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2026 NHFPI Budget and Policy Conference

Join policymakers, advocates, researchers, journalists, and community leaders from across the Granite State on December 4, 2026 for NHFPI’s annual Budget & Policy Conference, a full day of data-driven conversations about New Hampshire’s State Budget and the policy choices shaping life across the state. From housing affordability and child care to health care, public education, ...

New Analysis: State-Mandated Budget Reductions Affect Health Programs, with Larger Cuts Likely Ahead

After lawmakers passed the State Budget, several state agencies were required to make additional significant "back-of-budget" spending reductions, leaving agency officials to decide which programs would absorb the cuts. NHFPI's new analysis examines how the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services implemented its required $25.5 million reduction for the first year of the State Budget biennium.  The analysis finds that the required reductions affected programs that help Granite Staters access mental health care, support children and families, protect public health, and put food on the table. The report also warns that larger service impacts are likely this fiscal year as one-time savings are largely exhausted and new federal policy changes increase financial pressures on state health care spending.

Employment typically peaks during summer in NH, but 2025 data suggests constraints may slow that growth – New Hampshire Business Review

First published in New Hampshire Business Review, June 8, 2026. As New Hampshire enters another summer tourism season, recent employment data show how seasonal hiring patterns may be changing across the Grante State. Summer employment is important to New Hampshire’s tourism, recreation, hospitality, and retail sectors. Private-sector employment typically rises during the summer months. New ...

🎙️New Hampshire Uncharted Season 2, Episode 5: Housing at the State House: What Changed This Year?

In the latest episode of New Hampshire Uncharted, NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin speaks with Nick Taylor, Director of Housing Action New Hampshire, about the major housing legislation considered during the 2026 legislative session, what lawmakers were trying to accomplish, and what these policy changes could mean for housing availability and affordability moving forward.

Webinar: What You Need to Know About the New Hampshire State Budget

Thank you to everyone who joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute on July 15, 2026 for What You Need to Know About the New Hampshire State Budget. During this webinar, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team offered a clear, nonpartisan look at how the State Budget works and what it means for ...

Happy New (State Fiscal) Year, New Hampshire!

New Hampshire's new State Fiscal Year begins on July 1, marking the halfway point of the current two-year State Budget and the unofficial start of planning for the next one. Learn what the new fiscal year means for Granite Staters, where the State's finances stand, and what comes next in the budget process.

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