Ayotte Vetoes: Toll Hikes for Out of Staters, Doubled Up-Front Rental Costs, School ‘Book Bans’; Signs 74 Into Law

NH Gov. Ayotte vetoes toll hikes for out-of-state drivers, 'book ban' bill and more

Out-of-state drivers in New Hampshire won't be charged more at tolls after veto by Gov. Kelly Ayotte. She vetoed a total of nine more bills.

SMITH: Pickle Bill QUIETLY Signed Among 73 Others

Kelly Ayotte is all about Kelly Ayotte, anything outside her personal wish list be damned.  We’ve seen it with her serial vetoing of women’s bills, and don’t forget school “library lewdness,” because she vetoed SB434 today.  Like any other governor, she has signed many bills that may or may not be relevant to most ordinary ... Read more The post SMITH: Pickle Bill QUIETLY Signed Among 73 Others appeared first on Granite Grok.

New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte Vetoes Bill to Protect Pro-Life Doctors, Nurses

Yesterday, New Hampshire Gov Ayotte (R) vetoed HB232, a bill that would have simply given healthcare workers a place to complain to if they were forced to perform abortions against their conscience; it contained no penalties after an amendment by the NH Senate. By not having penalties, the bill was to the left of California, Massachusetts, […] The post New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte Vetoes Bill to Protect Pro-Life Doctors, Nurses appeared first …

Ayotte Vetoes: Toll Hikes for Out of Staters, Doubled Up-Front Rental Costs, School ‘Book Bans’; Signs 74 Into Law

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed nine bills, a toll increase for out of staters, a “book ban,” a measure that would have allowed the Attorney General’s Office to target health care centers where abortions are provided and a measure that would have allowed for landlords to get two months of rent up front.But she did sign 74 bills into law which are listed below.It was the vetoes, which can possibly be overridden, th…

Ayotte vetoes nine bills, including book ban push and toll increases for out-of-state visitors

Nearly two years into her tenure, Gov. Kelly Ayotte has become comfortable with a veto pen. The Republican governor vetoed nine bills Thursday, many of them lightning-rod political issues and priorities of lawmakers in her party. Months before the November…

Ayotte vetoes effort to help the wrongfully convicted prove their innocence

The New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord. (Photo by Allegra Boverman/New Hampshire Bulletin)Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would’ve eliminated a three-year deadline for convicts to request a retrial based on new evidence. House Bill 1422 was pushed by the New England Innocence Project, which works to overturn wrongful convictions, and supported by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers. New Hampshire state law bars convicts from requ…