UPDATE: After Councilors OK Ayotte’s Request To Ask for Special Session, She Says Agreement Reached on Budget

Underscoring the need for first responders in the state to stay on with their job and the need for full funding of the Group II retirement plan in the next two-year budget, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn told Executive Councilors about Tuesday’s “tough day,” at its meeting Wednesday and the consequences that could imperil the state’s ranking as among the nation’s safest.