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Will Skipworth

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Reporter @NewHampshireBulletin.com | Formerly with @Forbes.com, @NWItimes.com & The Missourian | Proud Mizzou alum | Texas born, New England transplant, with stops in the Midwest www.newhampshirebulletin.com/author/wskipworth/

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 2d

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: This group of young autistic adults and their families uses the outdoors as an outlet and as a way to find community. For some of them, it’s been life changing. Read more about them in my feature for @newhampshirebulletin.com:

Hiking group helps those with autism use New England’s outdoors as an outlet • New Hampshire Bulletin

Mary Kae Marinac, of Andover, Massachusetts, once heard some advice at an autism conference that stuck with her.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 4d

This month, a family-run manufacturer in Hudson, W.H. Bagshaw, was told employee health insurance premiums would jump 38% in 2026. Their insurer specifically cited the expiration of ACA tax credits at the heart of the congessional shutdown fight. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/24/w...

With health care tax credits set to expire, pain sets in for one New Hampshire business • New Hampshire Bulletin

Last week, W.H. Bagshaw, a metal parts manufacturer based in Hudson, found out that its health insurance policies with Anthem Insurance would increase approximately 38% in 2026. Anthem specifically ci...

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 5d

.. the way you solve that is not by going back to the same failed candidates and failed policies of the past. It's by looking to the future and really meeting people where they are." (3/3) #NHPolitics #Elections2026

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 5d

...is not about impressing Donald Trump. It's not about doing the bidding of corporate special interests. It's about responding to the needs of the people of New Hampshire. So that's been my record in the house. People know me as a problem solver. ... (2/3) #NHPolitics #Elections2026

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 5d

@repchrispappas.bsky.social to me today on John E. Sununu's entrance to the U.S. Senate race: "He decided to throw his hat in the ring because he got a lot of calls from Washington, DC and so you know, for me, this race... (1/3) #NHPolitics #Elections2026

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 5d

New Hampshire DHHS announced a contingency plan today to partner with the New Hampshire Food Bank’s mobile food pantry program to help in-need families not receiving their SNAP benefits during the shutdown. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/23/n...

New Hampshire announces contingency plan for SNAP during government shutdown • New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced a contingency plan Thursday that would partner the state with the New Hampshire Food Bank’s mobile food pantry program to help in-ne...

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: New Hampshire DHHS just announced a contingency plan for SNAP if the federal shutdown prevents it from getting federal funding for benefits. Story to come for @newhampshirebulletin.com.

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 6d

My write-up on John E. Sununu’s big shake-up of the 2026 U.S. Senate race for @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics #Elections2026 newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/23/n...

Nearly two decades later, John E. Sununu wants New Hampshire to send him back to the U.S. Senate • New Hampshire Bulletin

John E. Sununu, a Republican who served in the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2009, announced Wednesday he’s officially seeking a return in 2026.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier this month, I went hiking with a group of autistic young adults who use hiking to find community and as an outlet. Families on the profound end of the spectrum told me hiking changed their lives. Read more in @newhampshirebulletin.com to hear how:
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Hiking group helps those with autism use New England’s outdoors as an outlet • New Hampshire Bulletin

Mary Kae Marinac, of Andover, Massachusetts, once heard some advice at an autism conference that stuck with her.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 6d

Morgan Leininger said the Affordable Care Act saved his life and helped him treat his life-threatening cancer. Now, he and other advocates are urging Congress to renew the tax credits that help roughly 50,000 in New Hampshire use the ACA. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/22/c...

NH roundtable urges Congress to renew health care tax credits amid government shutdown • New Hampshire Bulletin

During a roundtable discussion in Concord Friday, Robyn Neville said she is “waiting for the shoe to drop” with her health insurance premiums.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: John E. Sununu announced a much-anticipated bid to return to the U.S. Senate today. #NHPolitics #Elections2026

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 8d

The New Hampshire Attorney General is asking for $4.3 million in additional funding to pay for litigation costs, including those connected to the YDC abuse scandal. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/20/a...

AG requests $4.3 million in additional state funding for litigation, including YDC abuse cases • New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office asked executive councilors and lawmakers on the state’s Fiscal Committee for an additional roughly $4.3 million to pay for litigation costs related to abuse...

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 8d

Several New Hampshire Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives and the lone Democrat on the Executive Council have been fined for campaign finance violations. Read about the fines here in @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/20/r...

Republican lawmakers, Democratic executive councilor fined for campaign finance violations • New Hampshire Bulletin

The New Hampshire Department of Justice has fined Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives and the lone Democrat on the Executive Council for campaign finance violations, according to ...

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 10d

Granite Staters who took to the streets Oct. 18 in Concord said concerns about health care, immigration, racism, disability rights, free speech, and more motivated them to join that day’s No Kings protest. From Molly Rains #NHPolitics

Second No Kings protest draws thousands in New Hampshire • New Hampshire Bulletin

Granite Staters who took to the streets Oct. 18 in Concord said concerns about health care, immigration, racism, disability rights, free speech, and more motivated them to join that day’s No Kings…

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 10d

States Newsroom is covering today's No Kings protests throughout the nation. Follow the national live feed here:

No Kings protest coverage | News From The States

Protestors march in a No Kings demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 11d

I spoke to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen about the ongoing federal shutdown. She told me there have been no official negotiations to end the shutdown, wouldn’t say whether she’d end it before SNAP benefits run out and answered questions about unpaid federal workers. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/17/s...

Shaheen says ‘nothing official is happening’ to end shutdown as workforce, SNAP concerns mount • New Hampshire Bulletin

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said official negotiations with Republicans to end the ongoing government shutdown aren’t occurring in Washington right now, only backdoor communications.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 11d

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: When I asked @andybeshearky.bsky.social if he was gonna run for president during his visit to New Hampshire, he told me “I’ll sit down with my family and we’ll see.” #Elections2028 newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/in-ma...

In Manchester visit, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plays coy on 2028 plans • New Hampshire Bulletin

Asked whether he’s mulling a presidential campaign in 2028, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told the Bulletin during a visit to New Hampshire Tuesday that “I'll sit down with my family and we'll see.”

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 12d

Citing anonymous sources, @notus.com just reported John E. Sununu, of the politically connected Sununu family and a former senator, is expected to announce a bid in the open U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire "imminently." This race could get real interesting real quick. #NHPolitics #Elections2026

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 12d

If the federal government shutdown doesn't end by Oct. 31, New Hampshire won't get the federal funding it needs to administer the SNAP program here. Read more at @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics
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NH officials fear SNAP funding won’t come amid government shutdown over Democrats’ funding demands • New Hampshire Bulletin

As the federal government remains closed over Senate Democrats’ health funding demands, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the prospect of New Hampshire’s SNAP program halting “keeps me up” at night.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 12d

Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, who became the first ever convicted criminal to serve on the New Hampshire Supreme Court this week: "I will tell you that I am looking forward to February when I can replace her.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/gov-a...

Gov. Ayotte is ‘looking forward’ to replacing Hantz Marconi on Supreme Court • New Hampshire Bulletin

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she is eager to replace New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, who was convicted last week of criminal solicitation but is being allowed to remain a jus...

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 12d

Reporting from my colleague @ethandewitt.bsky.social on yesterday's intense Executive Council showdown: #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/16/e...

Executive councilors hold up millions of dollars in contracts to protest governor • New Hampshire Bulletin

At any given meeting, the New Hampshire Executive Council can face 100 separate state contracts to approve or deny. And those contracts can be accompanied by 10 or 20 pages of materials.It's a stagger...

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 20d

The @aclu-nh.bsky.social filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing its decades-old loitering law is unconstitutional. The group told me it conducted a two-year investigation into how police are using the law to target and harass homeless people. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/08/a...

ACLU sues New Hampshire over its loitering law, arguing police use it to harass homeless people • New Hampshire Bulletin

The ACLU of New Hampshire is suing New Hampshire over the state’s four-decade-old loitering and prowling law, arguing it is unconstitutional and unfairly targets homeless people.

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Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 21d

RIGHT NOW: Gov. @AndyBeshearKY is visiting a brewery in the important presidential electoral state of New Hampshire. “We’ve gotta spend 80% of our time focusing on issues that matter 100% of Americans.” #NHPolitics #FITN

Will Skipworth @willskipworth.bsky.social · 22d

“From what I am observing, the Medicare Advantage market as it exists today is collapsing.” #NHPolitics
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Anthem and Martin’s Point pull out of NH Medicare Advantage program; Aetna leaves most counties • New Hampshire Bulletin

Health insurance carriers Anthem and Martin’s Point will no longer participate in New Hampshire’s Medicare Advantage program beginning in 2026, while Aetna will cover enrollees only in certain countie...

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New Hampshire Bulletin @newhampshirebulletin.com · 24d

"2024 was the second consecutive year of drug fatality decreases in New Hampshire, following an 11.5% decrease from 2022 to 2023." From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

New Hampshire drug deaths fell 33% in 2024, NHFPI study finds • New Hampshire Bulletin

Drug-related deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, the sharpest decrease in over a decade, according to a new study from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.

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