NH continues to be one of the lowest funders of public higher education in the U.S. – New Hampshire Business Review

First published in NH Business Review, July 2, 2025 New Hampshire remains one of the lowest funders of public higher education in the country, according to 2024 data from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEOA). State funding can help offset costs associated with public higher education opportunities for residents, and is one strategy ...

The high costs of underinvestment in early childhood care and education – New Hampshire Bulletin

First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, March 25, 2025; republished in the Keene Sentinel. New Hampshire faces a significant child care shortage, with economic impacts extending beyond families with young children. According to a recent New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute analysis that I conducted, each of the approximately 9,000 unavailable Granite State child care slots in ...

Medicaid policy changes may shift costs to states – NH Business Review

First published in New Hampshire Business Review, January 31, 2025 Medicaid is a fiscal partnership between the federal government and the states designed to support the health of people with low incomes, limited assets, or certain disabilities or health conditions. The Medicaid program provides health coverage, enabling accesses to health care services, to children in ...

The cost of housing and impacts on household budgets – NH Business Review

First published in New Hampshire Business Review, January 23, 2025 Increasing housing costs have severely constrained household budgets for New Hampshire families. In 2024, the median cost for purchasing a single-family house in the Granite State reached a record high of $540,000 in June, a 71.4% increase from the same month five years earlier.Nhfpi Logo ...

Next state budget may face revenue challenges – NH Business Review

First published in New Hampshire Business Review, December 6, 2024 In 2025, the Legislature will meet to pass a state budget that must be balanced based on projected revenues, as required by state law. This spring, policymakers may face a less rosy state revenue scenario than they have in any of the last four biennial ...