New Hampshire Local Government Center News

N.H. Senate Votes Not to Change Oversight of Public Risk Pools

The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office will not immediately lose its oversight of public risk pools as initially proposed in the state Senate’s budget. Senators voted to study the issue rather than transfer oversight to the Insurance Department. That …

N.H. Budget Writers Uphold Changes to Public Risk Pool Oversight

The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office plans to continue fighting a proposal in the Senate’s budget that takes away its authority to monitor the state’s public risk pools. The New Hampshire Senate Finance Committee voted Wednesday to uphold an …

N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools

The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office could lose its ability to oversee a public risk pool it’s had issues with for years, if a last-minute amendment to the state Senate budget remains in place. The New Hampshire Senate Finance …

N.H. Court Upholds Local Government Center Repayment Decision

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld an order for the Local Government Center to return $33 million in surplus risk-pool funds to participating cities and towns and restore $17 million it transferred out of its HealthTrust risk pool. The …

New Hampshire Risk Pool Manager Challenges $50M Refund Order

The New Hampshire Local Government Center is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse an administrative order that it refund $52 million to cities and towns it insures through its risk pool. The 2012 order found the LGC was violating …