School Finance Overhaul: A new NH law lets voters separately approve or reject school administrative unit budgets, effectively giving residents a way to veto administrator pay increases tied to SAU spending. Voting Rights: A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s push for NH’s unredacted voter registration database, rejecting the request for sensitive data like partial Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Public Safety Tech: Police statewide can now see real-time bail conditions through a new system, replacing slower, paper-based bail lookups. Courts & Accountability: In the Saddleback abuse case, jurors hear arguments that New Hampshire could face a $100 million-scale settlement if the state is found responsible for repeated rapes of a teen in its care. Local Culture & Community: Franklin Opera House received a Northern Border Regional Commission grant for Soldiers Memorial Hall upgrades, and the Keene Cheshiremen Chorus marks 75 years with patriotic summer performances. Press Watch: Monadnock Ledger-Transcript staff won multiple New Hampshire Press Association awards for reporting across environment, education, sports, and government. Workforce Training: Acting labor secretary Keith Sonderling visited Manchester Community College as the federal Workforce Pell program expands aid for trade certificate programs.