Governor Chris Sununu delivered his 2018 State of the State address Thursday in front a joint session of Granite State lawmakers at the New Hampshire State House.
Scroll down for photos, a transcription of the speech, news reports, and more, to be updated throughout the day.
Our coverage began on The Exchange, which featured mayors from around the state giving their perspectives on the state of New Hampshire's cities. (Listen to that program here.)
Then Laura Knoy was joined in studio by NHPR's Casey McDermott and UNH political scientist Dante Scala to listen in to the Governor's speech and then provide context and analysis. Listen to that coverage here.
Watch NHPR's coverage of Gov. Sununu's State of the State (note: audio begins shortly into the video):
Read the governor's official speech copy as distributed to the media (Note - we've included a machine-generated transcript that includes the Governor's off-the-cuff remarks below):
Read a raw transcript of Sununu's speech (Note: this is a machine-generated transcript - click the video file above to hear the speech in full):
NHPR's Dan Tuohy was at the statehouse and captured some video with New Hampshire residents and lawmakers.
The House Majority Leader says steps to improve NH’s business climate are key ...cites opioid epidemic as a top priority. #NHpolitics #SOTS #nhpr pic.twitter.com/UzRKaH2tXq
— Dan Tuohy (@tuohy) February 15, 2018
Sen. Kevin Avard says state has made progress on tax reform - reducing onerous business regulations a work-in-progress....as is, he says, fighting the opioid crisis. #SOTS #nhpolitics #nhpr pic.twitter.com/YdNRtgzJuZ
— Dan Tuohy (@tuohy) February 15, 2018
Brittany Pye of Grantham says she was inspired to show up at the Statehouse after the latest school shooting in Florida. #NHpolitics #SOTS #nhpr pic.twitter.com/9GrLbCN0Hi
— Dan Tuohy (@tuohy) February 15, 2018
Dem candidate for governor Steve Marchand outside Reps Hall, as Governor Sununu delivers his speech. pic.twitter.com/1yWA0TWBYo
— Dan Tuohy (@tuohy) February 15, 2018
