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This week in The Bottom Line 📬

📍 Rural NH Hit Hardest as Shutdown Disrupts SNAP Benefits
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Food assistance was just disrupted for about 76,000 Granite Staters — including 26,000 children — as the federal shutdown drags on.

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“If families can’t afford to live here, our workforce will shrink, young people will leave, and employers will continue to struggle to hire.”

🎥 Watch to learn what's driving NH's affordability crisis
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What an inspiring day! 💡

Thank you to everyone who joined us for NHFPI’s 10th Annual Budget & Policy Conference — Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire.

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It’s happening! 💚 Our sold-out conference is underway!

This week we released a new report that puts numbers to NH’s affordability crisis — and today we’re talking about solutions.

Check out the report + resources at nhfpi.org 🔗

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NH needs about 90,000 more homes by 2040.

🏘 Hear more from NH Housing's Sarah Wrightsman in Episode 6 of New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast

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Dozens of housing bills hit the State House this year — from zoning changes to ADUs — but activity doesn’t always mean achievement.

Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire explains what real progress looks like in New Hampshire Uncharted: nhfpi.org/podcast

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A typical NH home that sold for $137k in 1999 now sells for $514k. That change has reshaped life for Granite Staters.

🎙 Watch NHFPI's Gene Martin break it all down & listen to the full podcast at nhfpi.org/podcast #Housing #NHPolitics #NewHampshire #NHPolicy

📉 NH drug deaths dropped 33.4% between 2023–24 — the sharpest decline in a decade.

💰 That drop follows years of investment: $834M in prevention, treatment & recovery since 2014 (a 450% increase).

⚠️ But gaps remain.

Watch the video to learn more.

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