improve broadband to all Granite Staters.â
by Christian Wade, The Center Square | February 16, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
A Republican-led proposal that would limit unions from collecting fees from private sector workers is on the move again in the New Hampshire Legislature.
On Thursday, the state Senate narrowly approved Senate Bill 61, which would update the state s labor laws to give workers at private companies the right to choose whether to join unions and pay required collective bargaining dues.
The measure passed on 13-11 vote that went largely along party lines, with GOP Sen. Sharon Carson joining 10 Senate Democrats in opposition to the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, praised the bill s passage and said it would improve wages and help boost the state’s economy.
NH Business Review
February 9, 2021
Not taxing a New Hampshire business’ Paycheck Protection Program money could cost the state as much as $135 million in revenue, estimated the state Department of Revenue Administration.
It was that estimate that was the focus of Monday’s hearing on Senate Bill 3, an attempt by Sen. Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, to mirror federal tax rules. Bradley called the bill a “clarification” that would just put the bill in line with federal intent, but the DRA indicated that it would be an expensive one.
“Congress made it clear that it was never intended to be taxable,” said Bradley. And since it never was, then not taxing would not be an actual revenue loss, he argued