A number of people have asked about the clear factual error in the governor’s veto message on SB 372, the school choice bill. Some sections are misleading but there is one clear, undeniable, egregious factual error. Statement of Charlie Arlinghaus (President, Josiah Bartlett Center): The Governor’s Big Mistake Governors should read bills before they veto […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-06-19 16:28:122018-08-28 19:19:07Josiah Bartlett Center responds to Factually Incorrect Veto of School Choice Scholarship Act
Charlie Arlinghaus June 6, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader The debate over education funding in New Hampshire has always had an element of fear in it ever since the original Claremont rulings. Some fears are well founded, but many are exaggerations not necessarily based in fact or actual history. […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-06-06 13:09:112018-08-28 19:20:36A Sensible, Faithful Amendment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, while showing 69,000 jobs were added in May, also saw the unemployment rate move upwards from 8.1% to 8.2%. While the addition of any jobs is a good thing, most economists were predicting in the neighborhood of 150,000 new jobs, not 69,000. These employment figures shows that there are still underlying weaknesses in the US economy.
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Joshua Elliott-Traficantehttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngJoshua Elliott-Traficante2012-06-01 10:00:392018-08-28 19:20:45Three Take Aways from the May Unemployment Figures
A study commission that would have looked at instituting a defined contribution retirement plan (ie a 401(k) style plan) for state employees failed to make it pass a committee of conference.
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Joshua Elliott-Traficantehttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngJoshua Elliott-Traficante2012-05-31 15:39:152018-08-28 06:22:28Pension Reform Study Commission Falls in Committee of Conference
Charlie Arlinghaus May 30, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader In the general debt and spending crisis that envelops Europe and is spilling across the Atlantic, we can find inspiration in unlikely places – this time, Canada. The recent Canadian experience shows what’s wrong with the rhetoric of both parties, the […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-05-31 13:51:192018-08-28 19:21:02Let’s Follow the Path Canada Laid Out For Us
Gas prices in New Hampshire have continued to fall over the past month from their mid-April peak. Prices which peaked at a $3.87/gal have fallen to $3.66/gal.
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Joshua Elliott-Traficantehttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngJoshua Elliott-Traficante2012-05-24 20:00:422018-08-28 19:21:22NH Gas Prices Continue to Fall
Last week, Lamar Alexander proposed a budgeting swap that New Hampshire should support. Instead of the federal government dividing responsibility, funding and accountability for programs, they should make one entity responsible for one program. Alexander proposed starting with education and Medicaid but the principle could work at all levels of government.
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-05-24 08:30:472018-08-28 19:21:35Lamar Alexander is Making Sense. Let’s Listen to Him
In the last decade, eight states have launched scholarship tax credit (STC) programs to expand educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of students across America, particularly those from low- and middle-income families. These programs provide tax credits to businesses that donate to state-approved, non-profit scholarship organizations (SOs). The SOs use the funds to grant scholarships to families seeking alternatives to their geographically-assigned public schools, including non-public, homeschooling, and out-of-district public schools.
Figures from Realtytrac, a foreclosure tracking firm, show foreclosure filings increased slightly in New Hampshire for the month of April to 727. This is up from 674 in March. Foreclosure filings for the purpose of this snapshot are the number of properties receiving a default notice, a foreclosure auction notice or bank repossession.
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Joshua Elliott-Traficantehttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngJoshua Elliott-Traficante2012-05-17 14:24:522018-08-28 19:21:44NH Forclosure Filings up slightly for April
A very small step for the state will be a huge leap for individual students if the legislature decides to adopt a modest school choice scholarship act today. Despite misleading accusations flying around from people who resist any change, the debate comes down to whether you want to provide hundreds of poorer students greater choice with little impact on the current system.
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-05-16 20:49:132018-08-28 06:19:10A Small Step for NH, A Giant Leap for Our Kids
Josiah Bartlett Center responds to Factually Incorrect Veto of School Choice Scholarship Act
EDUCATIONA number of people have asked about the clear factual error in the governor’s veto message on SB 372, the school choice bill. Some sections are misleading but there is one clear, undeniable, egregious factual error. Statement of Charlie Arlinghaus (President, Josiah Bartlett Center): The Governor’s Big Mistake Governors should read bills before they veto […]
A Sensible, Faithful Amendment
EDUCATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus June 6, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader The debate over education funding in New Hampshire has always had an element of fear in it ever since the original Claremont rulings. Some fears are well founded, but many are exaggerations not necessarily based in fact or actual history. […]
Three Take Aways from the May Unemployment Figures
BETTER GOVERNMENTThe Bureau of Labor Statistics, while showing 69,000 jobs were added in May, also saw the unemployment rate move upwards from 8.1% to 8.2%. While the addition of any jobs is a good thing, most economists were predicting in the neighborhood of 150,000 new jobs, not 69,000. These employment figures shows that there are still underlying weaknesses in the US economy.
Pension Reform Study Commission Falls in Committee of Conference
BUDGETA study commission that would have looked at instituting a defined contribution retirement plan (ie a 401(k) style plan) for state employees failed to make it pass a committee of conference.
Let’s Follow the Path Canada Laid Out For Us
BETTER GOVERNMENT, BUDGETCharlie Arlinghaus May 30, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader In the general debt and spending crisis that envelops Europe and is spilling across the Atlantic, we can find inspiration in unlikely places – this time, Canada. The recent Canadian experience shows what’s wrong with the rhetoric of both parties, the […]
NH Gas Prices Continue to Fall
BETTER GOVERNMENTGas prices in New Hampshire have continued to fall over the past month from their mid-April peak. Prices which peaked at a $3.87/gal have fallen to $3.66/gal.
Lamar Alexander is Making Sense. Let’s Listen to Him
BETTER GOVERNMENTLast week, Lamar Alexander proposed a budgeting swap that New Hampshire should support. Instead of the federal government dividing responsibility, funding and accountability for programs, they should make one entity responsible for one program. Alexander proposed starting with education and Medicaid but the principle could work at all levels of government.
School Choice FAQ
EDUCATIONIn the last decade, eight states have launched scholarship tax credit (STC) programs to expand educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of students across America, particularly those from low- and middle-income families. These programs provide tax credits to businesses that donate to state-approved, non-profit scholarship organizations (SOs). The SOs use the funds to grant scholarships to families seeking alternatives to their geographically-assigned public schools, including non-public, homeschooling, and out-of-district public schools.
NH Forclosure Filings up slightly for April
BETTER GOVERNMENTFigures from Realtytrac, a foreclosure tracking firm, show foreclosure filings increased slightly in New Hampshire for the month of April to 727. This is up from 674 in March. Foreclosure filings for the purpose of this snapshot are the number of properties receiving a default notice, a foreclosure auction notice or bank repossession.
A Small Step for NH, A Giant Leap for Our Kids
EDUCATIONA very small step for the state will be a huge leap for individual students if the legislature decides to adopt a modest school choice scholarship act today. Despite misleading accusations flying around from people who resist any change, the debate comes down to whether you want to provide hundreds of poorer students greater choice with little impact on the current system.