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ISSUES
EDUCATION
Markets, not judges, set prices, even for education
There is one and only one way to determine the “true cost”…
HEALTH CARE
Medicaid can’t continue expanding forever
As legislators consider more proposals to expand Medicaid eligibility…
ENERGY
The Burgess backfire
In its annual report to the Public Utilities Commission last…
STATE BUDGET
Revenues end year half-billion over budget as unemployment hits record low
Lost amid all the political and economic news this month was…
TRANSPORTATION
Boondoggle: State study shows soaring costs, plunging ridership for commuter rail
The January, 2023, draft of the state’s Capital Corridor commuter…
TAXATION
No sales tax means real Black Friday savings for NH shoppers
Shopping in tax-free New Hampshire this Thanksgiving weekend…
REGULATION
New Hampshire leads the nation in home price growth in 2023 (so far)
It seems like it’s every week that there’s some new concerning…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Living in N.H. would save a New England Powerball winner up to $126 million in taxes
If the winner of this week’s $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot…
BETTER GOVERNMENT
Since the turn of the 21st century, the percentage of freshmen New Hampshire legislators with a record of public service in their community has fallen significantly, a new UNH study shows. Instead of having served on a select board or the board of a local non-profit group, today’s legislators are increasingly public service rookies. The […]
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New Hampshire ranks first in Cato’s 2023 Freedom in the 50 States
BETTER GOVERNMENT, BLOG, ECONOMY, FEATUREDWe’re No. 1! Again! Fresh from its No. 1 ranking in the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom in North America report, New Hampshire tops the 7th edition of the Cato Institute’s Freedom in the 50 States report. “New Hampshire is once again the freest state in the Union and in 2022 set the record for the […]