We brought the Executive Council to new heights today...literally...with the first-ever Executive Council meeting held atop the Mt. Washington Observatory .
Tourism is BOOMING in the North Country. With foliage season just around the corner, you'll want to be here! 🏔️🍂
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East Kingston Fire Chief Ed Warren called me last year with a great idea to invest in local emergency responders. Cities and towns all across NH received grants for this life saving equipment and we got to celebrate with his team today. (1/2)
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Proud to sign HB 1624 into law today at Laconia High School with - an important bill which provides funding for student athletes with disabilities participating in co-curricular activities, increasing opportunity for all! #603Pride
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I just signed SB 381, establishing an Office of the Advocate for Special Education. NH is committed to providing students + families the tools needed to establish an educational path that works best for them. Can't thank the families who advocated enough for their work on this!
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Expanding coverage to include dental benefits for those on Medicaid is something I've long supported, but challenged the legislature to do in a way where the costs are sustainable + transparent. Grateful for their work to achieve those goals. Proud to sign this legislation today.
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🚨BREAKING: We cut taxes AGAIN here in NH.
Every dollar matters, and these tax cuts signed into law today will help provide economic relief for businesses across the Granite State amid record inflation nationwide.
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Happy signing day! HB1587 is now law! Thank you and all the State Representatives and Senators who made this possible! #HB1587
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Huge crowd today as we cut the ribbon on Ruth Lewin Griffin Place — a brand new workforce housing complex in downtown Portsmouth to honor Ruth’s decades of service to the City of Portsmouth and the State of New Hampshire. We love you Ruth!
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When I visited last fall + heard their decades-old Pontiac Bonneville had fallen into disrepair, I knew just the team to call. A big THANK YOU to Chuck Massahos, Doug Tisdell, Londonderry BP & the Hillz Auto Detailing team for bringing this antique back to life!
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Such an exciting joy to host our annual Governor's Easter Egg Hunt once again in honor of our state employees for all of the hard work they do to make New Hampshire the best state in the country!
Happy Easter, New Hampshire! 🐰
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#gratitude to for your assistance.
Please #dontcrowdtheplow its dangerous for #everyone when you do.
#moveover for DOT- DPW-Police-Fire-EMS-Tow Operators. We are working hard to keep you safe. Please remember to help keep us #safe as well.
#weareinthistogether
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This morning, at approximately 8AM on Route 2 in Randolph, a pickup truck attempted to pass a @NewHampshireDOT plow truck on the right but due to the blowing snow from the plow, the pickup ran into the side wing.
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Talk about some PAWSOME news this morning 🐾
Just signed SB 17 into law to make the rule changes we made back in 2019 permanent and make sure dogs continue to be allowed in outdoor dining areas. 🐶 #Pawsome #AwesomeDogs #603Pride
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Taking advantage of a partnership with , I'm proposing the New Hampshire Veterans Campus. This campus, being proposed in Franklin, is designed to integrate veterans, active militaries, and their families with all-encompassing services.
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We can and we must move forward and create more workforce housing, and do so in a way that preserves what is best about our state. That's why I'm proposing the InvestNH Housing Incentive Fund - a historic $100 Million fund to rebuild and expand housing for NH's next generation.
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My first and foremost priority is to prioritize our ratepayers and make sure our policy decisions do not overburden them. When possible, we must strive for New Hampshire solutions that are innovative, considered, and responsible.
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In 2020, New Hampshire was one of the only states to upgrade broadband connections and provide internet access during COVID-19 to over 4,500 across the state - and we're not done yet.
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We continue to make substantial progress in our fight against the opioid epidemic, and with our Doorway System in place, we have wrap-around services across the state providing rural access to care and a 24/7 system in place.
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We've made great strides in improving our mental health system over the last year to increase capacity for community-based service and provide better care for children, youth, adults, and families.
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NH has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country, putting more money back into the pockets of families and small businesses - all while continuing services under a fair and balanced budget.
The result is economic growth and the BIGGEST BUDGET SURPLUS IN STATE HISTORY.
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Last year in my inaugural speech, I called for expanding educational opportunities for students and families.
New Hampshire delivered, and because of that our kids are better off today.
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Here in New Hampshire, we simply let local solutions from the ground up - not top down - drive our strategy.
The nation has taken notice of the success we've seen because of that and the model that we have set, and that is thanks to each of you.
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In 2021, the nation grappled with covid - the pandemic continued, straining our health care system and testing us like never before.
We came together, cut red tape, flexed open our health care system, and put the tools in place to manage through it.
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Our successes over the last year are no accident - we did it through smart management, putting people before big systems, and delivering results.
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Ranking after ranking shows what we here in New Hampshire have long known – the Granite State is the #1 spot in the country for personal freedom, economic opportunity, and providing for the safety and wellbeing of our residents.
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In 2021, New Hampshire smashed records and was ranked the #1 spot in the country for personal freedom and economic opportunity.
We put individuals first and soared to new heights.
The State of the State is better than ever, and nothing's going to slow us down.
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The overall freedom ranking is a combination of personal and economic freedoms.
New Hampshire, Florida, and Nevada are the freest states in the country, while New York has again come in dead last.
How free is your state? freedominthe50states.org #FreeStates
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Thanks to a bipartisan majority of the Executive Council for working with my Administration to revisit and craft a solution to accept these critical public health federal funds. We are moving full steam ahead.
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Executive Council approves $22.4 million immunization grant with non-binding resolution, 4-0 with Councilor Ted Gatsas, R-Manchester, voting "present." #nhpolitics
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Right now: the Executive Council is poised to vote on accepting $22M in CDC funding to boost vaccination efforts, *potentially* ending a stalemate between Governor & Council. Item includes a resolution condemning vaccine mandates. #NHPolitics #WMUR
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Not to be overlooked from last night. Huge win for the citizens of Nashua last night with the defeat of question 2 which would have injected partisan politics into the Commission. Big loss for Mayor and his attempted power grab. #nhpolitics
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The entire State of New Hampshire mourns the loss of Staff Sergeant Jesse Sherrill of the New Hampshire State Police today. In honor of his service to the Granite State I have directed flags to fly at half-staff, effective immediately and until sunset on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
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My fellow Republican Governor, , from New Hampshire (the Live Free or Die State) is fighting for the same freedoms as I stand for in Arkansas.
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The debate over #COVID19 vaccine funding pitted @GovChrisSununu vs. fellow Republicans on the Executive Council. Sununu told them their reservations were "based on fantasy" & their insistence he try to stop private sector mandates amounted to "pure communism." #NHPolitics #WMUR
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Chatted with Mary and other local business owners at the Cork n Keg in Raymond, to hear how we can serve them better now and in the future. Great space, tons of local beers on tap, and tasty, comforting food! A convenient stop along Route 101 in Rockingham County!
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No one in New Hampshire I'd rather have a beer with than my friend @JeffreyBCozzens. Jeff is the real deal— authentic, hard working, a community leader. Democracy is better when good people step up to run for office.
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Bills and Beers! Yesterday joined at to sign SB125 which removes barriers to help craft breweries across the state to continue to innovate and expand. Great to have so many of the craft breweries across the state come out! #nhpolitics
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NH brewers are innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs. They built their businesses - our job is to get out of the way to let them thrive and grow. Yesterday I signed a bill with at to make key industry reforms.
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The head of , who also co-founded Schilling Beer Co. in Littleton, calls the new law a good start.
“I think this industry is still behind when you look at Vermont or Massachusetts or Maine, really across the board."
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Thinking about my good friend @JeffreyBCozzens and everyone at today at work. Can’t wait to come and visit once you reopen after a tragic fire yesterday.
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