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 ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, December 2, 2024 The Legislature will work to pass a new state budget in 2025. After four budget cycles that began with surpluses, the next cycle may be more challenging. Service reductions are not a certainty for the new budget, but policymakers face significant headwinds to sustain past investments. ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, November 18, 2024 For the Granite State to thrive now and in the future, the data on families raises concerns. We are a state where deaths outnumbered births in all but one county between 2020 and 2023, where 30 percent of the workforce was age 55 or older in ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, October 28, 2024 Healthy living situations and communities can lead to improved well-being for all Granite Staters, including through enhancements to economic security. A person’s health status extends well beyond the individual and is influenced by factors known as the social determinants of health. According to the U.S. Department ...
First published in NH Business Review, November 4, 2024 New data from the U.S. Census Bureau provides valuable insight into private and public health coverage across New Hampshire. About three in four Granite Staters (75.9%) received all or part of their health coverage through private means, while one in three residents (33.3%) received all or ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, October 21, 2024