AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNH Economy & Taxes: A new explainer from JBartlett.org breaks down New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax (BET), including how it works as an alternative minimum tax and why automatic BET rate cuts wouldn’t give big corporations a simple windfall. Housing & Development: Lawrence city commissioners will consider up to $37.3 million in industrial revenue bonds for 131 market-rate apartments, seeking sales-tax exemptions on construction materials (no property tax breaks). Healthcare & Workforce: A Northern Border Regional Commission funding round sent $9.3 million to 21 NH grantees, including a $1 million Boys & Girls Club childcare facility in West Lebanon. Public Safety: A suspicious fire destroyed the Spaulding Building at the former Laconia State School property; crews from across the Lakes Region contained it quickly and no one was injured. Food & Business Reputation: Dover chef Evan Hennessey won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northeast, spotlighting the Washington Street Mills restaurant Stages. Regulatory Watch: New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have let medical cannabis dispensaries operate greenhouse grow sites. Consumer Privacy: Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection office joined a coalition opposing the federal SECURE Data Act, warning it could preempt stronger state privacy rules. National Policy Impact: Social Security trustees say benefit cuts could arrive in 2032, earlier than previously projected, if Congress doesn’t act.
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