Professional Licenses

State officials said it would reduce barriers to entry, though some professionals worried the loss of licenses would lower standards.

After NHPR published a story about a group of Spanish-speaking barbers in Manchester asking New Hampshire's licensing office to improve language accessibility, the state said it would make changes to improve its interpretation services. But some hurdles remain.

Los barberos de Manchester dicen que muchos se quedan sin trabajar por meses por la falta de accesibilidad de lenguaje al momento de obtener su licencia. Ellos dicen que el proceso es más complicado de lo necesario.

Manchester-based barbers say the lack of language accessibility makes getting their license more complicated than necessary and leaves some without the possibility of work for months.

New Hampshire has issued more than 300 emergency professional licenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.About half of the new emergency licenses have gone to…