Just hours after delivering her budget address to the New Hampshire legislature, Gov. Kelly Ayotte talks to NHJournal about the details -- including her actual position on expanding Education Freedom Accounts, and her rebuttal to Democrats' claims of 'downshifting.'

The new GOP governor also addresses her commitment to passing bail reform, why her budget contains actual cuts, not just "slowed spending," and what the heck happened with the GOP's Right-To-Work crash-and-burn minutes after her address.

PLUS -- The Wile E. Coyote Democratic Caucus rides again!

Hosted by Michael Graham, Managing Editor of NHJournal.

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Trump storms back into Washington, D.C. and Granite State Republicans are pumped!

While they were forced watch from ballrooms or meeting rooms, New Hampshire who went to Washington for the inauguration were delighted by what they heard from the president.

What were his best moments? What should Granite Staters take away from Trump's inaugural address? We asked NHGOP state chair Chris Ager and longtime NH Trump ally, Rep. Fred Doucette (R-Salem).

Plus: Why NH Democrats should not cry for Joe Biden's loss, but for their own.

Hosted by NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham

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In her first podcast interview as New Hampshire's governor, Republican Kelly Ayotte talks about the budget challenges facing the Granite State, her determination to get a sanctuary city ban passed through the legislature, and why her "Don't MASS Up NH" motto continues to resonate.

Plus: NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham reveals the secret behind the news site's recent spate of scoops. You won't believe it!

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Kelly Ayotte makes her first appearance on the NHJournal podcast as Gov.-elect. She talks about her vision for New Hampshire, the key message from her campaign, and her take on how her response to federal immigration enforcement is going to be very different from Massachusetts.

And Drew Cline with the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy talks about a new study showing the massive cost ratepayers face from progressive "green energy" policies enacted by New England states.

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Who were the biggest winners and losers on Election Day 2024 in New Hampshire? When NHJournal published its list, the reaction was so intense we decided to invite some of the smartest observers of Granite State politics to add their own winners and losers: Greg Moore with Americans for Prosperity and Drew Cline, president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy.

If you want to add your own winner or loser to the list, post it on twitter and tag @NewHampJournal, or email news@insidesources.com.

This podcast is made possible by Bruce and Stefany Houghton at Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

Robert Cahaly of the Trafalgar Group is best known for being the pollster who spotted Donald Trump's support in 2016 and his path to a shocking victory.

Eight years later, American politics is in even more turmoil and the current state of polling is a matter of great debate.

Cahaly covers all of this with NHJournal's Michael Graham, and he shares his predictions for the U.S. Senate races across the country. And of course -- who will win the POTUS race?

Sponsored by Dr. Bruce Houghton and Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

Nobody was more surprised by the new NHJournal/Praecones Analytica poll showing Donald Trump with a 50.2 to 49.8 percent lead over Kamala Harris in the Granite State than NHJournal Managing Editor Michael Graham. He talks about the numbers, what they mean, and how it fits into what the Trump campaign believes is a purple-state trend, with veteran political journalist Mark Halperin.

Find out more about Halperin's 2Way news programming here.

Podcast sponsored by Dr. Bruce Houghton and Perfect Smiles of Nashua.

After breaking news of Trump momentum in the Granite State and talk that New Hampshire may be in play, NHJournal rushed to the microphone for this emergency podcast with former New Hampshire political reporter (now relegated to the minors in Massachusetts), the Boston Globe's James Pindell.

From the national scene to New Hampshire, Pindell and host Michael Graham review the latest data on the Trump v Harris race.

But first -- an anguished plea from the podcast host to America's political class: Why do you all have to suck?

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