Policy Points
The newsletter of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
June 2010
In this issue:
- Join Us on Our Blog and Social Media.
- Listen In! - The Center on critical public policy issues
- New Research
- Accepting Online Donations
The Center's free and open exchange of opinions and commentary on the public policy issues facing New Hampshire. Our mission is to raise new ideas and improve public policy debates in our state through quality information and analysis.
Please visit www.PolicyBlogNH.org and use the comment option that appears at the bottom of each blog post.
You can also follow the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies on other social media including Twitter (@NHPublicPolicy) and on Facebook (NH Public Policy).
Recent posts to www.policyblognh.org:
- Health Care Reform: What We Know About Medicaid and Uninsured Adults in NH
- Thinking About a Local Option Meals And Rooms Tax
Correcting Longtime Myths about New Hampshire
Steve Norton’s April 11, 2010 appearance on WMUR’s "New Hampshire's Business" in which he talks about 5 myths of NH. Here are the set of powerpoint slides used in that segment. Link at: http://bit.ly/aURVli
Analyzing the Impact of Expanded Gambling on New Hampshire
In the summer of 2009, Governor John Lynch established the New Hampshire Gaming Study Commission. The Commission was tasked with undertaking a “thorough and comprehensive review of various models for expanded gaming” in New Hampshire.
The Commission retained the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies to conduct technical research and analysis for its review. Our first report, A Brief Report on Gambling in New Hampshire, was published in December, 2009. In this second report, the Center documents the development of a series of inter-related models that analyze the impacts of expanded gambling in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire's Economic Outlook - May 2010
After the Great Recession, New Hampshire is “stumbling towards the light” but still at a faster pace than either the regional or national average. New Hampshire’s job base declined by about 4.5%, but has recovered somewhat – as of March 2010 New Hampshire has 3% fewer jobs than in December 2007.
Mental Health in New Hampshire
Ryan Tappin's presentation on Mental Health in New Hampshire to the Alexander Eastman Foundation, March 10, 2010.
Now Accepting Online Donations
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Policy Points informs you about our current research topics, including highlights of the important policy discussions going on in and around the State of New Hampshire. Any links to other websites do not necessarily represent an endorsement of that organization by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies.
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