Story Archives of 'Law'

We look back at some of the state’s biggest stories of the year - and forward to the coming year. We’ll look at the New Hampshire’s First in the Nation primary, the general election and the victory of New Hampshire’s first woman Senator, Jeanne Shaheen. We’ll talk about an ice storm and tornado that wreaked havoc on our state, at the first death penalty sentence in New Hampshire in almost 50 years. We’ll remember longtime Republican State Representative Mike Whalley and discuss the state’s first ever wind farm in Lempster and major changes right here on NHPR.

Guests

• Jim Van Dongen, public information officer for the Department of Emergency Management
• Kathy Marchocki, staff reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader
• James Pindell, national managing editor of the Politicker.com websites and author of the Pindell Report, analyzing campaigns for Congress, Senate and Governor
• Josh Rogers, State House Reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio
• David Hess, Republican state representative from Hooksett
• Ed Cherion, project manager for Iberdola Renewable
• Virginia Prescott, host of NHPR’s Word of Mouth
• Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic Senator-elect and former governor of New Hampshire from Madbury

Michael Addison is now officially the first person sentenced to death in New Hampshire in nearly 50 years.

Judge Kathleen McGuire delivered the jury's verdict today.

But before she did, Officer Michael Briggs's family got the chance to address Addison personally for the first time since the trial began.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm reports.

Imagine you made a really big purchase.

Spent something around $100,000.

But it doesn’t work properly or maybe it is such a mess you can’t even use it.

Then, imagine that the state board that is supposed to help you, doesn’t.

That’s what some New Hampshire consumers say is happening to them.

NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.

Budget cuts have recently forced the state’s largest civil legal aid program to lay off lawyers and staff.

New Hampshire Legal Assistance represents seniors and low-income residents in cases dealing with evictions, domestic violence and unemployment.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports that the organization has cut services, but has a few ideas how to bring in more money.

The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law that bars companies from selling the prescriptions doctors write.

Last year a lower court had ruled the measure was unconstitutional.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports proponents believe the law will drive down healthcare costs and preserve the privacy of the patient-physician relationship.