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Kelly Ayotte sworn in as New Hampshire governor; inaugural address prioritizes housing, education, public safety
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Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as governor and used her inaugural address to emphasize housing production, education reforms including a classroom cell-phone ban, investments in public safety and mental health, a new Commission on Government Efficiency, and pledges on conservation and veto power over further abortion restrictions.
Governor Kelly Ayotte was sworn in today by Chief Justice Gordon J. McDonald and delivered an inaugural address that laid out priorities including housing production, education changes, public safety investments, mental-health workforce expansion, and a new state efficiency commission.
Ayotte opened her remarks by thanking family and predecessors and said New Hampshire must tackle a shortage of housing that she said threatens the state’s ability to retain young families and workers. She cited a 52-unit workforce housing project in Rochester, the Rapids at Conchico, as an example of successful local–federal–state–private collaboration and called for streamlining agency approvals so projects can be decided in no more than 60 days.
The governor…
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