New Hampshire has long been portrayed as a low tax state, due in large measure to the absence of broad-based sales and income taxes. Census Bureau data released last month generally affirm that portrayal, revealing that, relative to the size of its economy, New Hampshire has nearly the lowest level of combined state and local taxes in the nation.
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It has been over a decade since the end of the last recession. During this time, investments and funding for public higher education across the nation have seen reductions overall. States reduced expenditures in the aftermath of the recession, including decreased spending to support public higher education. Recent analyses from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Pew Charitable Trusts have compared states’ investments in public higher education over time. When compared to pre-recession levels the amount of money allocated to public higher education nationwide has decreased. Students who attend public colleges and universities in their home states face the additional cost burdens of increasing tuition and fees that may stem from these funding cuts. In New Hampshire, Granite Staters face the second highest average in-state tuition at public four-year institutions in the nation.