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October 10, 2012

“Business, Tax Cuts Could Cost State,” Says Landrigan

Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph reported in the Concord Monitor today that “sagging receipts from taxes on business owners and on the sale of cigarettes caused state revenue to fall 3 percent short of expectations last month.” While the state’s business taxes came in “6 percent less than forecast,” the July 2011 cut in […]

October 4, 2012

DC Plan More Expensive Than Current DB Plan, House Report Says

Republicans have been trying to pass legislation transitioning new employees to a defined contribution retirement plan, in order to reduce the cost of the state’s retirement system. However, a report commissioned by the House subcommittee on the subject suggests the Republicans’ plan needs revision. “Total pension funding costs will rise as the State implements the […]

October 3, 2012

Starting A Business: The New Retirement?

We all know that Americans are living and working longer. According to AARP, only 13 percent of Americans expect not to return to work after they hit “traditional retirement age.” But just as Americans are able and wanting to work longer — the recession has left many aging adults out of work. And those older […]

October 1, 2012

Hassan And Lamontagne Spar Over Medicaid Expansion

Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne says Medicaid expansion will siphon money away from seniors on Medicare. At a debate over healthcare issues hosted by the New Hampshire Health Policy Council, the New Hampshire Hospital Association, and NHPR, Lamontagne argued that the Affordable Care Act will take $716 billion over 10 years from Medicare to fund […]

September 28, 2012

State Workers: Overpaid, Underpaid, Or Just Right?

Public and private workers in New Hampshire are among the most evenly compensated, finds a new report from the right-leaning Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). Still, the report shows, the New Hampshire’s public sector pays on average, $4.51 more, per hour, than the private sector. The report states that “State governments pay on average 6.2 […]

N.H.’s Productivity Weakening As Neighboring Economies Grow

New Hampshire may have weathered the recession relatively well, but as other states’ economies are growing, New Hampshire’s is slowing down. That’s the word from the Center for Public Policy Studies, which released a report this week outlining some discouraging trends in New Hampshire’s economy. One of the study’s authors, Dennis Delay, spoke with NHPR’s Brady […]

September 26, 2012

It’s All Relative: Economic Growth In N.H. Slows Compared To Neighboring States

New Hampshire’s economic strength relative to its neighbors has declined over the last year – and over the last decade. That’s concerning some economists in the state, who came together this week to discuss challenges at a lunch sponsored by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Who Built What? Diving Deeper Into ‘We Built This’ Campaign Rhetoric

The three words of what has become Governor Romney’s campaign slogan, “We Built This,” are hard to avoid these days. One could argue they exemplify a political rhetoric that pits business-loving Romney supporters against government-loving supporters of President Obama. And although “we built this” has become a rallying cry for the right, we found that […]

September 21, 2012

Outside Spending Plays Large Role In N.H. Campaigns

This article was written by Brian Wallstin for NHPR. In the days leading up to the September 11 primary, a Manchester-based political action committee called New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom and Equality launched a direct-mail campaign to support the re-election of 40 Republican House members who helped turn back efforts to repeal the state’s same-sex […]

September 20, 2012

New Hampshire Fares Well In American Community Survey

The American Community Survey (ACS), a biennial report from the Census Department, was released this morning. Among the 50 states, New Hampshire fared well. In 2011, New Hampshire’s median income of $67,308 ranked second in the nation after Maryland — dropping one rung from 2009, when the state ranked first, with a median household income of $68.187. […]

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