Meant as a sustainability measure, the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen disapprove of the updated rule.

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday that New Hampshire will not comply with new guidelines that she said would hurt the state's lobster industry.

Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster caught by New Hampshire and Maine fishermen, stating New Hampshire would not comply with the guidelines set to go into effect July 1.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte cited a need to “tighten our belts and live within our means” given the budget deficit New Hampshire faces.

Gov. Ayotte, who ran on a “Don’t Mass it up” slogan, called the Bay State a “cautionary tale.” The post Gov. Kelly Ayotte promises not to let New Hampshire turn into Massachusetts appeared first on Boston.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed an executive order Wednesday, implementing a hiring freeze in state government, carving out some exceptions.

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte is taking a page from President Donald Trump's playbook with the creation of a new panel to improve government efficiency and

In her inaugural address, Ayotte pledged to deliver tax cuts and reform education, immigration and housing in the Granite State.

Trump's border 'czar' Tom Homan has pledged to make good on the president-elect's campaign promises to detain and deport undocumented immigrants and is threatening to punish states that don't comply with a federal immigration crackdown.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Tuesday the state would not comply with new guidelines that increase the minimum catchable lobster length, calling them “unnecessary and disruptive.”

Adult survivors of New Hampshire’s juvenile detention system have been paid more than $125 million in abuse settlement agreements, according to a report issued Tuesday, as new

The Democrat’s proposed legislation would raise the cost of an “adequate education” from $4,100 to $7,356 per student, per year. That comes with a hefty price tag, to the tune of a $500 million increase in education spending.