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NH Unique Among States in Reliance on Property Tax, Report Finds
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1033+ words) Author Ethan De Witt, NH Bulletin The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute report reveals a seeming paradox: New Hampshire taxpayers pay " in sheer dollar amounts " more local property tax per person each year than almost all other states, and yet…...
Republicans Advance New Version of Open Enrollment, Minus the Tuition Costs
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (698+ words) Author Ethan De Witt, NH Bulletin After months of fits and starts, New Hampshire Republicans are attempting a new approach to create "universal open enrollment" in the state's public schools. The proposal would still allow parents to send their children…...
House Committee Moves Ahead to Re-Sweep Renewable Energy Fund
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (594+ words) Author Molly Rains, NH Bulletin The House Committee on Science, Technology, and Energy voted on Monday to recommend a bill that would make the depletion of New Hampshire's Renewable Energy Fund official for the second time in a year. That's…...
Co's County Health Center CEO says New Rural Health Funds Not Enough to Counteract Medicaid Cuts
1+ week, 3+ day ago (478+ words) Author William Skipworth, NH Bulletin "Edward Shanshala, CEO of Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, spoke to listeners on a Zoom call Wednesday about his organization's decision to close its Franconia branch in response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's impacts....
Is NH's Housing Market Cooling? Here's What the Data Shows
1+ week, 4+ day ago (421+ words) New Hampshire's housing market is showing early signs of stabilizing, though prices remain elevated and are far from what experts consider a balanced market. In March, the median sales price for a single-family home in the state reached $530, 000, marking a…...
New Analysis Details NH's Massive Variation in Property Taxes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (890+ words) Author Kelly Burch, Granite State News Collaborative The annual tax bill last year for a $500, 000 home in New Hampshire ranged from as low as $1, 310 to as high as $18, 270, depending on where the property was located." One commonality when it comes…...
Number Crunch
2+ week, 3+ day ago (186+ words) Author Compiled by Matthew J. Mowry The projected number of trade jobs expected to be unfilled by 2030 across New England if the existing skills gap persists. This represents an estimated $11. 1 billion in lost GDP in the region. Source: Bring Back the…...
NH's Roads Are in Poor Condition. Will Out-of-Staters Help Fund the Fix? : Business NH Magazine
2+ week, 4+ day ago (954+ words) Author Molly Rains, NH Bulletin A report released Monday by a national transportation research group concluded that keeping New Hampshire's roads and bridges safe would require more work than the state has funds to cover. One proposed remedy out of…...
High Prices and Low Supply Continue to Impact Housing Affordability in NH
2+ week, 5+ day ago (613+ words) Author Jessica Williams, NH Fiscal Policy Insitute [2]See the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, Market Data, Statewide Monthly Indicators, February 2026, page 5. [3]See the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, Market and Policy Update. [5]See the National Association of Realtors, Single-Family Existing…...
We're Excited': Three Western NH Early Education Programs Talk Plans for Federal Funding
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1324+ words) Author Maya Mitchell, NH Bulletin Monroe-Cassel grew up in upstate New York, where she saw her childhood church fall into disrepair when the community could not find a way to keep the doors open. When The Well Collaborative, a nonprofit…...