Thus Spoke Benson

On Thursday Craig Benson is scheduled to become New Hampshire's 79th governor.

Benson secured the corner office by promising leaner state spending and no new taxes. The Seacoast entrepreneur pledged to make state government work more like a business and to hold public officials more accountable.

On Thursday, Governor Benson is expected to lay out his vision for the next two years. But in preparation NHPR has produced this look back at some of the things Craig Benson said he wants to accomplish.