Last month we released our report, Affordability Eroded: Changes to the Cost of Living in New Hampshire, and held our 10th annual conference, Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire, which highlighted key data from the report in addition to spotlighting Granite State experts to discuss solutions. From our ...
CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Fournier, Director of Health Law and Policy at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute for Health Policy and Practice, and Allyson Ryder, Executive Director of NH Civics, to its Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to welcome Deborah and Allyson to NHFPI’s Board,” ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, November 7, 2025. We may think of a government shutdown as something that happens in Washington, with gridlock between legislators, press conferences on the U.S. Capitol steps, and federal agencies grinding to a halt. But after more than a month of the federal government lacking operating funding, the impact is ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director at the 8th Annual Greater Seacoast Housing Summit, hosted in partnership by the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast and the Seacoast Chamber Alliance on November 6, 2025.
State revenues collected in October fell below the State’s target amounts for the month, primarily because of the repeal of the Interest and Dividends Tax resulting in difficult-to-predict final revenues as taxpayers collect refunds. Other revenue sources offered a mixture of signals, with some major revenue sources performing well and others slipping behind expectations. Slipping ...
Presented by Nicole Heller, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst, and Jess Carson, Director of the Center for Social Policy in Practice at the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy, to the Investing in Care, Investing in Growth Forum on October 30, 2025.
Presented by Nicole Heller, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst to the New Hampshire Children's Trust Strengthening Families Summit on October 29, 2025.
The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) is dedicated to advancing policies that foster economic opportunity and improve the well-being of all Granite Staters. This video highlights how NHFPI transforms independent, data-driven research into real policy impact — from shaping state budget priorities to informing debates on housing, health care, child care, and more. Discover ...
What to Know: As the federal government shutdown continues, as many as 76,000 New Hampshire residents likely faced disruptions to critical food assistance on November 1. Rural communities may feel the greatest impact – about two-thirds of the state’s SNAP recipients live outside its five largest cities, and access to food from alternative sources may ...
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond. Here are our picks for October 2025: Who Can Afford to Live ...
