state politics

Governor Maggie Hassan Takes Office

Laura Knoy — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

After her sizable victory in November, Hassan was officially sworn in today, as New Hampshire's 81st Governor. In her speech she spoke of her hopes of a bipartisan and collaborative legislature. We'll play back excerpts from her speech and see what’s ahead for “Day One” and beyond.

Guests

Josh Rogers – NHPR Statehouse Reporter.

Kevin Landrigan — Statehouse and political reporter for the Nashua Telegraph.

Our 2013 Legislative Roundtable

Laura Knoy — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

We have a roundtable of State House and Senate leaders, on what’s in store for this new Legislative session. Democrats, who take the reins in both the corner office and the House, are already aiming to modify or repeal some of the changes passed by the GOP last session, including on guns and voter ID…we’ll look at that, and at the biannual budget process…already underway.

Guests

The Lynch Legacy

Laura Knoy — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

In just a few weeks, the Governor steps down, after eight years in office. We’ll talk with a roundtable of Granite Staters about his handling of everything from the economy to education to the environment. We’ll also look at the “Lynch Style”…a low-key approach to governing that was, at times criticized as a lack of leadership.

Guests

Josh Rogers – Statehouse Reporter for NHPR

Sifting through the State Primary Results

Laura Knoy — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We sift through last night's State Primary Results Wednesday on the Exchange, and see who won, who didn't and where these races may go in the next eight weeks.