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 general election, she took a red pen to conservative proposals to increase book removals in [

By: Ethan DeWitt, William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,891

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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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 general election, she took a red pen to conservative proposals to increase book removals in schools, protect conscientious objectors to abortion, and allow landlords to require a second security deposit for certain tenants.

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