Spotlight on Granite State women in the labor force for National Women’s Equal Pay Day

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

March 25 marks National Women’s Equal Pay Day for 2025, the day that highlights the number of days full-time, year-round, median-income earning employed females would need to work into the new year in order to earn the same income as median-income earning males from the previous year. Below are several facts to know about women’s pay in the U.S. and the Granite State.

10 fiscal facts for 2025 on poverty, housing, child care, labor force, income, migration, state revenues, and federal funds

Thursday, January 2, 2025

As 2025 approaches, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute rounded up 10 fiscal facts to help inform the Granite State’s public policy conversations in the New Year.

New Hampshire renters were cost-burdened by housing at higher rates than homeowners in 2023

Monday, September 23, 2024

Renters are more likely to be younger, to live in older housing units than owners, to be Granite Staters of color, and to have fewer years of formal education. Trends since 2021 suggest that renter median incomes are growing at slower rates than homeowner incomes, which may further contribute to income inequality between Granite Staters who own their homes compared to those who do not.

Legislature passes bills to fund legal settlements, retirement system, and transportation while altering housing and child care laws

Monday, September 23, 2024Monday, July 8, 2024

New Hampshire’s 2024 legislative session resulted in key policy changes and investments proposed by the State Legislature. Although several have already been signed, many of these bills still await consideration by the Governor. While 2024 was not a State Budget year for the Legislature, available surplus funds, flexible American Rescue Plan Act dollarsand other federal resources, and borrowed money for capital projects resulted in initiatives that, if approved, would include significant investments.