Barbara Kreamer holds a narrow 189-vote lead over Matthew Brown in Harford County’s Democratic primary after mail-in ballots shifted the totals. The race remains undecided while officials finish the canvass.

State election officials began a statewide hand-count audit Thursday, randomly selecting ballot batches in all 159 counties to verify recent runoff results.

A California bill to let insurers use smartphone and in‑car telematics for rates has drawn sharp criticism from consumer and privacy groups over tracking, retention and equity risks.

A Sacramento grand jury found the Community Police Review Commission largely ineffective, saying City Hall and the police department left most recommendations unaddressed.

An internal poll paid for by a Weiser-backed super PAC puts Phil Weiser ahead of Michael Bennet 45%-36% with 19% undecided. With ballots due June 30, late returns could decide the primary.

Gov. Hochul granted a two‑year waiver to pause an hours‑based rule that threatened cuts to NYC childcare vouchers, buying the city until 2028 to fix funding and rules.

City Council deferred a plan to raise some downtown meter rates and extend paid hours after a flood of public comment. The proposal would affect about 1,600 meters and is projected to bring in roughly $1.2M a year.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Annie Elisa Minguez to run the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services after a brief budget flap over July payments to contractors. Minguez starts in July and inherits the task of smoothing city‑nonprofit relations.

A 51‑page petition claims a Hempstead district clerk smuggled and destroyed absentee ballots in the May trustee race, prompting a state review and staff suspensions.

Sam Liccardo unveiled the SKILL Act at West Valley College, proposing federal tax credits to push companies to train and hire community‑college graduates for AI roles.

A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to close a suit over the DOJ’s $1.8B "Anti‑Weaponization Fund," saying unsworn assurances weren’t enough. The court ordered the litigation to move forward after officials declined to file a sworn declaration that the program was dead.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to rescind Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, putting hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation.

A Boston federal judge has blocked President Trump’s order to tighten mail-in voting and create a federal absentee list, pausing a contentious push ahead of the 2026 midterms.