Governor Ayotte Statement on Budget for All of New Hampshire
From: New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte
June 26, 2025
CONCORD, NH - On June 26, 2025, Governor Kelly Ayotte celebrated the passage of a budget for all of New Hampshire:
“During my budget address, I emphasized the need to recalibrate from the higher spending of years past and deliver a responsible, balanced budget for all of New Hampshire. Today, we delivered on our promise by protecting our most vulnerable, creating an even brighter future for our children, and standing up for those who have made our state the safest in the nation. I look forward to signing this budget into law when it reaches my desk, and I thank the Legislature for passing it today.”
Highlights: A Budget for All of New Hampshire
Protecting Our Most Vulnerable
- Preserves funding for Developmental Disability services, ensuring no waitlist
- Protects Granite Advantage Medicaid program
- Funds Community Mental Health Programs
- Protects funding for 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline
- Increases access to care for new mothers through Momnibus 2.0
- Funds and strengthens the Office of the Child Advocate and Human Rights Commission
An Even Brighter Future for Our Children
- More funding for public education than ever before
- Bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in schools
- Support for our community colleges and workforce education programs
- Tackle housing crisis with lean, 60-day permitting process
- Strengths infrastructure for housing
Standing Up for the Safest State in the Nation
- Improves recruitment and retention of first responders with Group II retirement solution
- Funds Northern Border Alliance
- Strengthens drug interdiction efforts through Operation Granite Shield
- Establishes a new Northern Shield program to fight trafficking in northern counties
- Supports prevention and treatment resources for substance use disorders
- Restores positions eliminated at Department of Corrections
