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Anecdotally, it is a well-worn verse in New Hampshire that the state has been losing its young people. A new study from the U.S. Census Bureau confirms this. The study titled “Historical Migration of the Young, Single, and College-Educated: 1965 to 2000,” (pdf) examined the past four decennial censuses […]
Where Have New Hampshire’s Young, Single, and College-Educated Population Gone? Read More »
Wendy Warcholik, Executive Director of Cornerstone, had the honor of speaking at the Tea Party Rally in Manchester on Sunday. It was a beautiful day, the crowd was enthusiastic, and the line-up of speakers was incredible. Wendy’s talk was titled “Demographic Winter and Taxes” from which the following is
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released new population data for New Hampshire by county (xls) between July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011. We’ve been talking about Demographic Winter for some time now, but it no longer a hypothetical for some counties in New Hampshire. As shown in the table
Demographic Winter Arrives in Three New Hampshire Counties Read More »
Check out this cool infographic from the U.S. Census Bureau which compares America circa 1940 to 2010. Why 1940? The 1940 Census was just released in its entirety which means you can can see now see all the original data without privacy concerns. All private information from the decennial census are
U.S. Census Bureau Compares America circa 1940 to 2010 Read More »
Following is the record of votes for HB 437 as its various amendments were voted on over a two hour span of time Wednesday, March 21. The bill was ultimately defeated. You can see how your Representative voted on the various versions of the bill below. These representatives had
Did Your Representative Block or Endorse Traditional Marriage March 21st ? Read More »
While New Hampshire policymakers have been busy debating whether or not to expand gambling in the state, we tend to forget we already have state-run gambling in the form of New Hampshire’s Lottery Commission–draining $229 million from the wallets of Granite Staters in FY 2011 according to their latest
photo credit: jorgemejia It is strange that when you talk with a young, recently married couple that one economic reason for finally tying the knot is that it costs less for two people to share a home, furniture, etc. than it does for two separate people. So, why is
Is America’s Debt Crisis Caused by Our Marital Crisis? Read More »
photo credit: 401K Yesterday, the House Constitutional Review and Statutory Recodification Committee’s vote in favor of allowing for a religious exemption in regards to New Hampshire’s contraception insurance mandate. Overall, the contraception insurance mandate is poor public policy for the following reasons: First, this mandate is an affront to
Problems with New Hampshire’s Contraception Insurance Mandate Read More »
photo credit: 401K The institution of marriage, as traditionally defined between one man and one woman, is the bedrock of society. Before there can be a government or an economy, there is first the family. It is within the family that children learn the social virtues that made America
Recently, the Union Leader ran this editorial against expanded gambling stating: It is ironic that Republicans are pushing casino gambling bills, as casinos would destroy the incentive for legislators to behave like Republicans . . . Casinos would erase the discipline Republicans just imposed on the state budget, and any incentive
Government-Sanctioned Gambling Monopoly is Not Part of the New Hampshire Advantage Read More »
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