FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2016 Concord, NH — The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s 4th annual budget and policy conference, “Investing in New Hampshire’s Future: Strategies to Maintain a Strong Workforce and a Vibrant Economy,” will be held Friday, January 13 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. Panel discussions will examine health, ...
The National Association of State Budget Officers published a survey of state fiscal situations this month, devoting particular attention to the money states keep in budget stabilization reserves, or “rainy day funds.” These funds allow states to stabilize their budgets in response to unexpected expenditures, or drops in revenue, and to preserve or improve state ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2016 Concord, NH — The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s 4th annual budget and policy conference, “Investing in New Hampshire’s Future: Strategies to Maintain a Strong Workforce and a Vibrant Economy,” will be held Friday, January 13 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. Panel discussions will examine health, ...
Crafting a state budget is a long process that, in New Hampshire, begins well before the legislators who vote to make the budget law are elected. State statute requires the new governor, elected in November, to submit a complete budget proposal for the next biennium by February 15 of each odd-numbered year. Given that New ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2016 Concord, NH - The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) announces that Philip J. Sletten has joined the organization in the role of policy analyst. Sletten most recently served as performance auditor for the New Hampshire Office of Legislative Budget Assistant, where he provided analysis on a wide range ...
The Food Stamp Program helps New Hampshire families put food on the table. But we know now that it accomplishes much more than that. Research increasingly shows that the Food Stamp Program can ward against the long-term effects on children of experiencing poverty, abuse or neglect, parental substance misuse or mental illness, and exposure to ...