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2022 - 2023

EMS Workforce Shortage in New Hampshire
May 30, 2023
Anne
Guidera
,
Taejun
Seo
,
Zanna
Stutz
,
Nathan
Thompson
 PRS Briefs
New Hampshire is facing a shortage of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers. This shortage is impacting residents statewide, compromising the system's ability to adequately respond to health care emergencies. Based on stakeholder interviews and a comprehensive literature review, we detail the...
Biomass Electricity Generation in New Hampshire
May 10, 2023
Mehak
Batra
,
Andy
Bean
,
Grace
Silverman
,
Aleemah
Williams
PRS Briefs
In a world increasingly impacted by warming temperatures and climate change, utility companies have been working to develop new forms of renewable energy that do not emit greenhouse gases. In heavily forested areas, such as New Hampshire, wood may be a viable alternative to fossil fuels for...
Alternatives to Affidavits
April 20, 2023
Prescott
Herzog
,
Armita
Mirkarimi
,
Kelly
Shin
 PRS Briefs
With the enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 418, voters in the state of New Hampshire who do not have  proof of residency, citizenship, identity, and age eligibility at the polls to same-day register to vote will need to send a copy of their identification within seven days of the election for...
Criminal Mediation in New Hampshire
April 14, 2023
Dara
Casey
,
John
Keating
,
Zoe
McGuirk
 PRS Briefs
The goal of this report is to evaluate the effectiveness of criminal mediation processes in the New Hampshire judicial system.1 Criminal mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), an alternative to the traditional trial process. Although ADR is not yet broadly employed across the...

2021 - 2022

Valuation of Lake Sunapee
June 9, 2022
Paul
Hager
,
Emery
Rheam
,
Kelly
Zeilman
 PRS Briefs
Lake Sunapee is the fifth largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. It provides significant value to the state economy in the form of property, property taxes, business revenue, and water supply. The lake draws visitors and both full-time and part-time residents to the area. This valuation...
Maternity Care Deserts in Rural New Hampshire
June 1, 2022 PRS Briefs
The closure of labor and delivery units across New Hampshire poses numerous problems for the state's mothers and newborns, leaving large numbers of rural residents without easy access to maternity care services. These closures are the product of a variety of factors including a shrinking patient...
Non-Driving Related Suspensions in New Hampshire
March 19, 2022
Jason
Norris
,
Paige
Pattison
,
Isabella
Sicker
,
Naomi
Valdez
,
Frandy
Rodriguez
 PRS Briefs
Eleven million Americans currently have suspended driver's licenses as a result of not paying fees/ fines or missing a hearing date.1 Under current New Hampshire law, a driver's license can be revoked for a number of offenses unrelated to operating a motor vehicle. These categories are (1)...
Barriers to Career and Technical Education in New Hampshire
March 14, 2022
Lilian
Hemmins
,
Maia
Round
,
Jackson
Trahan
 PRS Briefs
Roughly twenty percent of high school students in New Hampshire attend Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs spread across 32 CTE centers in the state and in Vermont. CTE prepares youth and adults for a wide range of careers. At the secondary level, CTE provides students with the...
Workforce Housing in Hanover, NH
December 2, 2021
Cecily
Craighead
,
Ashkaan
Mahjoob
,
Jasmine
Oh
 PRS Briefs
This policy brief explores the issue of and potential solutions for workforce housing in Hanover, New Hampshire. The Upper Valley region is predicted to be in need of an additional 10,000 housing units by 2030, simply to meet ongoing demand for affordable housing.  The lack of affordable...

2020 - 2021

Homelessness in the Upper Valley
July 6, 2020
Eitan
Darwish
,
Emery
Rheam
,
Brandon
Zhou
 PRS Briefs
Homelessness is a problem that plagues both urban and rural communities across the nation. The Upper Valley is not immune to this struggle. In fact, homelessness poses a particularly difficult problem in this region for a variety of reasons starting with the difficulties of collecting good data....

2019 - 2020

Juvenile Justice System Spending in New Hampshire
Evaluating Juvenile Justice Programs in New Hampshire and Across the United States
May 22, 2020
Sam
Selleck
,
Katie
Smith
,
Jacob
Zarkower
 PRS Briefs
This report provides insight into juvenile justice programs and spending in New Hampshire. To improve the efficiency of spending in New Hampshire, the research team also examined effective evidence-based programs implemented in other states. This report will describe and analyze the applicability...

2006 - 2007

Medicaid Report: New Hampshire
Exploring Measures to Prevent and Detect Fraud
May 1, 2007
Jessica
,
Andrew
Zabel
 PRS Briefs
At present, more than 20 percent of total state spending nationally is dedicated to Medicaid, making it the second largest item in most state budgets after education. As funds become limited and health care needs expand, states must search for ways to cut costs while still providing quality...