Jack Heath and Charlie Arlinghaus discuss today’s shockingly bad economic news, and the White House decision to blame Republicans. Listen to the Josiah Bartlett Report Wednesdays at 5 as part of NH Today on 107.7 The Pulse.

(CONCORD, NH) The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy today announced the 2nd Josiah Bartlett Dinner will take place on Tuesday, December 4th at the Grappone Center in Concord. The dinner will feature a Fireside Chat with three former New Hampshire Governors and longtime supporters of the organization, Governors Craig Benson, Steve Merrill, and John H. Sununu.

“After a long campaign season, we hope people will enjoy hearing three wise friends of ours in a fun and freewheeling chat about the future of the state,” said Center Chairman Rich Ashooh.

NHPR’s The Exchange examines the economic and political role of the Middle Class in America. Guests include:

• Charlie Arlinghaus – President of the Josiah Bartlett Center For Public Policy, a free-market think tank based in Concord.
• Dennis Delay – Economist for the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies and New Hampshire Forecast Manager for the New England Economic Partnership
• Andy Smith – Director of the UNH Survey Center and Associate Professor of Political Science at UNH

Listen to the complete program at NHPR.org.

Charlie Arlinghaus discusses how to think about budgets, and how politicians talk about them, in this installment of the Josiah Bartlett Report on NH Today with Jack Heath.

This week, Josiah Bartlett Center President Charlie Arlinghaus participated in the BIA forum on commuter rail. What do you think of the expensive but popular project?

Charlie Arlinghaus talks about plans to bring commuter rail to New Hampshire with Jack Heath, and the two look ahead to the November elections in this edition of The Josiah Bartlett Report.

Grant Bosse reports on a BIA forum on commuter rail in New Hampshire, featuring Charlie Arlinghaus, Peter Burling, Councilor Chris Sununu, and Mayor Donnalee Lozeau.

Charlie Arlinghaus shares his ideas for giving the next Governor more control over the state bureaucracy with a House subcommittee studying how to restructure New Hampshire government.

Hot button social issues may seem less prominent on AGENDA 2012, but reporter Grant Bosse explains why issues like abortion, marriage, and guns are still important to candidates and voters in this installment of WGIR and NH Watchdog’s AGENDA 2012 series.

Grant Bosse looks at changes in education policy that candidates are considering in this installment of WGIR and NH Watchdog’s two-week series, AGENDA 2012.