Seven of Gov. Ayotte's vetoes fell. Twenty-three held. Here is every vote — and the case made for and against each bill on the floor.

For the first time in roughly four decades, New Hampshire lawmakers returned to Concord in August for a veto day — a single sitting to decide the fate of Gov. Kelly Ayotte's record run of vetoes. Overriding a veto takes two-thirds of both the House and the Senate, a bar high enough to turn away even a comfortable majority.

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Democrats approve 2028 early voting plan, demoting New Hampshire

The Democratic Party officially voted at its Saturday meeting in Austin, Texas, to approve a 2028 presidential nomination early voting primary calendar, which ousts New Hampshire and Iowa from their historical top spots and leaves state officials to decide whether they will go rogue.

“The DNC has delivered a 2028 nominating calendar that truly represents our party and our values, and will help us retake the White House in 2028,” Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic Party, said in a news release after the vote.

Capping School Budget Growth (and Property Taxes) the Massachusetts Way

With the passage into law of House Bill 1300, voters this fall will have the opportunity to cap their local school district budget increases and administration spending. How would this work?

Josiah Bartlett Center President Andrew Cline wrote in NH Journal in May about the strange fact that Massachusetts has a statewide property tax cap, but New Hampshire does not. The compromise version of House Bill 1300 contains a tax cap and a limitation on school administration. The tax cap portion bears notable similarities to the one that Massachusetts adopted in 1980.