Christopher Ellms, former deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council Wednesday to serve as the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission.  Ellms will lead the three-member body, which functions like a court to regulate the state’s utilities, issuing orders on utility expenditures and proposed […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed Senate Bill 268 Friday, a bill to allow transgender people to be excluded from restrooms, locker rooms, jails, and other spaces that don’t match their sex at birth. “I vetoed a nearly identical bill to this one last year,” Ayotte, a Republican, said in a statement announcing the veto. “I made […]

(The Center Square) — New Hampshire lawmakers have failed to override Gov. Kelly Ayotte's vetoes of controversial measures, including a "bathroom" bill and another proposal that would have allowed "indecent" books to be removed from public schools and libraries.  

When Kelly Ayotte assumed the governor’s office in January, the Republican did so with an undeniable political advantage: a state House and Senate with firm Republican majorities to back her policies. But despite her party’s dominance, the governor’s approach to politics has at times clashed with the more socially and fiscally conservative approaches of lawmakers […]