Will Skipworth

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the federal government is backing away from its super controversial plan to build an immigrant detention center in Merrimack, NH after she spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/ayott...

Democrats propose New Hampshire abortion and reproductive health shield law • New Hampshire Bulletin A group of Democratic state lawmakers are attempting to enact an abortion shield law in New Hampshire in an effort to protect those seeking reproductive health care in the state from out-of-state…

Democrats in New Hampshire are pushing an abortion and reproductive health shield law. Read about the bill in @NewHampshireBulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/17/d...

Senate rejects Democratic effort to reverse New Hampshire’s Medicaid premium system • New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire Senate voted 16-8, along party lines, Thursday to kill Democrats’ attempt to reverse changes Republicans made to the state’s Medicaid program last year.

The New Hampshire killed a Democratic attempt to reverse the state's Medicaid premium program. Read my story on matter in @NewHampshireBulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/senat...

New Hampshire House votes down anti-vaccine bill • New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a proposal Thursday to end all vaccine mandates in the state.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The New Hampshire House of Representatives killed the most anti-vaccine bill of the session last week. It still passed a more limited sister bill though. For @NewHampshireBulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-h...

House shuts down effort to revive the death penalty in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a bill that would’ve re-instituted the death penalty half a decade after the state chose to do away with it.

The New Hampshire House decided not to bring back the death penalty in the state. For @NewHampshireBulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/house...

NH Secretary of State Scanlan says meeting with FBI on 2026 elections was ‘routine’ • New Hampshire Bulletin New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, the state’s chief election official, said that a virtual meeting he had with federal officials was “a routine meeting.”

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan described a call with the FBI and other state election officials as “routine.” Other secretaries of state expressed alarm about the meeting. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/26/n...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said DHS is backing away from its plan to build an ICE immigrant detention center in Merrimack, NH. #NHPolitics

NOW: big protest in Merrimack, NH opposing the Trump administration’s plans to build an immigrant detention center in the town. #NHPolitics

Warmington announces another campaign for New Hampshire governor • New Hampshire Bulletin Cinde Warmington, a former Democratic executive councilor and gubernatorial candidate in 2024, announced Wednesday she is again running to be New Hampshire’s governor, becoming incumbent Republican…

Cinde Warmington, a former Democratic executive councilor and gubernatorial candidate in 2024, announced Wednesday she is again running to be New Hampshire’s governor. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Incumbent Gov. Kelly Ayotte's reaction (on Twitter/X) to her new opponent in the gubernatorial race: (Cinde Warmington's history working with the opioid industry is clearly going to play a big role in this race.) #NHPolitics

BREAKING: Cinde Warmington, a former executive councilor and a previous candidate, has officially entered the race for New Hampshire governor. #NHPolitics

What Merrimack documents reveal about Trump's plan for nationwide immigrant detention network • New Hampshire Bulletin In an effort to carry out President Donald Trump’s goal of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, the federal government is creating a network of immigrant detention centers across the country ...

EXPLAINER: Here’s what Thursday’s DHS documents tell us about Donald Trump’s plan to build an immigrant detention network across the country, including in Merrimack, NH. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics
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Gilmanton Republican state representative dies • New Hampshire Bulletin New Hampshire state Rep. Harry Bean, a Gilmanton Republican, has died, his colleagues announced in messages of sympathy and mourning over the weekend.

New Hampshire state Rep. Harry Bean, a Gilmanton Republican, has died, his colleagues announced in messages of sympathy and mourning over the weekend. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

Democrats decry ‘authoritarian’ Trump attempt to indict them for illegal orders video • New Hampshire Bulletin Democratic members of Congress said Wednesday the Trump administration was using the “authoritarian playbook” when it tried to secure a grand jury indictment against them for releasing a video that…

My States Newsroom colleagues in DC on the news surrounding the unsuccessful prosecution of New Hampshire's U.S. Rep. @goodlander.house.gov and several other congress members over their video telling service members to defy illegal orders. newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/11/r...

FBI invites NH secretary of state on call to discuss ‘preparations’ for midterm elections • New Hampshire Bulletin The FBI invited New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan and election officials from states across the country to a virtual meeting later this month to “discuss our preparations” for the…

The FBI invited NH Secretary of State David Scanlan and election officials from states across the country to a virtual meeting later this month to “discuss our preparations” for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Scanlan has "tentatively" accepted. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

New Hampshire’s ‘bathroom bill’ vetoed for the third time • New Hampshire Bulletin Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed Senate Bill 268 Friday, which would allow transgender people to be excluded from restrooms, locker rooms, jails, and other spaces that don’t match their sex at birth.

"The Republican-backed SB 268 sought to create exceptions to the state’s antidiscrimination law, which was enacted in 2018 and protects people from discrimination on the basis of 'gender identity' and other characteristics." From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

The federal government is now throwing shade at Gov. Kelly Ayotte: (from Twitter/X) #NHPolitics

The Department of Homeland Security’s response when I asked about the initial reference to Oklahoma in the documents Ayotte released about the planned Merrimack ICE facility: #NHPolitics

Maura Healey was actually raised in New Hampshire before moving to Massachusetts... raised in Hampton Falls, and went to Winnacunnet:

UPDATE: Gov. Kelly Ayotte just released updated documents that removed the reference to Oklahoma. However, the economic impact data remains the same. #NHPolitics

House approves bill to make hepatitis B vaccine no longer required in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin The state House voted, 186-168, Thursday to remove hepatitis B from the list of required vaccines in New Hampshire.

Yesterday, the NH House approved a bill to rescind New Hampshire's hepatitis B vaccine requirement. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics #PublicHealth newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/12/h...

Massachusetts Gov. @maura-healey.bsky.social just released a statement calling on Gov. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire (who has frequently bashed her southern neighbor) to oppose the planned ICE detention center in Merrimack, NH. #NHPolitics

Ayotte releases DHS documents about planned ICE detention center in Merrimack • New Hampshire Bulletin Gov. Kelly Ayotte has released a set of documents she said she received Thursday evening from the Department of Homeland Security about an immigrant detention center the federal government is planning...

Documents released by Gov. Kelly Ayotte detail the immigrant detention center the federal government plans to put in Merrimack, NH. Ayotte said she received the documents from DHS yesterday afternoon. #NHPolitics
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I'm about to go on @nhpr.org to talk about the biggest news of the week. Tune in on the radio or online to listen!

Hard to say. I’ll keep digging though! Always possible that someone is mistaken, but feels unlikely.

Hmmmm… Strange reference to Oklahoma in the DHS documents Gov. Kelly Ayotte released about the planned immigrant detention center in New Hampshire. #NHPolitics

Gov. Kelly Ayotte released DHS documents about the Merrimack ICE detention center. She said she received them this afternoon. #NHPolitics www.governor.nh.gov/news/dhs-rel...

ICE director: ‘DHS has worked with Gov. Ayotte’ on Merrimack immigrant detention center • New Hampshire Bulletin Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed Thursday that ICE was building an immigrant detention center in Merrimack and said that the Department of Homeland Securit...

The director of ICE said Gov. Kelly Ayotte has "worked with" DHS on the planned immigrant detention center in Merrimack, NH. Ayotte said that was "simply untrue." My story for @newhampshirebulletin.com on the tit-for-tat: #NHPolitics
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte just released a statement calling ICE Director Todd Lyons' statements that DHS has worked with her on the immigrant detention center in Merrimack "simply not true."

BREAKING: ICE Director Todd Lyons said, during questioning with @hassan.senate.gov in a Senate hearing, that "DHS has worked with Governor Ayotte" on the economic impact of the planned ICE facility in Merrimack, NH. Story to come. #NHPolitics