New Hampshire’s new governor, Kelly Ayotte, created a government efficiency commission in her first Executive Order. “Governor Kelly Ayotte signed her first Executive Order creating the Commission on Government Efficiency (‘COGE’) and named former Governor Craig Benson and Bedford businessman Andy Crews as Co-Chairs,” a press release from the Republican governor’s office read. “I am proud to launch the Commission on Government Efficiency today and appoint two of the smartest business guys I know, Governor Craig Benson and Andy Crews, to lead it. COGE will put proposals on my desk to streamline government, cut spending, and ensure we’re doing everything we can to create value for taxpayers,” Ayotte said. “Most importantly, COGE will help us do all of this while honoring our unbreakable commitment to provide for our most vulnerable citizens who depend on the services our state government provides. Together, we will ensure our government runs as efficiently and effectively as possible for all of New Hampshire,” she added. COGE will help ensure our government is streamlined, efficient, and focused on saving taxpayer dollars while protecting our most vulnerable citizens. Read my first Executive Order below. — Governor Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) January 9, 2025 “COGE will consist of 15 members, including one State Senator appointed by the Senate President and one State Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House,” the press release added. Ayotte announced the creation of “COGE” in her inaugural address. The NH Gov. just issued her first executive order to create a Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) — like @DOGE. Former Gov. Craig Benson — who famously invited the FSP to NH — will lead COGE. What would you like to see cut from the NH budget?https://t.co/7Ha9ZUuPl4 — The Free State (@FreeStateNH) January 10, 2025 Per NBC Boston: The Commission on Government Efficiency, or COGE, appears to be New Hampshire’s version of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is aimed at cutting the federal government’s spending, regulations and workforce size. Ayotte announced COGE as a way for outside interests to help New Hampshire’s commissioners “roll up their sleeves and find ways to rethink their approach, and where appropriate, do more with less.” Ayotte had spoken of the state needing “to make reductions and recalibrate from the higher spending over the last several years,” though she didn’t specify where those cuts would come from. She was tapping former Gov. Craig Benson and businessman Andy Crews, one of the co-chairs of her transition team, to lead COGE. She cited “Massachusetts’ illegal immigrant crisis right down the road,” for the need to ban any local sanctuary city policies, which keep local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officers’ detention requests. Her commitment to veto any legislation that would further restrict abortion access in New Hampshire was the last policy she outlined in the speech, which she closed by reiterating her thanks “for the privilege of a lifetime” in being governor and her call for unity, saying “protecting what makes us unique is so much more important than one person or one party.” Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and New Hampshire attorney general, was elected governor on Nov. 5, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the officer under GOP control after Gov. Chris Sununu opted not to seek election to a fifth two-year term. WATCH:

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After winning the Orange Bowl on Thursday, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman swatted down a question from an ESPN reporter about how Freeman’s race factored into the achievement. The Fighting Irish edged out Penn State in a 27-24 nail-biter of a victory. The team now advances to the College Football Playoff national championship game, which is scheduled for January 20. “You are the first black head coach to go to a national championship game in college football,” ESPN reporter Molly McGrath said to Freeman following the win. “How much does this mean to you?” “You know, I’ve said this before, I don’t ever want to take attention away from the team,” Freeman responded. “It is an honor, and I hope all coaches — minorities, black, Asian, white, it doesn’t matter — great people continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this.” “This ain’t about me, this is about us,” the coach, who is half black and half Korean, added. “And we’re going to celebrate what we’ve done because it’s something special.” ESPN reporter tries to play the race card with ND Head Coach Marcus Freeman – Freeman turns it down. pic.twitter.com/oHfxoxRb3F — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 10, 2025 Folks online were quick to react to Freeman’s response, and McGrath’s racial question. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “Notre Dame just won its biggest game since 1988. How does ESPN react? By focusing on one half of Marcus Freeman’s race,” Clay Travis posted on X. “Freeman absolutely crushes his answer and says he hopes all coaches regardless of race get great opportunities like he did.” Notre Dame just won its biggest game since 1988. How does @espn react? By focusing on one half of Marcus Freeman’s race. Freeman absolutely crushes his answer and says he hopes all coaches regardless of race get great opportunities like he did. pic.twitter.com/GL3DL6lzB6 — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 10, 2025 NFL legend Brett Favre said McGrath’s question was “terrible,” but Freeman had a “great response.” “Sports should bring people together not separate,” Favre added. Terrible question but great response by Notre Dame head coach. Sports should bring people together not separate. pic.twitter.com/odzoVsmK7w — Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) January 10, 2025 Earlier in the month, Freeman was asked a similar racial question from the press. He responded by saying he was “grateful” to be one of two black coaches in the playoffs. “It’s a reminder that you are a representation for many others — and many of our players that look the same way I do. Your color shouldn’t matter, and the evidence of your work should, but it takes everybody.” This is extremely bad journalism by Ross, completely taking out of content of what Marcus Freeman actually said, where he did in fact acknowledge the significance: Here was the actual quote: https://t.co/gMP4egPT9M pic.twitter.com/K8Nh6DWpm8 — Chancellor Johnson (@ChancellorTV) January 3, 2025 Freeman has also won over support for his decision to refocus the Notre Dame football program on God. A Christian his whole life, Freeman converted to Catholicism back in 2022 and he notably reinstated mandatory mass attendance for his players before games, a tradition that was dropped by the previous Fighting Irish coach. “That’s important for me,” Freeman told the National Catholic Register in 2022 about the school’s Christian context. “I want our guys to wonder about what it means to embrace Jesus Christ.” Marcus Freeman is a class act. A convert to Catholicism in 2022, he quickly reinstated the traditional ND practice of the team attending a pre-game Mass—something which had been abandoned by his predecessor. https://t.co/thTcDMoK7Z — Father V (@father_rmv) January 10, 2025

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