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.

CPI’s Inside Look at Influence-Peddling in Cleveland

So why was D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser at the C’est La Vie Lounge in Cleveland, at a party co-sponsored by liquor company Cruzan Rum, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and private prison operator GEO Group?

Copycat Convention Speech?

Monday night at the Republican National Convention didn’t lack high drama — and not all of it reflected positively on Republicans, particularly if your name is Melania Trump.

The influence diaries: Dispatches from the GOP National Convention

The Center for Public Integrity shares an inside look at influence-peddling in Cleveland with InDepthNH.org readers, and will provide updates during the convention. Check out conversation with NH’s Arnie Arnesen.

Congress Moves to Reduce Risk of Midair Collisions Posed by Drones

The FAA reauthorization bill would require drone manufacturers to include a “safety statement” in product packaging including information about drone laws and regulations, and would raise to $20,000 the potential fines for drone operators who interfere with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response efforts.

Who Knew?

Don’t miss Mike Marland’s new cartoon The Beach at marlandcartoons.com.

Koch-backed ‘dark money’ groups fined for failing to disclose donors

In an extraordinary move, the Federal Election Commission — frequently gridlocked and often criticized as toothless — has fined three so-called “dark money” groups funded by the donor network connected to conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch a total of $233,000 for failing to reveal the source of their funds.

NH Testing Begins For People Impacted by PFC Drinking Water Contamination

Individuals eligible for the DHHS PFC blood testing program include those who worked on, lived on, or attended child care on the Pease Tradeport, and residents of Amherst, Bedford, Litchfield, Manchester, and Merrimack who live on streets served by private drinking water wells that have registered PFC levels above 70 ppt.