By Dana Wormald | Editor
Good morning, New Hampshire, and welcome to Thursday. Today, Ethan DeWitt reports on what lawmakers are saying about their chance of overriding the governor’s veto of the 10-year transportation plan ahead of next week’s Veto Day. In the Thursday commentary, what the so-called “New Hampshire Advantage” has in common with President Donald Trump’s anti-vaccine crusade. And, from States Newsroom’s Ariana Figueroa, New Hampshire is once again in the spotlight over the birthright citizenship debate. Thank you for reading, and enjoy the day. — Dana
The tussle over toll rates comes in the midst of multiple financial challenges for New Hampshire’s interstates, roads, and bridges. (Getty Images)
By Ethan DeWitt
A week before Veto Day, leaders in both parties are hoping to overturn Gov. Kelly Ayotte's veto of the Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan. And some like the odds. “I think there's a pretty good chance,” said Deputy Speaker Steven Smith, a Charlestown Republican, in an interview Wednesday.
The State House in Concord on Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin)
COMMENTARY
By Dana Wormald
“Political, economic, and societal myopia is the calling card of this administration, however, so I suspect the Denmark blueprint will begin and end with the proposal for unscientific vaccine recommendations. And, unfortunately, shortsightedness is not just a Washington problem; it defines New Hampshire’s administration, too.”
By Ariana Figueroa
The American Civil Liberties Union has petitioned a federal court in New Hampshire to reaffirm a ruling that found President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order unconstitutional, after the president renewed his attempts to redefine American citizenship despite his loss at the Supreme Court.
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