by Christian Wade, The Center Square | April 28, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article
The winter sun sets early in New England, which for many commuters means several dreary months of trekking home in darkness.
Switching from Eastern to Atlantic Standard Time would give the region an extra hour of daylight in the evenings and put it in the same time zone as Nova Scotia – which supporters of the move have long argued would have myriad economic and social benefits.
In New Hampshire, state lawmakers are advancing a plan to shift the state an hour ahead and ditch the twice-a-year clock switching that comes with daylight saving time.
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NH Business Review
Smaller lot sizes get mixed reception, tax incentives praised
February 9, 2021
House Bill 132 prohibits New Hampshire municipalities from requiring that towns permit half-acre lots in areas where public water and sewer is available.
HB 154 would allow towns to use community revitalization tax incentives to put affordable housing anywhere they wish.
Guess which bill got a better reception during Tuesday’s public hearing before the House Municipal and County Government Committee?
It turns out lawmakers are a lot more amenable to passing enabling legislation than a mandate, even if that mandate enables developers and homeowners to build the house they want.
NH House Bill Proposes Speed Limit Increases for NH Highways
When I go up to Maine on 95 North, I see the signs for the 75 MPH speed limit and I think as I m already going 75, gee, that s good. Maybe I can go 80. I mean..
Here in NH, there is a bill in the NH House that is proposing the speed limit be increased on some highways.
NH House Bill 628-FN proposes that the speed limit be changed from 70 to 75 MPH from mile marker 45, just outside of Concord, to the Vermont border.
Also, if I m reading the bill properly, other highway speed limits are suggested to go from 55 to 60, 65 to 70 and the aforementioned 70 to 75.
NH Business Review
Flurry of bills seeks to address barriers, provide incentives to developers
January 6, 2021
Even before the New Hampshire House of Representatives met for the first time Wednesday, one thing was clear: Lawmakers both parties want to do something about the state’s affordable housing shortage.
One bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Alexander, R-Goffstown, with some Democratic support, would offer incentives to developers that build workforce housing and help clear the way though municipal barriers that often thwart its development.
Another bill, House Bill 154, sponsored by Rep. Casey Conley, D-Dover, would empower municipalities to expand redevelopment tax breaks now used to encourage downtown development in order to create jobs, to the town outskirts to encourage affordable housing as well. The proposal has gotten Republican support in the past.