By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Thursday. Today, Ethan DeWitt and William Skipworth report on Veto Day, during which lawmakers voted to override several of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s vetoes. In the Thursday commentary, New Hampshire leaders place their focus on relatively small potatoes as the state and nation wrestle with existential threats and major persistent challenges. And, from Stateline’s Shalina Chatlani, refugee admissions approach a record low. Thank you for reading, and for supporting our work. — Dana
Rep. Bob Lynn speaks in favor of House Bill 1422 on the House floor Wednesday. The bill creates an exception to the deadline for convicted inmates to request a retrial if new evidence of their innocence emerges. (Photo by Ethan DeWitt/New Hampshire Bulletin)
By Ethan DeWitt and William Skipworth
Out-of-state visitors to New Hampshire will soon pay double the fees to use state parks and double the tolls on non-New Hampshire transponders. And convicted felons who maintain their innocence will soon be able to request a retrial even after the state’s three-year deadline if there’s new evidence contradicting their guilt. Those laws will take effect despite Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s veto, after the House and Senate overrode seven vetoed bills Wednesday in a chaotic session weeks ahead of the Sept. 8 primaries.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte speaks to reporters in the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s Office after filing paperwork to run for reelection on June 4, 2026. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)
COMMENTARY
By Dana Wormald
“These existential threats and persistent challenges are not so much in addition to the AI threat but rather what makes the AI threat so uniquely unsettling. If AI agents are learning from us, what exactly are we teaching them?”
By Shalina Chatlani
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis.
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