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Ellen Kolb, Cornerstone’s Vice President of Government Affairs, delivered these remarks as the opening speaker at today’s religious freedom rally in Concord, calling for repeal of the Health and Human Services mandate that is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We’re gathering on the anniversary of […]
“Go Back to the Drawing Board”: First Amendment vs. HHS Mandate Read More »
Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally, Concord NH, Federal Courthouse at the corner of Pleasant & South Streets, tomorrow, Friday 6/8, at noon. Please tell your friends & neighbors and – this is important – your pastors & your elected representatives. The event will last one hour. Signs will
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released new data showing state and county population by major age groups as of July 1, 2011. This new data shows another slice of “Demographic Winter” in New Hampshire by looking at the overall age pyramid of the state. A healthy age pyramid, as the
Recently, Chief Executive Magazine released their “Best States for Business 2012” which is based on a survey of 650 business leaders on questions such as tax and regulation, quality of workforce, and living environment. Unfortunately, New Hampshire’s sterling reputation among the nation’s top business leaders is beginning to tarnish.
Recently we came across this article by Robert Stein, former deputy assistant secretary for macroeconomic analysis at the U.S. Treasury Department, on “Taxes and the Family.” The whole article is worth a read, albeit slow-going at times, because he makes a compelling argument that the federal tax code should be more
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 »
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