Presented by Nicole Heller, Senior Policy Analyst at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, to the New Hampshire Alliance of Early Childhood Coalitions Convening on May 13, 2024.
NHFPI shared the latest information on income, poverty, and cost of living across New Hampshire, highlighting key challenges to household budgets and the effects of taxes on household finances. Panelists reviewed how federally-funded public services and supports helped Granite Staters during the pandemic, and what we can learn from those policies.
NHFPI provided an analysis of state and federal funding to promote healthy outcomes in New Hampshire, including recently increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and expansions to Medicaid coverage. Panelists examined how investments in health contribute to future cost savings for the State Budget, providers, and residents of New Hampshire.
Presented by Phil Sletten, Research Director at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, to a meeting of the New Hampshire SNAP Coalition on April 17, 2024.
Dr. Sara Vecchiotti, Executive Director of the Couch Family Foundation, moderated a panel exploring the child care market mismatch in the Granite State. Panelists reviewed federal and state funding for the sector, provider operating budgets and pressing needs, and how one-time COVID-19-related child care funds were used.
Presented by Phil Sletten, Research Director at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, to a meeting of the Washington, DC Tax Revision Commission on April 3, 2024.