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/https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mpyqk5sikk2bFabian Schmidt has been on a roller coaster of emotions in the year since he was detained by ICE for two months. Read my latest in @newhampshirebulletin.com to hear about the German-American green card holder's journey and how he thinks about it today. https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/07/06/fabian-schmidt-chose-america-long-ago-a-year-after-getting-trapped-in-ices-net-he-still-does06 Jul 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyqk5sikk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mpyqeqtigs2bMy investigative series, A System of Harm, has officially inspired new law: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/07/06/new-protections-for-people-with-disabilities-in-state-care-are-signed-into-law/06 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyqeqtigs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mppb2w5cys2rBig vetoes from New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte today. The story: a moderate governor holding back the right flank of her own party on abortion, school book bans, and more. Read @ethandewitt.bsky.social and I’s latest in @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/07/02/ayotte-vetoes-nine-bills-including-book-ban-push-and-toll-increases-for-out-of-state-visitors/03 Jul 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppb2w5cys2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mphupikrws2xSuper proud to be named the 2025 New Hampshire Journalist of the Year. Huge thanks to the New Hampshire Press Association for the honor, and big congrats to my colleagues @mmitchellreports.bsky.social, @mollyrains.bsky.social and @ethandewitt.bsky.social who also won awards. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphupikrws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mp7seopxts25“When I first was diagnosed and had to get to the point of using a wheelchair, I was in a low place. I associated weakness with the chair and not the freedom that it gives me.” For @newhampshirebulletin.com: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/06/12/miss-wheelchair-new-hampshire-hopes-her-crown-can-help-others-the-same-way-it-helped-her/26 Jun 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7seopxts25https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mp7s7ou2uc25My rundown on who will be on September’s ballots in September for @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/06/19/the-ballots-are-set-heres-who-is-running-in-new-hampshires-primaries-this-september/26 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7s7ou2uc25https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mp7s5g6qpc25Gov. Kelly Ayotte has now vetoed New Hampshire’s bathroom bill three times. Her predecessor, Chris Sununu, vetoed it once. And lawmakers have already sent her the same bill again. Read more in @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/06/22/trying-the-same-thing-again-isnt-going-to-get-a-different-result-ayotte-vetoes-anti-trans-bill/26 Jun 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7s5g6qpc25https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mowenaw5522yMy acceptance speech for the 2026 Livingston Award for Local Reporting:23 Jun 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowenaw5522yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mnuzmy6dac2iI’m so honored to win this award. I can’t put into words how thankful I am to @umwallacehouse.bsky.social for the honor. And I am so incredibly blessed to have the unwavering support @danawormald.bsky.social and @statesnewsroom.com gives me to pursue these projects. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuzmy6dac2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mnf3d5n5ke2zThis is the best book I've read all year. It's more than just true crime. It shows how people get squeezed by systems larger than themselves. Jesse Katz writes so compellingly without losing journalistic authority. I disagree that this guy actually achieved redemption though. Phenomenal book still.03 Jun 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3d5n5ke2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mncy5yax5k2oIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Here's my coverage on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s visit to New Hampshire and announcement on Lyme disease. #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/05/29/rfk-jr-announces-new-effort-on-lyme-disease-during-new-hampshire-visit/02 Jun 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncy5yax5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mncy2shppc2oAn update (and perhaps for some, a conclusion) to the recent saga at North Country Healthcare: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/06/02/attorney-generals-office-north-country-healthcare-breached-its-fiduciary-duties-needs-changes/02 Jun 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncy2shppc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mncxwysokk2oThe Democratic National Committee commissioned an "autopsy" of its 2024 defeat. The report wasn't fond of the way New Hampshire's very own Joyce Craig ran her campaign. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/05/27/democratic-partys-2024-national-autopsy-not-kind-to-joyce-craigs-gubernatorial-campaign/02 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxwysokk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mncxqvqdoc2oAs the candidate filing period begins this week, here's a look at where each gubernatorial hopeful stands on Medicaid issues for @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/05/18/ayottes-opponents-on-the-campaign-trail-take-aim-at-her-medicaid-record/02 Jun 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxqvqdoc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mncxnyxkp22oNew Hampshire's bathroom bill could get vetoed for the fifth time this month. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/05/18/will-new-hampshires-bathroom-bill-get-vetoed-for-a-fourth-time-and-then-a-fifth-time/02 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxnyxkp22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mmzj3zl4ck2qSpeaker Packard refused to allow questions of Secretary Kennedy unrelated to Lyme disease. Disappointing missed opportunity to learn about other aspects of the secretary's expansive agenda. It's not often high level federal officials come to small states like ours. #NHPolitics [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzj3zl4ck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mmz6mbwi4k2tNOW: Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is in the New Hampshire State House to announce a new effort on Lyme disease. #NHPolitics29 May 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz6mbwi4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkq6a3zjc22nRepublican cuts to the Office of the Child Advocate seems likely to be a big Democratic talking point in New Hampshire's governor's race. #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/30/warmington-slams-ayotte-over-child-advocate-cuts-amid-new-sununu-center-revelations/30 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq6a3zjc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkq5ym7fys2nCassandra Sanchez packed up her desk at the Office of the Child Advocate weeks ago, but her final day still hasn’t arrived. My story for @newhampshirebulletin.com on why that is: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/29/sanchez-remains-child-advocate-on-holdover-status-nearly-two-months-after-ayotte-pick-withdrew/30 Apr 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq5ym7fys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkpyrojr2c2nNEW: I obtained a letter from @hassan.senate.gov to New Season, an opioid addiction treatment clinic chain, outlining a number of shady business practices and substandard care that investigators on her team reportedly discovered. #NHPolitics30 Apr 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpyrojr2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkiim5nc2c26Gov. Kelly Ayotte said New Hampshire will continue to be involved with the Northeast Public Health Collaborative but will not formally join the group. This comes after my reporting on the state's behind-the-scenes involvement in the group #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/16/ayotte-says-state-will-keep-doing-what-were-doing-regarding-northeast-public-health-collaborative/27 Apr 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiim5nc2c26https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkiii4flbk26Effective January, New Hampshire has just made the punishment for refusing a breathalyzer test harsher. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/20/new-law-adds-harsher-punishment-for-drivers-who-refuse-breathalyzer-an-ayotte-priority27 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiii4flbk26https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkiifbubfs26New Hampshire state law allows convicts three years to request a new trial. After that, they lose the right. That’s true even if new evidence contradicting their guilt emerges. Some lawmakers, however, want to change that. For @newhampshirebulletin.com: #NHPolitics https://tinyurl.com/NHConvictsBillStory https://www.newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/20/lawmakers-again-consider-giving-convicts-more-time-to-prove-their-innocence/27 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiifbubfs26https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkiiahvozc26A trial date in Fitzmorris v. DHHS is expected to be set soon. #NHPolitics https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/federal-judge-rules-trial-in-case-against-health-and-human-services-can-move-forward/27 Apr 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiiahvozc26https://bsky.app/profile/willskipworth.bsky.social/post/3mkii5wfj4226“Federal policymakers determined that they wanted a transformational, long-term, sustainable health access solution,” GO-NORTH Director Donnalee Lozeau said, before joking, “pretty small ask.” #NHPolitics #PublicHealth https://tinyurl.com/LozeauSpeechStory https://www.newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/04/27/1-billion-over-5-years-director-of-nhs-new-rural-health-program-rolls-out-goals-for-federal-funds/27 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:jntedtmdetht27kapiol32ef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkii5wfj4226