Cornerstone Blog
At Cornerstone, our heart is to educate and speak out on critical issues impacting the lives of families in the Granite State. Here’s the latest Cornerstone commentary. We hope you’ll take a few minutes and read what we have to say.
We’re First in the Nation for Pediatric Cancer
This op-ed was originally published in the Manchester Union Leader June 21, 2025. New Hampshire is quietly leading the nation in a heartbreaking category: childhood cancer. In 2018, the CDC reported our state had the highest pediatric cancer rate in the country — 206 cases per million children over
A Win Against the Abortion Industry
Yesterday, the Committee of Conference on HB 712 – limiting breast surgeries for minors – fixed the amendment that we opposed! The amendment was a copy of SB 36, which we had helped get retained earlier this session. This was an abortion statistics bill which Cornerstone opposed, and many
Legislative Update: 06/16/2025
Ask Your Legislators to Restore HB 701 to its Original Form This past week, the Senate voted to pass HB 701, a right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to next generation treatments in development. The bill had already passed in the NH House. Unfortunately,
“In the Near Future” is too Late
At first glance, the children in this collage might look happy and healthy. But what if we were to tell you that most of them won’t live to adulthood? Terminal illnesses come in a variety of diagnoses to a variety of patients. Rather than being told “you have six
Legislative Update: 06/09/2025
Ask Your Legislators to Restore HB 701 to its Original Form This past week the Senate voted to pass HB 701, a right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to next generation treatments in development. The bill has already passed in the NH House. Unfortunately, the
Legislative Update: 06/02 2025
Senate to Vote on Right to Try This Week his Thursday, the New Hampshire Senate will vote on HB 701, a right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to next generation treatments in development. The bill has already passed in the NH House. By incorporating
Legislative Update: 05/26/2025
House Passes Dangerous Discriminatory Church Bill This week, the House unfortunately passed SB 291, a bill that, in its current amended form, will actually remove vital tax exemptions for several churches. SB 291 was originally a positive bill to alleviate the unfair taxing of churches and enable them to help solve the
NH House Votes to Weaken Church Tax Exemptions
Churches were failed by the House yesterday in the session on Thursday, May 22. Senate bill 291, an act relative to the religious use of land property tax exemption, was a key vote that may not only cost NH churches their current tax freedoms, but may also worsen their
New Hampshire Should Stop Being Anti-Family
This op-ed was originally published in the Manchester Union Leader May 23, 2025. Think New Hampshire is pro-family? Think again. Many NH communities are actively working to keep families and their dreaded children out. A NH House member from Weare recently shared a letter on X sent to him
Legislative Update: 05/19/2025
Help Protect Churches from Unfair Taxes & Discrimination The New Hampshire House is currently considering SB 291, a bill that, in its current amended form, will remove vital tax exemptions for several churches. While the original bill sought to make a positive impact for churches, the amended SB 291 will do much more harm than
Legislative Update: 05/12/2025
Senate to Vote on Right to Try Legislation This Week Senate to Vote on Right to Try Legislation This WeekThe New Hampshire Senate is currently considering HB 701, a right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to next generation treatments in development. Highlight: Exclusive Panel
Legislative Update 05/05/2025
Help Protect Churches from Unfair Taxes & Discrimination Last week, the New Hampshire House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on SB 291, a bill that, in its original form, would have expanded churches’ tax exemption to cover housing on church property that falls into one of these categories: Additionally, SB
