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.

Clinton and Wall Street: What’s the Deal, Really?

Wall Street more broadly doesn’t have any outsized affection for Clinton, but a relative handful of donors who work in the industry have invested heavily in her.

Special interests look to influence political conventions — discreetly

Come later this month, no amount of friction will stop corporations, unions and special interests from spending tens of millions of dollars to bankroll nonstop partying at the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Thank federal campaign finance rules that allow unlimited contributions to support them.

MuckReads: Abusive Doctors, Domestic Violence and More

ProPublica’s Picks: American-Statesman analysis shows that 65% of felony charges filed against repeat domestic abusers in Travis County are later dropped or reduced and more of the best investigative reporting.

Hassan Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Dallas Police

Press releases issued by Gov. Maggie Hassan (D), U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R), U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D), U.S. Senate candidate Jim Rubens (R) on the Texas shootings. InDepthNH.org will update if more officials and candidates issue statements.