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Woman Arrested In Hill Arson
Keep Those Tax Dollars Coming
New Hampshire licensed more than 650 nurses in a three-week period following an executive order by Governor Chris Sununu that fast-tracked the licensing process. Between December 1 and December 20, 658 licenses were issued to allow health care nurses to practice in New Hampshire.
The executive order stated, in part, “The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby authorized and directed to take all lawful and appropriate actions to assist with reducing hospital capacity challenges. Actions at a minimum should include: establishing temporary acute care centers inside the walls of hospitals pursuant to RSA 141-C; increasing bed capacities at other licensed institutional facilities to address surge needs within the state as allowable under state and federal law; and conducting a review of regulations to determine what additional flexibilities are available to effectively combat the current and any future surge.”
It continued, “The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification and boards that license healthcare professionals, including but not limited to the Board of Nursing, are hereby authorized and directed to identify all tools available to streamline licensing, increase eligibility, and implement any other strategies that will assist the healthcare system in the coming months.”
Woman Arrested In Hill Arson
Hill Fire Department Chief Jamie Moulton and New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey announced the arrest of 60-year-old Kathy Canfield on arson charges in connection with a November 22 fire at an apartment building at 4 Commerce Street, Hill.
Four people who were home at the time of the fire were able to escape the burning building.
Canfield is facing a felony charge of arson and a misdemeanor charge of breach of bail conditions.
Keep Those Tax Dollars Coming
Bloomberg Law reports that state revenue agencies will be focusing on the tax treatment of digitally delivered goods and services in 2022, looking to create a reliable framework for collecting taxes on the sales of digital books, music, videos, games, software, and photographs.
The end result could be additional tax for consumers, and sellers could be forced to adopt additional recordkeeping procedures or face possible penalties for incorrectly applying state and local tax codes.
The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, which operates a sales tax harmony pact across 24 states, has already drafted a recommendation, but there will be additional debate next year. The board will emphasize the legal duties of sellers to collect complete information to properly source transactions — up to and including specific street addresses and nine-digit ZIP codes, even when physical delivery is unnecessary.
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