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SMITH: The Paint Tax And Other “Stewardship” Bills

March 17, 2026 Julie Smith

If you’re late for dinner, allow me to be the messenger of good news. HB451 was vetoed yesterday afternoon. Social media was quickly abuzz with people commenting on the news, and I took a moment to text some people who either don’t use the same platforms and groups or any social media at all. One … Read more

Harrington: Vetoes Leave Residents at a Loss

July 20, 2025 Betsy Harrington

When the people perform the arduous process of creating new state law through government, it works by starting in the State’s House of Representatives. A State Representative introduces the newly suggested law to their State’s House, and it gets voted (in or out) there first. If it gets voted IN through the State’s House of … Read more

Governor Groomer Says: Your Body … My Choice

June 25, 2022 Ed Mosca

Consistency can be a rare and precious jewel. Nowhere more so than with Sun-King Sununu, aka Chrissy-Abortion, aka Governor Groomer, who believes in “my body, my choice,” when it comes to abortion (which obviously involves, at some point, a third-party who gets no choice), but not when it comes to actual medical decisions:

NH Governor Chris Sununu Whacks the First Amendment and Takes All His Credibility With It

May 31, 2022 Beth Scaer

When I discovered Friday morning that NH Governor Chris Sununu had HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act on his desk I knew that he would veto or sign the bill that afternoon, right before the long holiday weekend hoping no one would notice. But I wasn’t going to let it pass unnoticed.

Gov. Sununu Fails to Keep His Word, Shows He Cannot Be Trusted

May 29, 2022May 27, 2022 Op-Ed

Gov. Chris Sununu obliterated his own credibility today by going against his word that he would support further emergency powers reform as an extension of the 2021 budget deal with Freedom Caucus lawmakers.

How Governor Sununu Could Be Contributing to Children Committing Suicide

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

I don’t believe Governor Sununu wants any child to be harmed, but he might be contributing to the possibility of a child committing suicide based on his refusal to sign the Parental Rights Legislation (HB1431).

Gov. Chris Sununu Vetoes Democrat’s Latest Arbitrary Job Killing Wage Mandate

July 25, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Democrats are not fans of free and open markets. They love meddling. Licensing that restricts access and creates cartels, regulations that limit opportunity, and jobs that demand tithing to their union-boss political allies. They also think they know what every starting hour of labor in every occupation is worth. They don’t.

Where’s the Veto Pen? Abortion Insurance Mandate Going to Governor

July 1, 2020 Ellen Kolb

Excerpted from Leaven for the Loaf: The New Hampshire House voted today to concur with the Senate’s abortion insurance mandate. Following an administrative procedure known as enrollment, HB 685 will go to Governor Chris Sununu. He has not indicated whether he will sign or veto the measure. The Governor’s office can be reached at (603) 271-2121. … Read more

Gov. Sununu Needs to Veto Every Democrat Omnibus Bill that Reaches His Desk

June 18, 2020 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s Democrat majority has a mess on their hands. All these crazy left-wing bills and no time for hearings, debate, or the legal, legislative process Not that they care what you think. To resolve this logjam, they are pig-piling them into “omnibus bills,” passing them on party-line vote. Gov. Sununu, needs to say no.

The Pre-Emptive Veto

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Ian Underwood

There’s a lot of talk lately about how the House wasted time on some pointless reprimands, and consequently everything is behind schedule. However, this represents a small fraction of a much larger slice of time that gets wasted in every session, but especially in sessions — like the current one — where the legislative and executive branches are controlled by different parties.

Special Election in Hooksett

February 13, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Okay, the First in the Nation is over and the nation media swarm is gone. Let’s get back to the business of turning New Hampshire Red Again. Hooksett has a special election coming up on March 10th. Elliot Axelman is running against a leftist to fill the vacant seat of the late Rep. Dick Marple. … Read more

Democrats Campaign for Sununu ahead of State of the State

February 13, 2020 Steve MacDonald

First off, let me remind Governor Sununu to use the word ‘beclown’ in his State of the State. Pet mission. Secondly, thank you to the Democrats for continuing to campaign for Sununu by reminding the electorate all he did to protect the New Hampshire Advantage and the Live Free or Die State. Ahead of today’s … Read more

So kids, what did we learn from Wednesday’s House Session (01/08/20)?

January 9, 2020 Judy Aron

We learned that the NH House lost a truly wonderful, educated and endearing State Representative. We all will miss Rep. Dick Marple and it was appropriate to take time to remember him during the start of session today and pass an unanimous resolution memorializing him and his accomplishments. May his memory be a blessing always. … Read more

Senate Fails to Override Trump Veto of Bill to Block Emergency Border Security Funding

October 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The president declared a national emergency on America’s southern border. And at the time, it was an emergency. Right up until Trump said as much Democrats were on cable news wailing about it left and left. Families, children, cages, concentration camps!

Federal Regulators Save New Hampshire Ratepayers from Biomass-Whooping

October 20, 2019September 23, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s Biomass mess is winding down. The Legislature refused to override the governor’s veto on a timber-industry sop. And federal Regulators declared the original law whose veto was overridden invalid. Ratepayers should be cheering.

Governor Gibraltar Smiles as the Storm Breaks Around Him

September 21, 2019

The New Hampshire legislature failed to override more than 4 dozen vetoes. The record number of vetoes is the byproduct of the arrogance and intolerance of Democrats.

GOP Holds High Hand in Budget Showdown

September 20, 2019

Wednesday and Thursday were good days for legislative Republicans. They showed unified strength in sustaining the Governor’s many vetoes, sustaining 53 out of 55 so far this year. This also showed the Democrats just how powerful the minority can be, when it bands together. But, its too early to sit back and count the chips, … Read more

Far-Left Can’t Stop Bitchin’ About Sustained Veto of Unconstitutional ‘Bipartisan’ Bill

September 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

You can always tell the worst (of the worst) bills by who complains the most about them failing. Gov. Sununu vetoed HB706 because it was unconstitutional. The effort to give redistricting authority away to unelected pawns. Republicans in the House refused to override the veto, and the Dingbats are off their wingnut.

No Excuse Absentee Ballots = Increased Voter Fraud

September 16, 2019September 11, 2019 Norm Silber

Governor Sununu was serving the best interests of New Hampshire by vetoing the “no-excuse” absentee ballot law passed by the General Court on a mostly partisan (Democrat) basis. Absentee ballot fraud is endemic in our country, but never more so than in states with no-excuse absentee ballot laws. As a former resident of Florida for … Read more

Bills Vetoed Described with Veto Message

September 7, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Below is a list of New Hampshire legislative bills passed which were vetoed by the governor, described with his veto message. You can read the bill by clicking the link to the bill number. You can read the veto message by clicking the veto message link. Link to Bill # Bill Title Governor’s Veto Message … Read more