Joshua Elliott-Traficante August 2012 The first Friday of every month, the Department of Labor releases its monthly jobs report. The figure usually reported in the media as the ‘unemployment rate’ is actually just one of six different classifications of unemployment that the Department uses. These are numbered U-1 through U-6 and as the numbers go […]
Charlie Arlinghaus July 25, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Candidates are supposed to avoid being specific during elections. They are regularly told by the bulk of the consulting corps that telling people what you might or might not do as governor only makes people mad, costs you votes and limits […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-07-26 15:03:302018-08-28 19:16:08Annoy the Candidates, Ask them Questions
According to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure tracking firm, foreclosure filings in New Hampshire, for the month of June saw a slight uptick versus the previous month. May saw 704 filings, while June had 789. Just under 60% of these filings were concentrated in Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties. The state as a whole saw one in 789 […]
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Charlie Arlinghaus July 18, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader The November election will include a constitutional amendment to ban an income tax. Whether they wish to see a ban written into the constitution or not, the vast majority of voters are opposed to an income tax based on the experience […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-07-19 17:52:362018-08-28 19:17:33Debating an Income Tax Fashionable Again for 2012
Charlie Arlinghaus July 11, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Last year, the state’s revenue estimates were a controversial part of the budget process. With the first of the budget’s two fiscal years under our belt, it’s hard to see what all the fuss was about. The state seems to have […]
The US Department of Labor released its June unemployment report, which showed the country added 80,000 new jobs, while the unemployment rate remained the same at 8.2%. Often times that is the only figure the news media will report, however there is a treasure trove of data the the Department of Labor releases at the same […]
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Charlie Arlinghaus July 4, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader New Hampshire’s state government contains a design flaw intended to make the governing bureaucracy somewhat independent of the elected chief executive and ensure that the state’s CEO has only limited authority over his department heads. As we prepare to transition to […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-07-05 18:23:432018-08-28 19:18:03End New Hampshire’s Archaic Government Structure
Charlie Arlinghaus June 27, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader In what can only be a sign of the coming of the apocalypse, the single best piece written on school choice over the last year was a Thursday editorial in the normally quite liberal Washington Post. On Veto Day in […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-06-28 16:46:342018-08-28 19:18:19Why Lynch is wrong and The Washington Post right
According to RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings for the month of May fell slightly over the April figures. May saw 704 filings, while March had 727. Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties accounted for just over half of the filings, which makes sense given the concentration of the state’s population in the Southern Tier. New Hampshire as a whole […]
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In response to the Governor’s statement yesterday, Josiah Bartlett Center President Charlie Arlinghaus released the following call for a retraction: “Earlier this week, we corrected the factually incorrect part of Governor Lynch’s veto statement on the School Choice Scholarship Act. Rather than admit his mistake, he doubled down. On the front page of today’s New […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-06-21 17:41:292018-08-28 19:18:42Update: Policy debate must be based on the actual bill; not the Governor’s mistakes
U-3 or U-6? Federal Unemployment Rates Explained
BETTER GOVERNMENTJoshua Elliott-Traficante August 2012 The first Friday of every month, the Department of Labor releases its monthly jobs report. The figure usually reported in the media as the ‘unemployment rate’ is actually just one of six different classifications of unemployment that the Department uses. These are numbered U-1 through U-6 and as the numbers go […]
Annoy the Candidates, Ask them Questions
BETTER GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus July 25, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Candidates are supposed to avoid being specific during elections. They are regularly told by the bulk of the consulting corps that telling people what you might or might not do as governor only makes people mad, costs you votes and limits […]
June sees slight uptick in foreclosure filings in New Hampshire
BETTER GOVERNMENTAccording to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure tracking firm, foreclosure filings in New Hampshire, for the month of June saw a slight uptick versus the previous month. May saw 704 filings, while June had 789. Just under 60% of these filings were concentrated in Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties. The state as a whole saw one in 789 […]
Debating an Income Tax Fashionable Again for 2012
TAXATIONCharlie Arlinghaus July 18, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader The November election will include a constitutional amendment to ban an income tax. Whether they wish to see a ban written into the constitution or not, the vast majority of voters are opposed to an income tax based on the experience […]
Good Revenue Estimates Avoid Crisis Planning
BUDGETCharlie Arlinghaus July 11, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Last year, the state’s revenue estimates were a controversial part of the budget process. With the first of the budget’s two fiscal years under our belt, it’s hard to see what all the fuss was about. The state seems to have […]
Three Takeaways from the June Unemployment Figures
BETTER GOVERNMENTThe US Department of Labor released its June unemployment report, which showed the country added 80,000 new jobs, while the unemployment rate remained the same at 8.2%. Often times that is the only figure the news media will report, however there is a treasure trove of data the the Department of Labor releases at the same […]
End New Hampshire’s Archaic Government Structure
BETTER GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus July 4, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader New Hampshire’s state government contains a design flaw intended to make the governing bureaucracy somewhat independent of the elected chief executive and ensure that the state’s CEO has only limited authority over his department heads. As we prepare to transition to […]
Why Lynch is wrong and The Washington Post right
EDUCATIONCharlie Arlinghaus June 27, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader In what can only be a sign of the coming of the apocalypse, the single best piece written on school choice over the last year was a Thursday editorial in the normally quite liberal Washington Post. On Veto Day in […]
New Hampshire Home Foreclosure Filings Fall Slightly for May
BETTER GOVERNMENTAccording to RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings for the month of May fell slightly over the April figures. May saw 704 filings, while March had 727. Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties accounted for just over half of the filings, which makes sense given the concentration of the state’s population in the Southern Tier. New Hampshire as a whole […]
Update: Policy debate must be based on the actual bill; not the Governor’s mistakes
EDUCATIONIn response to the Governor’s statement yesterday, Josiah Bartlett Center President Charlie Arlinghaus released the following call for a retraction: “Earlier this week, we corrected the factually incorrect part of Governor Lynch’s veto statement on the School Choice Scholarship Act. Rather than admit his mistake, he doubled down. On the front page of today’s New […]