A pair of policy goals long-sought by New Hampshire conservatives became reality Tuesday, as Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law two bills enumerating parental rights and removing the income-eligibility cap on the state’s voucher-like education choice program. Both policies were priorities for Republican State House leaders this year, and while groups of liberal protestors filled the hall outside the governor’s office, conservatives inside the room — including Ayotte, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut and dozens of GOP lawmakers — celebrated.
