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.
Casinos: Wrong for New Hampshire
Testimony provided to House Ways and Means by J. Scott Moody, Vice President of Policy for Cornerstone Policy Research. Cornerstone opposes the expansion of legalized gambling in New Hampshire for both moral and pragmatic reasons. We believe the net societal effect of government’s embrace of gambling has been disastrous.
New Hampshire Constitution: On Marriage, Morality and Liberty
Same-Sex Marriage and Usurpation by Redefinition By Rep. Paul Ingbretson (Grafton 5) Should any changes to our Constitution be more worrisome to the people than those imposed by simple redefinition or reinterpretation of terms? Having received several emails this past couple of weeks on both sides of House Bill 437
Cornerstone Commends Komen Decision Regarding Grant to Planned Parenthood
On January 31, Susan B. Komen for the Cure, a charity founded to promote breast cancer research and prevention, announced its decision to cease providing grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Describing PP as “a longstanding partner”, the Komen foundation nonetheless put grants on hold pending the outcome of a
Encourage Schools To Advise Parents About Speakers: HB 1461 (2012)
Cornerstone Action supports HB 1461, which requires school officials to notify parents of a class or event involving an outside speaker and allow parents to opt for their child not to participate in the class or event. There are a number of examples where parents are finding out their
Concerns With International Baccalaureate: HB 1403 (2012)
Cornerstone Action supports HB 1403, relative to providing pupils with curriculum and instruction regarding state and national sovereignty and establishing a committee to study the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in New Hampshire. There are four issues with the International Baccalaureate Program that communities have faced in their
Women’s Right to Know: HB 1659 (2012)
Cornerstone Action offers our strong support for HB 1659, the Women’s Right to Know Act. The thirteen co-sponsors have our thanks for proposing this comprehensive act. Informed consent is essential to good health care. In order for women to be in control of their own health, they need full
Traditional Marriage, Demographic Winter and Economic Growth . . . Oh, My!
photo credit: kenteegardin Ever since our Foster’s Editorial Board meeting for restoring traditional marriage was published, the premise that the decline in the institution of marriage has had an economic price has been called into question. Yet, we are hardly the only ones making such an obvious connection. David
The NH House Votes to Stop the Flow of NH Tax Dollars to Abortion Providers
CORNERSTONE THANKS THE NH HOUSE FOR ADOPTING HB 228 A bill that will end the practice of sending NH taxpayer dollars to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood of Northern New England CONCORD – Cornerstone thanks the New Hampshire House for adopting HB 228, a bill that will end the practice of sending NH taxpayer dollars to abortion
Addressing NCLB: HB 1413 & HB 1517 (2012)
Cornerstone Action supports HB 1413 and HB 1517. While both bills address the federal No Child Left Behind program, we’d like to encourage the Committee to consider the following testimony when determining the merits of each bill submitted. No Child Left Behind was another federal program that attempted to improve
Legislative Oversight of BOE Rules: HB 1360 (2012)
Cornerstone supports HB 1360 which requires the approval from elected Representatives and Senators on rules proposed by the Board of Education. Many School Board members have become frustrated at the amount of local control that is eroded when rules are imposed on their local school districts. Parents will question and
New Hampshire’s Demographic Winter has an Economic Price
photo credit: George Rex A new study, “Demographic Changes, Financial Markets, and the Economy,”does not paint an encouraging picture for the future growth of New Hampshire’s economy now entering Demographic Winter (where a shrinking number of young people cannot support current population levels). From the study: It seems natural that the shifting
Wanted in New Hampshire: More Babies . . .
Following on the recent post on New Hampshire’s slide into Demographic Winter, one critical piece of information that we need is whether or not the decline in folks under the age of 18 is a one-time blip or something more permanent? As shown in the chart below, between 1991
