Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was sworn as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire on Thursday, promising to bring people together and build on the state's successes while also warning that budget cuts are coming.

The new governor also announced a state-level plan modeled after President-elect Donald Trump’s DOGE initiative.

Before he made it to Kelly Ayotte ’s inauguration Thursday morning, Randall Clark had already received three phone calls from tenants in distress. Those calls are common for Clark, who through his law practice in Hollis helps mediate landlord and tenant disagreements.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state.

To address the rising cost of housing across New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to limit purchases of single-family homes by private equity firms and hedge funds.