Trump Doing Surprisingly Well with Women Donors

Women accounted for 27.2 percent of Trump’s large donors as of June 30, just a little lower than 2012 nominee Mitt Romney’s 28.3 percent and 2008 nominee John McCain’s 28 percent.

Balsams Delay: Expansion Of Ski Slopes Unlikely To Begin This Year

“I want these guys to succeed, I want that hotel open, I want to see the ski area open,” said Mike Waddell, a Coos Planning Board member from Gorham. But, Waddell said, Dixville Capital needs to produce the same information that would be required for any project.

The Influence Diaries: Dispatches From the DNC

Don’t Miss it: InDepthNH.org is posting stories from the Center for Public Integrity’s money-in-politics reporting team from the Democratic National Convention.

Who is Tim Kaine Anyway?

ProPublica: The Best Reporting on Tim Kaine Through the Years

Balls and Chains

Have you seen Mike Marland’s cartoon The Beach? Click inside.

In Cleveland, a Tale of Two FEC Commissioners

Center for Public Integrity: Ann Ravel traveled to the Republican National Convention along with four of her FEC commissioner colleagues because, she says, determining the role money plays in politics “is not a Republican issue or a Democratic” issue.

FEC Latest Filings: Clinton Outraising Trump By 3 to 1 Margin

Center for Public Integrity: Hillary Clinton has a huge fundraising advantage. See details on this, plus much more from last night’s campaign finance filings. Amount of money all presidential candidates and groups supporting them have raised so far this election: $1.48 billion.

CPI From Cleveland: Who’s Paying for All Those Balloons?

Major donors included New York investor Anthony Scaramucci and casino owner Phil Ruffin, who also spoke at the Republican National Convention last night. The Republican Party has now reported raising roughly $19 million for its convention account so far this election cycle.