A group of parents is suing the Bow School District after officials barred two of them from school grounds for protesting transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ sports. And the city of Manchester has passed an ordinance regulating syringe service programs. It’s the first municipality in the state to do so. Manchester Public Health Director Anna Thomas says harm reduction initiatives have reduced overdoses by 25% and fatalities by 44% over the past two years. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR's Lau Guzmán and Concord Monitor's Sruthi Gopalakrishnan.

The legal fight over how the state funds its schools continues as the New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up two separate lawsuits. The plaintiffs claim claim the current funding model is unfair to school districts and taxpayers and that the state is not providing an "adequate education." Republican and Democratic lawmakers are also weighing in. And with the cost of buying or renting a home in New Hampshire more expensive than ever, affordable housing is a top issue in the state political races this year — especially in the race for governor. New Hampshire Bulletin's Ethan DeWitt and NHPR's Josh Rogers join us for this edition of the NH News Recap.

A new voter ID law has already faced its first legal challenge. Gov. Chris Sununu signed the law just a week ago. It would require people to show proof of citizenship and residency when they register to vote at the polls. Exeter Hospital says it will stop offering certain services in just a couple weeks. The state attorney general says the hospital isn’t being fully transparent about the decision. We hear how this is affecting patients on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with NHPR reporters Todd Bookman and Paul Cuno-Booth.

The race for governor, congressional seats and offices at the state and local level are now set; we have a look ahead to the November election. Also: a criminal trial tied to the YDC abuse scandal ends with a hung jury- and new reporting from NHPR reveals one of the witnesses who testified is himself accused of abuse. NHPR's Josh Rogers and Jason Moon report.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a campaign stop in North Hampton this week. It's her first visit to New Hampshire since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and she became a presidential candidate. And the New Hampshire state primary is coming up this Tuesday. There are many competitive contests on both the Democratic and Republican sides of the ballot. We run through these latest stories with NHPR's Todd Bookman and Citizens Count's Anna Brown.

The Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District has largely been about the biographies and competing resumes of the two leading candidates, Colin Van Ostern and Maggie Goodlander. What are they choosing to say, emphasize and deemphasize as they campaign? And New Hampshire has seen increasingly dangerous flooding events in recent years, placing financial strain on towns and cities, especially those that have sustained damage multiple times. Financial assistance is available through the federal government, but some communities are falling through the cracks. NHPR's Josh Rogers and Keene Sentinel's Sophia Keshmiri join us this week to share their reporting.

Democratic National Convention delegates celebrated in Chicago last night as Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the party’s nomination for president. JJ Dega, a rising junior at Dartmouth, tells us about his experience at the DNC as a first-time delegate representing New Hampshire. And the families of two transgender teenage girls are suing the state over a law preventing them from playing on girls sports teams. NHPR 's Paul Cuno-Booth reports a judge ruled this week that one of the girls can continue playing on her soccer team for now. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.

A school board in Lempster has filed suit against the state of New Hampshire, alleging it has established a pattern of overstepping its authority. And the housing market continues to be a nightmare for buyers in New Hampshire with the latest median home price at over $500,000. Manufactured housing is supposed to be a more affordable option for those looking to own, but those associated costs are also going up. We talk about these stories and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with the Boston Globe's Steven Porter and the Concord Monitor's Michaela Towfighi.

A new law will ban products for sale in New Hampshire that intentionally include PFAS chemicals, starting in 2027. The man-made chemicals have been linked to adverse health effects, including certain kinds of cancer. And new data requested by the ACLU of New Hampshire shows almost no illegal migrant crossings at the New Hampshire-Canada border in recent months. The group says the data show ramped up law enforcement at the border is unnecessary. Attorney General John Formella called the data a “tunnel vision approach.” We discuss these stories and more on this week's edition of the New Hampshire Recap with New Hampshire Bulletin Reporter Claire Sullivan and Boston Globe reporter Amanda Gokee.

Chuck Morse and Kelly Ayotte are seeking the Republican Party nomination for governor. They both have endorsed — and have said they'd welcome being endorsed — by Donald Trump. But their support of the former president hasn't always been so strong. And the state has long dealt with a shortage of mental health care providers, but that shortage is really taking a toll on children who need help. We talk about these stories and more with NHPR's Josh Rogers and Paul Cuno-Booth.

How are voters and Democratic leaders responding to Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris? And civil rights groups are responding to bills recently signed by Gov. Chris Sununu that restrict the rights of transgender youth in New Hampshire. We talk about these stories and more with NHPR's Paul Cuno-Booth and New Hampshire Bulletin's Ethan DeWitt.

The National GOP unveiled its platform this week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, and former President Donald Trump officially accepted the GOP nomination Thursday night. How is the convention resonating with New Hampshire voters? NHPR's Josh Rogers and the Boston Globe's James Pindell join us for this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.