Massachusetts Is ‘Soft on Crime’ Says New Hampshire Gov. Ayotte

It didn't take long for New Hampshire's Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte to lob salvos across her southern border into Massachusetts.

Ayotte, a former U.S. Senator from the Granite State, has served as governor since January. She has been hard at work ever since implementing her agenda.

Manchester, New Hampshire's WMUR-TV Channel 9 reported Ayotte "signed into law a bill that makes sweeping changes to a 2018 New Hampshire law that made it much easier for suspects to avoid jail after arrest."

WMUR reported the new law ends a bail reform act passed seven years ago, that Ayotte called a "failed social experiment."

In signing the legislation into law, Gov. Ayotte took a swipe at Massachusetts, something she regularly did on the campaign trail last year.

Boston's WBZ-TV Channel 4 reports Ayotte said, "New Hampshire, we're focused on public safety. We don't want a revolving door."

Ayotte added, "We've seen some of the high-profile cases in Massachusetts that were even just reported on yesterday."

Ayotte was referring to the arrests of 370 criminal illegal aliens by ICE in Massachusetts, many of whom were convicted or charged with "horrific crimes," according to Border czar Tom Homan.

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According to Channel 4, "Ayotte said, 'We can't let dangerous people, rapists, people who have assaulted other people out on our streets.'" She vowed to "work cooperatively" with immigration officials.

The day before she signed the bail reform bail, Ayotte posted to X, "While Massachusetts continues their soft-on-crime policies, we're keeping our communities safe."

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey did not respond publicly – that I am aware of – to Ayotte's comments.