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New Hampshire’s Population Grows by 1,387 People in 2011 22 Dec 2011 | 06:11 am
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released their first post-census population estimates by state. Overall, New Hampshire is showing healthy growth due to the natural increase in population (births minus d...
New IRS Migration Data Shows Net Out-Migration in New Hampshire 6 Dec 2011 | 08:52 am
Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released their 2009 estimates of taxpayer migration. This is important because people “voting with their feet” is a barometer of the health of a state’s econo...
Forbes “Best States for Business” Index Shows Why New Hampshire Needs Right-to-Work 29 Nov 2011 | 11:26 am
Last week Forbes released their annual “Best States for Business” index. Unfortunately, New Hampshire does not do as well as one would expect falling as only the 27th best state for business. There ar...
The Case for Right-to-Work in New Hampshire: Examining the Evidence in Oklahoma 2 Nov 2011 | 05:17 am
The New Hampshire Center for Economic Policy (NHCEP) has issued a new report that demonstrates the measurable effect adopting Right-to-Work (RTW) laws has on a state’s economy by examining the most re...
New Hampshire’s Population Stalling and Aging 22 Oct 2011 | 06:14 am
Recently the U.S. Census Bureau released their updated intercensal state population estimates by age and race. These new estimates account for the new population counts as determined by the 2010 popul...
NH Does Not Need an Estate Tax 13 Oct 2011 | 04:27 am
This op-ed by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel sums up why: For reasons of tax policy, we oppose the New Hampshire estate tax proposed in Senate Bill 450. If adopted, the proposed st...
Unions Have Right to Violence 7 Oct 2011 | 06:36 am
According to a 1973 ruling from the Supreme Court (the Enmons Decision), unions have “the use of violence to achieve legitimate union objectives.” This shocking video, produced by the National Right-t...
Economic Benefits of the “New Hampshire Advantage” 4 Oct 2011 | 11:03 am
The data for chart below is taken from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s State Coincident Index. The chart shows that New Hampshire’s economy has outperformed every other New England state si...
New Hampshire’s Private Sector . . . 2nd Quarter, 2011 27 Sep 2011 | 11:00 pm
Last week the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the second quarter of 2011 by state (pdf) and revisions for the past couple of years. As s...
New study finds New Hampshire’s Business Tax Burden is one of the Lowest in the Country 11 Sep 2011 | 08:04 am
Check out my latest examiner.com story which finds that New Hampshire’s business tax burden is one of the lowest in the country. A healthy business community also translates into a healthy economy—as ...
