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ArchivesGovernor Calls on State Government to Limit EnergyBy Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, July 14, 2005.Governor John Lynch says he hopes to save the state money and improve the environment by limiting government energy use. He has issued an executive order requiring state agencies to cut energy use by 10%. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
 UNH Professor Proposes Property Tax ChangeBy David Darman on Thursday, July 14, 2005.New research by Economics Professor Richard England at the University of New Hampshire suggests that making a change in how property taxes are computed might help build a stronger economy. He proposes implementing a two rate property tax system, instead of the familiar one rate system. Professor England performed the study in Dover with a fellow economist from Ohio State University. England explained during a phone conversation that struggling communities could get the most benefit from a two rate property tax. listen:
4000 Plus Jobs Have Left NH due to Foreign TradeBy Mark Bevis on Thursday, July 14, 2005.The Department of Employment Security recently announced some good news for 187 soon to be laid off workers at the Molex Corporation in Guilford. They qualify for a federal assistance program that will help train them and help them search for new jobs. The reason they qualify, and here's the bad news, is that their jobs left the country. They are among the thousands of New Hampshire workers who have seen their jobs disappear just over the last several years. But as NHPR's Mark Bevis reports, what was once a cause of concern has become a fact of life. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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